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

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Off-Broadway Review links now on our front page

Encores! Irma La Douce
Encores! Irma La Douce - The songs are still charming but the plot is too dated . . Read More
The Few
The Few - There's a lot of interesting drama in Samuel D. Hunter's play and the production is well done. . . Read More
 The City of Conversation
The City of Conversation - a splendid cast and production values keep us engaged in this political drawing room drama despite unanswered questions and too manufactured plot developments. . . Read More
Here Lies Love - It's back, better than ever and for an open run . . Read More
 The Lovesong Of Alfred J Hitchcock
The Lovesong Of Alfred J Hitchcock - A highly stylized take on the famous master of suspense . . Read More
Sea Marks
Sea Marks - One can almost smell the salt of the sea in Gardner McKay's poignant love story about a long-distance relationship between two middle-aged people . . Read More
Playing With Grown Ups
Playing With Grown Ups - Hannah Patterson packs a lot of unresolved problems into just ninety minutes — too many to do justice to any of them. . . Read More
Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging
Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging - more blissfully funny and blisteringly on-target than ever . . . Read More
The Rivals
The Rivals - Since Sheridan's play gives Mrs. Malaprop most of the good dialogue Everyone else can't help but be upstaged by Carol Schultz who plays her here . . . Read More
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17 Orchard Point
17 Orchard Point - With her numerous Broadway credits including a Tony Award, Michelle Pawk will likely look back on this minor career move as a diverting digression. Read More
King John
King John - Frog and Peach presents one of shakespeare's rarely produced history plays . . Read More
 Red-Eye to Havre de Grace
Red-Eye to Havre de Grace - A highly stylized musical meditation on Edgar Allen Poe's troubled last days . . Read More
The Complete & Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill, Volume 2
The Complete & Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill, Volume 2 - Director Christopher Loar once again separates O'Neill's very complete directions from the dialogue . . . Read More
The Substance of Fire
The Substance of Fire - Jon Robin Baitz's 2nd play revived at Second Stage . . Read More
 Mysteries
The Mysteries - An enjoyable way to brush up on your bible stories at the Flea . . Read More
Heathers
Heathers: The Musical - the concept of teen angst and peer bullying is sadly not dated and is, perhaps, worse today. . . Read More
 Satchmo at the Waldorf
Satchmo at the Waldorf - Solo bio play about Louis Armstrong. John Douglas Thompsan impresses even though he doesn't play the trumpet . . Read More
Links to reviews of all currently running shows
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