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Don't expect the 12th-century Norman invasion in "The Irish . . . and How They Got That Way": The focus of Frank McCourt's play is much narrower. A better title would be "The Irish-Americans . . . and How They Got That Way." This 1997 piece surveys the roughly 165 years the Irish have...
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:33:10 -0500
The Broadway graveyard is full of flops that had great scores and bad scripts. An outstanding example is the 1965 musical "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever." The score -- music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner -- is melodic, witty and whimsical; the title song...
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:57:08 -0500
Bachelor parties gone wild have gotten lots of stage and screen time. But if Leslye Headland's wickedly comic play is any indication, bachelorette parties are more fun. Not that the girls in "Bachelorette," part of Second Stage Theatre Uptown's series, are enjoying themselves all that much. Set in...
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:06:07 -0500
A musical based on Pedro Almodovar's 1988 farce "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" is coming to Broadway. Lincoln Center Theater announced casting for the production Monday. It will begin previews Oct. 2 and open Nov. 4 at the Belasco Theatre. Almodovar himself recently returned to "Women...
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:47:21 -0500
If you missed Al Pacino demanding his pound of flesh in Central Park this summer, you’re in luck: His Shylock’s coming to Broadway in the fall. “The Merchant of Venice” — the Public Theater’s hot ticket, literally and figuratively, since it kicked off in blistering heat — begins performances...
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:47:54 -0500
If his plays are any indication, Mark St. Germain must throw some mighty in teresting dinner parties. One recent play, "Camping With Henry and Tom," depicted a meeting of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Warren G. Harding. His latest, "Freud's Last Session," imagines a free-ranging conversation between the legendary...
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:13:13 -0500
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