BY NAVEEN KUMAR Like the extraordinary girl at its center, Matilda The Musical, a new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s much-loved 1988 children’s novel, is … [Read more...] about ‘Matilda The Musical’ Opens On Broadway: REVIEW
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‘Kinky Boots’ Opens On Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Who better to help boost a stumbling economy than a brazen troupe of fabulous drag queens in high-heels? They’re just the divas for … [Read more...] about ‘Kinky Boots’ Opens On Broadway: REVIEW
Michael Urie Takes On Barbra Streisand in ‘Buyer & Cellar’: INTERVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMARMichael Urie is playing Barbra Streisand Off Broadway, andevery other character in Buyer &Cellar, playwright Jonathan Tolins new … [Read more...] about Michael Urie Takes On Barbra Streisand in ‘Buyer & Cellar’: INTERVIEW
Nora Ephron’s ‘Lucky Guy’ Starring Tom Hanks Opens on Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR The late Nora Ephron’s new play Lucky Guy, which opened on Broadway last night at the Broadhurst Theatre, resembles not so much … [Read more...] about Nora Ephron’s ‘Lucky Guy’ Starring Tom Hanks Opens on Broadway: REVIEW
‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’ Opens On Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Though it ends with a cameo by a cat on a stormy night in New York City, Richard Greenberg’s stage adaptation of Truman Capote’s … [Read more...] about ‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’ Opens On Broadway: REVIEW
Annie Baker’s ‘The Flick’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR A lot of stories get told in movie theatres—but none quite like Annie Baker’s subtly artful behind-the-scenes drama about three … [Read more...] about Annie Baker’s ‘The Flick’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
‘Hit The Wall’ a New Play About the Stonewall Riots, Opens Off-Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR How do you go about staging landmark riots considered the birth of the LGBT civil rights movement? Landing your play a stone’s throw … [Read more...] about ‘Hit The Wall’ a New Play About the Stonewall Riots, Opens Off-Broadway: REVIEW
Amy Herzog’s ‘Belleville’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR From the wail of a passing siren to the hiss-and-clack of a radiator, every sound in Amy Herzog’s superb new play Belleville, which … [Read more...] about Amy Herzog’s ‘Belleville’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
Edie Falco Opens In ‘The Madrid’ Off Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Edie Falco has more than a knack for playing unusual mothers. From her iconic portrayal of mob matriarch Carmela Soprano, to her title … [Read more...] about Edie Falco Opens In ‘The Madrid’ Off Broadway: REVIEW
Zosia Mamet Opens in ‘Really Really’ Off Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Kids these days — 'Generation Me' according to playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo — are a viciously self-obsessed lot. Inheriting … [Read more...] about Zosia Mamet Opens in ‘Really Really’ Off Broadway: REVIEW