Curtainup Founder & Editor Elyse Sommer's Epilogue -- I've passed the torch for reviewing and editing new theater productions on and off-Broadway and elsewhere. However, I'll continue to sound off here with my take on Live and Onscreen Entertainment. As for Curtainup's extensive content since 1996-- it's all sill available at www.curtainup.com

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Amy Herzog explores the tricky terrain of memory

The Great God Pan The Great God Pan - Amy Herzog's new one acter is essentially a relationship story complicated by the effect of repressed childhood memories. It's semsotove;u deve;p[ed though not quite as satisfying as her previous plays . . . Read More

Thursday, December 13, 2012

5 Fun Off-Broadway shows. . .



 What Rhymes with America
What Rhymes with America - Melissa James Gibsn's plays are all buoyed by dialogue that reflects a truly original voice and her latest is no exception. . . . Read More






 Working
Working - With jobs increasingly tight and relegated to robots, the songs in this new version of Studs Terkel's 1974 book have a new kind of poignancy . . . Read More
 








 13 Things About Ed Carpolotti
13 Things About Ed Carpolotti - Penny Fuller stars in the musical based on a Jeffrey Hatcher' play. . .
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Restoration Comedy
Restoration Comedy - if Amy Freed, in collapsing the two plays, loses some structural elements, she doubly drives home the bawdy wit and humor. . . . Read More

Saturday, December 8, 2012

The "Al Pacino Show" finally opens officially

 Glengarry Glen Ross Glengarry Glen Ross - This production of David Mamet's once ground breaking play breaks no new ground, but it remains worth seeing for more than its super star casting. . . Read More

Friday, December 7, 2012

75-- and still Broadway worthy

Golden Boy Golden Boy - a Prequel.   about the  hottest    new play on  Broadway  on  its  75th birthday. -- . .

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

an odd-ball but entertainment new solo show



 Ingenious Nature
Ingenious Nature - written and performed by Baba Brinkman, this is a hard to categorize show, but however you bill it, it’s a one of a kind r theatre piece . . . Read More

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

As always-- the best theater is OFF Broadway



  Golden Age
 Golden Age - A night at the opera but Terrence McNally keeps you backstage . . . Read More





A Civil War Christmas For theater goers looking for holiday fare that's intellectually nourishing, Paula Vogel's unique Christmas story with music offers a satisfyingly tasty and enlightening entertainment . . . Read More



Bad Jews
Bad Jews - a precious little gem by Joshua Herman at Roundabout's black box theater. . . . Read More