In 'Every Brilliant Thing' Daniel Radcliffe is gobsmacking as the Narrator who picks audience members to help him tell his story.
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Theater Review (NYC Fringe): ‘The Last Audition’
Paul Shearman's solo show about Shakespeare, the acting craft, and early-stage dementia is bathed in pathos of the best kind.
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De Mornay is a ruthless spa mogul (you read that right) in a confusing new play by the Pulitzer, Oscar and Tony Award winner.
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A different kind of immigrant story plays out in a laundromat; immigrants to a heaven reserved for saints tell their origin stories in song and dance.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘My Joy Is Heavy’ – the Bengsons Find Joy in Sorrow
Abigail and Shaun Bengson's musical memoir chronicles their trials during COVID and the fears accompanying their attempt to have another baby.
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Four Chinese American women struggle up the corporate ladder with humor and poignancy in 'Chinese Republicans.'
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In 'Bughouse' John Kelly inhabits the soul of the amazing outsider artist and recluse Henry Darger.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Monte Cristo,’ a New Off-Broadway Musical
A beautifully designed and executed production, with Broadway-star singing and acting, is partly spoiled by some questionable-at-best creative decisions.
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Shawkat's performance is warm and gutsy, powerful and generous, impressive on its own terms and even more so as a stage debut.
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A 72-year-old woman shares her 14-month Mounjaro and metformin journey: 90 pounds lost, chronic kidney disease reversed, and knee pain gone – without surgery.
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