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

Monday, March 30, 2015

Bedlam's 5-character, 2-play take on Shakespeare's double titled 12th Night



Twelfth Night (or What You Will). . .

What You Will (or Twelfth Night)
Twelfth Night (or What You Will) & What You Will (or Twelfth Night) - #Bedlam Theater's# Shakespearean switcheroo takes the double title and morphs each into a full production that runs in entertaining repertory with itself. . .

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Court's in session with The Originalist at Arena Stage



The Originalist
#The Originalist - Whether audiences in cities that don't have more than 50,000 lawyers and an incalculable number of wonks, will have the sitzfleisch for 105 minutes of dueling ideologies remains to be seen. But #Arena's production, though too long, is well worth seeing . . Read More

Friday, March 20, 2015

The Heidi Chronicles still funny and poignant



The Heidi Chronicles
The Heidi Chronicles - though no longer ground breaking as in 1989 Wendy Wasserstein's funny yet poignant script holds up remarkably well, and the issues she explored have changed rather than gone away. . .

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Word-play drives Placebo by Melissa James Gibson




Placebo
Placebo - Melissa James Gibson's new play has her usual linguistic flair but falls short in terms of satisfying depth . . Read More

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Kevin Spacey ends his Old vic run with a sold-out solo

 Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow - Kevin Spacey's swansong to the Old Vic is a one man tour de force of a legendary lawyer and the cases he fought for . . . .

That old luxury train has steamed back into town, with Kristin Chenoweth and a stellar cast aboard



On The Twentieth Century
On The Twentieth Century - The Roundabout's current take on that madcap sixteen hour Chicago to New York ride is buoyed by Cy Coleman's sophisticated operetta-ish score and Betty Comden and Adolph Green's witty book and lyrics & a great cast that includes a better than ever Krisin Chenoweth . . . Read More

Posterity: Doug Wright's imagine get-together of 2 great Norwegian artists


Posterity
Posterity - Doug Wright's new play turns the spotlight on two of Oslo's most famous artists, Henrik Ibsen and Gustav Vigeland . . . Read More

Thursday, March 12, 2015

A Happy End: Netanyahu Dramas not just for Congress




A Happy End
A Happy End - While the horrors of the Nazi reign of terror should never be forgotten, a Iddo Netanyahu's debut play adds little that's new . . Read More

Saturday, March 7, 2015

How Fish in the Dark breaks new ground

Fish in the Dark Fish in the Dark - Larry David fans get a chance to see their favorite sitcom transformed into a Broadway hit

David's  play  may be more retro than  ground breaking-- but  its  mind boggling advance sales  do break records. . .and despite  so-so reviews,  the Cort Theater is likely to be filled to the top loges for as long as David  is on stage.

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Molnar's haberdashery in "Mint" condition

ogy as a ripe target for deconstruction. Read More  
Fashions For Men
Fashions For Men - One of Ferenc Molnar's lesser known plays given a second life by New York's favorite theatrical antique treasure hunter, the Mint Theater .

Beth Henley"Abundance weel revived at TACT



Abundance
Abundance - Beth Henley's revisionist story of female friendship in the West takes American mythology as a ripe target for deconstruction. Read More