BY NAVEEN KUMAR A vibrant and seductive new musical revue featuring the music of Duke Ellington among others, After Midnight transforms the Brooks … [Read more...] about ‘After Midnight’ Guest Starring Fantasia Barrino Brings Cotton Club to Broadway: REVIEW
New Musical ‘Big Fish’ Brings Tall Tale to Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Big Fish, an ambitious and touching new musical based on Daniel Wallace’s novel of the same name and John August’s screenplay for Tim … [Read more...] about New Musical ‘Big Fish’ Brings Tall Tale to Broadway: REVIEW
New Musical ‘Lady Day’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Lady Day, the new musical featuring a knockout vocal performance by Dee Dee Bridgewater singing the music of Billie Holiday opened … [Read more...] about New Musical ‘Lady Day’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
‘The Glass Menagerie’ Starring Zachary Quinto and Cherry Jones Opens On Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Director John Tiffany’s stylish and superbly acted revival of The Glass Menagerie opened on Broadway last week at the Booth … [Read more...] about ‘The Glass Menagerie’ Starring Zachary Quinto and Cherry Jones Opens On Broadway: REVIEW
‘Romeo and Juliet’ Starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad Opens On Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Stylish pyrotechnics, cinematic scoring, and heavy make-out sessions don’t much compensate for the lack of passion (and often, sense) … [Read more...] about ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad Opens On Broadway: REVIEW
Ethan Coen’s ‘Women or Nothing’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Ethan Coen’s Women or Nothing, about a lesbian couple taking creative measures to have a baby, opened Off-Broadway last week in … [Read more...] about Ethan Coen’s ‘Women or Nothing’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
New Musical ‘First Date’ Opens on Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR An amiable yet thin new musical about the awkward trial in its title, First Date, with book by Austin Winsberg and music and lyrics by … [Read more...] about New Musical ‘First Date’ Opens on Broadway: REVIEW
‘Harbor’ with Randy Harrison Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Harbor, a topical yet formulaic new play about a gay married couple whose placid lives are shaken up by a surprise family visit, … [Read more...] about ‘Harbor’ with Randy Harrison Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
‘A Kid Like Jake’ Opens Off Broadway at LCT3: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Playwright Daniel Pearle’s new play about a young couple whose 4-year-old son Jake enjoys playing princess at playtime opened … [Read more...] about ‘A Kid Like Jake’ Opens Off Broadway at LCT3: REVIEW
2013 Tony Awards Round-Up: Drag Queens, Pioneer Women, and Mike Tyson
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Prizes were handed out for the 67th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall last night, in a ceremony that recognized a historic … [Read more...] about 2013 Tony Awards Round-Up: Drag Queens, Pioneer Women, and Mike Tyson