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  • My Take On: Reviews Of Current And Recent NYC Shows

    A new feature “My Take On:: Short reviews of New York shows by Nunzio Michael Lupo, veteran journalist and an insightful appraiser of the arts. These pieces were first posted on his page at https://www.show-score.com/member/mrstrategery.  Some of these are still running as Oedipus, Marjorie Prime and Ragtime for you to see on your next trip; others have closed but remain interesting for his assessment.

  • The Mousetrap: Snowed In, With A Murderer On The Loose

    How well can we really know someone,? We know what they tell us, what they want us to see. And for those who are evil or manipulative, the outer appearance can be just an illusion. Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap at Gulfshore Playhouse’ toys with the audience like a cat plays with a mouse before killing it, while occasionally feeding us red herrings.

  • Cruz’s Sotto Voce About The Past Resounds Loudly Today

    Our haunted past never leaves us. Facing crippling tragedy – not suppressing it, not hiding from it – is the only way to come to terms with it. Such a theme may seem almost too familiar, but in Nilo Cruz’s Sotto Voce at GableStage, that truth, especially that first clause, sinks deep in an audience’s viscera with bottomless profundity and pain.

  • Audience-Generated Painting Enlivens Plays Of Wilton’s Museum

    No question, Plays of Wilton’s production of Museum will never be confused with Great Theater. But that’s not it’s aim. It just wants to have fun. And driven by a high-voltage and high-volume community of energized performers, this wicked satire of self-enthused art enthusiasts is a jovial and broad evening.

  • See Lakehousedotpng’s Heartbreaking Premiere {overlap} Before Closing This Weekend

    Lakehouseranchdotpng has mounted a touching premiere of Erin Proctor’s {overlap}, a believable, humorous, and poignant production from the nonprofit, absurdist and experimental theater company

  • To Life 6 Proves A More-Than-Worthy Successor At The Willow

    With a talented and energized cast, and a selection of songs chosen and slotted almost perfectly, To Life 6 entertained for over 90 minutes with hits from the Great American Songbook, a celebration of many of the finest Jewish composers who’ve ever lived.

  • A List of Current And Former Theaters in The Region

    The region is home to at least  66 professional or semi-professional companies, 15 community theater companies, 13 presenting houses and 11 university-based production companies – and at least 25 theater companies that have closed

  • Riverside Combines Music And Comedy In A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

    It may be January in Vero Beach, Florida, but for a few hours you can travel to a distant time and place and enjoy a romp in 1909 London. A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is a musical comedy which fully embraces both music and comedy at Riverside Theatre.

  • Broadway Bound is Long And Full of Angst At West Boca Theatre

    Broadway Bound at the West Boca Theatre Company finds its supporters among those who enjoy thoughtful family dynamics, literary humor, and Neil Simon’s unmistakable voice. Others may think its is to tied to theatrical tropes to fully enjoy.

  • Pompano Players’ Beehive Satisfies As Musical Journey

    A sextet of talented performers energetically presents Beehive: The Original 60s Musical. presented by Pompano Players, a jukebox revue capturing the “Swinging Sixties” from the innocence and playfulness early on to the cultural unrest, female empowerment, and activism.