Borgen-a terrific political series

 
Borgen-a terrific political series

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom The second of August Wilson's decade spanning plays

 
LATEST STREAMING REVIEWS & FEATURES

Upcoming:
Borgen, A bingeworthy older political series from Denmark

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Newest
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom The second of August Wilson's decade spanning plays gets a stunningly filmed and acted production. . .

Review of The Prom at Netflix

 
Newest
The Prom Ryan Murphy doesn't spare the razzle-dazzle in his Netflix film adaptation of the Broadway show .

Meet Me In St. Louis A Holiday Special in Song and On Screen from the Irish Rep ()

 ATEST STREAMING REVIEWS & FEATURES

Newest
Meet Me In St. Louis A Holiday Special in Song and On Screen from the Irish Rep (From December 11th to January 4th only)

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Upcoming:
. Stage Shows newly filmed by Netflix for streaming: The Prom, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom<br>
Borgen, A bingeworthy older political series from Denmark

Mank David Fincher's movie about the man who wrote the script for Citzen Kane .

 

LATEST STREAMING REVIEWS & FEATURES

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Mank David Fincher's movie about the man who wrote the script for Citzen Kane . . .

To Stream Or Not to Stream: Roadkill . . .Hillbilly Elegiy

 
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To Stream Or Not to Stream: Roadkill . . .Hillbilly Elegiy

The Crown, Season 4 — including reviews of previous seasons. . .

 

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Newest
The Crown, Season 4 — including reviews of previous seasons. . .

The Queen's Gambit— You don't have to be a chess player to be riveted by this series about a chess prodigy. . .

 

LATEST STREAMING REVIEWS & FEATURES

Newest
The Queen's Gambit— You don't have to be a chess player to be riveted by this series about a chess prodigy. . .

The Irish Rep's A Touch of the Poet

 

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Newest
The Irish Rep's A Touch of the Poet

The Trial of the Chicago 7— Aaron Sorkin's film gives the notorious 1868 trial an unmistakable of the moment feel.

 

LATEST STREAMING REVIEWS & FEATURES
Newest
The Trial of the Chicago 7— Aaron Sorkin's film gives the notorious 1868 trial an unmistakable of the moment feel.

The Plot Against America< — a spine-chilling miniseries based on Philip Roth's memorable 2004 novel .

 

ELYSE'S BLOG Comments & news of current and upcoming streaming events October 21, 2020 Update LATEST STREAMING REVIEWS & FEATURES Newest The Plot Against America< — a spine-chilling miniseries based on Philip Roth's memorable 2004 novel .

What the Constitution Means to Me-- a more timely than ever theatrical history lessob

 

ELYSE'S BLOG Comments & news of current and upcoming streaming events October 16, 2020 Update LATEST STREAMING REVIEWS & FEATURES Newest What the Constitution Means to Me-- a more timely than ever theatrical history lesso

The Social Dilemma-- a documentary that mixes fact with fiction

 
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The Social Dilemma-- Former movers and shakers at the top social platforms explain why they left, and why you too need to use your accounts with utmost caution . . .

The Glorias-- Julie Taymor/Sarh Ruhl movie bsdrd on Gloria Steinem memoir

 

ELYSE'S BLOG Comments & news of current and upcoming streaming events October 3, 2020 Update LATEST STREAMING REVIEWS & FEATURES Newest The Glorias-- Theater luminaries Julie Taymor and Sarah Ruhl try to imbue Gloria Steinem's 2015 memoir with the experimental magic they're known for. . . The Booksellers-- Movie About an Esoteric Branch of the Book World That's Deliciously Entertaining For One and All

The Booksellers-- a not to be missed documentary available for a great streaming experience

 

ELYSE'S BLOG Comments & news of current and upcoming streaming events September 27, 2020 Update LATEST STREAMING REVIEWS & FEATURES Newest The Booksellers-- Movie About an Esoteric Branch of the Book World That's Deliciously Entertaining For One and All

Newest Jack Was Kind. . . a new Zoomed solo play. .

 
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Jack Was Kind. . . a new Zoomed solo play made eerily super-relevsnt by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg's death. . .

Review of Richard Nelson's ncident Moment of the day--- also 2-part feature on the solo play

 
September 12, 2020 Update

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Incidental Moments Of The Day--- the deeply moving finale of Richard Nelson's Zoom trilogy. . . .

The Solo Play — the one-person play's presence during the pandemic, and probably long after, prompts a revisit to my 2014 in depth coverage of that genre . . .

Revisiting Carey Mulligan's break out fillm-- An Education

 
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An Education-- Carey Mulligan's breakout film role, a gem well worth catching up with. . .

. my review of The Durrells of Corfu & blog update-- more online reviews at http??www.curtsinuup.com

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ELYSE'S BLOG Comments & news of current and upcoming streaming events August 22, 2020 Update LATEST STREAMING REVIEWS & FEATURES Newest The Durrells on Cofua chance for an online escape to a sun-drenched Greek Island and meeting the quirky family who escaped there for a bit of paradise in the 1930s.

Elyse Sommer reviews of 2 beautifully filmed Horton Foote Plays

 

ELYSE'S BLOG Comments & news of current and upcoming streaming events August 10, 2020 Update LATEST STREAMING REVIEWS & FEATURES Newest Courtship & On Valentine's Day Two of Horton Foote's early plays Beautifully Filmed

Elyse Sommer's tips for enlivening streamed theatergoing

Bringing a Touch of Live Theater to Your Streamed Outings

remembering Olivida de Havilland by streaming Hollywood Rivals feature

ELYSE'S BLOG Comments & news of current and upcoming streaming events July 27, 2020 Update LATEST STREAMING REVIEWS Newest Hollywood Rivals: Olivia de Havilland vs Joan Fontaine A fascinated, richly illustrated docudrama about the lives of two of the silver screen's legendary sisters.

Both the discussion feature and film of Hamilton are terrific

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Scroll all the way down for the Search box and Archives.

Newest: HamiltonHistory Has Its Eyes On You An enjoyable and informative documentary to enrich the experience of seeing the filmed performance

| Hamilton, the movie--not second best to a live production but a wonderful entertainment in its own right

Hamilton, the movie--not second best to live theater, but wonderful in its own right

July 16, 2020 Update

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New:
Hamilton, the movie--not second best to a live production but a wonderful entertainment in its own right

The Line-- isn't escspe viewing-- but should be seen

Elyse's blog- Comments & news of current and upcoming streaming events--July 10, 2020 Update

Streaming Features
New:
The Line --Jessica Blank and Erik Jenson's docu-drama about New York's First Responders

The Mint assembles a smmer stock streaming festivsl

Wednesday, July 08, 2020 Elyse's blog- Comments & news of current and upcoming streaming events--July 8, 2020 Update

Streaming Features
New:
Summer Stock Streaming Festival-- The Fatal Weakness, The New Morality, and Women Without Men

Richard Nelson's Apple shares table talk on Zoom

Saturday, July 04, 2020 CurtainUp and the Virus--July 4, 2020 Update

  Streaming Features
New: And So We Come Forth: The Apple Family: A Dinner on Zoom,

Oklahoma Crude & The Hour --: A 1973 movie and an BBC thriller worth watching on line

Streaming Features

New: Oklahoma Crude & The Hour
Gloria: A Life

Gloria: A Life -- excellent filmed performance at THIRTEEN

unday, June 28, 2020 CurtainUp and the Virus--June 27, 2020 Update

  Streaming Features

New: Gloria: A Life

Apple TV's bid tor most watched series: Defending Jacob and The Newsroom

CurtainUp and the Virus--June 20, 2020 Update

  Streaming Features

New: Defending Jacob and The Morning Show

In case you missed While We're Young a good lockdown on screen movie -- .fun, funny and serious

Wednesday, June 03, 2020 CurtainUp and the Virus--June 3, 2020 Update

  Streaming Features

New: While We're Young

Alan Ayckbourn's 84th play: Anno Domino, an audio play

Thursday, May 28, 2020 CurtainUp and the Virus--May 28, 2020 Update

  Streaming Features

New: Anno Domino, an Audio Play

Madam Secretary season 6 review

CurtainUp and the Virus--May 21, 2020 Update

  Streaming Features

New: Previous Madam Secretary review Now includes Season 6 .

Becoming --a sure-fire Netflix Hit

ursday, May 14, 2020 CurtainUp and the Virus--May 14, 2020 Update

  Streaming Features

New: Becoming

Harold and Lillian-- a charming diversion during these hard times

Saturday, May 09, 2020 CurtainUp and the Virus--May 8, 2020 Update

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Since COVID-19 has shuttered all theaters until June, only these
Virus Updates and Streaming Features are up to date.

  Streaming Features

New: Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

Kenneth Lonergan's Howards End 4-part series: Streaming at its best

EVIEW ARCHIVE- 1 | REVIEW ARCHIVE- 2

Monday, May 04, 2020

CurtainUp and the Virus--May 4, 2020 Update

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Since COVID-19 has shuttered all theaters until June, only these
Virus Updates and Streaming Features are up to date.

  Streaming Features

New: Howards End

Love Hurts a 1990 series that still works as a Pandemic diversion

CurtainUp and the Virus--April 25, 2020 Update
Since COVID-19 has shuttered all theaters until June, only these
Virus Updates and Streaming Features are up to date.

  Streaming Features

New:
Love Hurts

New Streaming Feature:: Slings & Arrows

Streaming Features
New:
Slings & Arrows

CurtainUp and the Virus--April 11, 2020 Update

CurtainUp and the Virus--April 11, 2020 Update

Streaming Features
New:
The Chaperone

The Good Karma Hospital
The Irishman & Marriage Story
The Two Popes
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel & Shtisel
Madame Secretary & The Crownn.

urtainUp and the Virus--April 10, 2020 Update

Friday, April 10, 2020 CurtainUp and the Virus--April 10, 2020 Update

Streaming Features
New:
The Chaperone

The Good Karma Hospital
The Irishman & Marriage Story
The Two Popes
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel & Shtisel
Madame Secretary & The Crownn.

Broadway

Corrected post-- New streaming Feature: The Good Karma Hospital Karma Hotel

New:
The Good Karma Hospital

The Irishman & Marriage Story
The Two Popes
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel & Shtisel
Madame Secretary & The Crownn.

The Good Karma Hospital00 /akk tgree seasibs

VERYTHING OPEN IN NYC | REVIEW ARCHIVE- 1 | REVIEW ARCHIVE- 2

Thursday, April 02, 2020

CurtainUp and the Virus--April 1, 2020 Update a

Streaming Features
New:
The Good Karma Hospital

The Irishman & Marriage Story
The Two Popes
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel & Shtisel
Madame Secretary & The Crownn.

Sunday, March 29, 2020 Updates:CurtainUp and the Virus

Sunday, March 29, 2020 Updates:CurtainUp and the Virus

Streaming Features The Irishman & Marriage Story The Two Popes The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel & Shtisel Madame Secretary & The Crown.

Our virus post update

CurtainUp and the Virus

March 21, 2020 Update With this real life horror show escalating each day the enterprise long dubbed as "the fabulous invalid" is truly on life support. Shows are less likely than ever to actually reopen as announced-- if at all. The Broadway transfer of The Hangman and the latest revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf just aren't going to happen. London too has shut down so our London critic's postings have also hit a dead end.

Stay safe everyone, and if you haven't done so already, give streaming a chance.

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We are all living through an unprecedented chapter in civilization's history. In the thester, this is the first time ever that the motto "the show must go on" doesn't apply. The virus disaster has shuttered not just big Broadway theaters but the smaller ones. Even some of our critics who were able to see new shows during preview press performances have been asked not to post their reviews until the show until the show can indeed open( for example, Six).

Hopefully links to shows we did review will be active again when these precautions about people going to public plaes will no longer be necessary. Since Lonon theaters are still open, the postings there can indeed be seen.

My own recognition of the increased influence of streaming organizations and how their productions have more and more attracted top staage talent — and, of course, audiences — has led to my covering more stsge actor heavy shows like The Irishman & Marriage Story, The Two Popes ,   Binge Streaming Features:The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel & Shtisel, and Madame Secretary and The Crown. The current crisis is likely to make this "couch potato" style of entertainment the only one available

We're always interested in having some new theater loving, insightful backups join us as reviewers or feature writers. If you're interested, check out our Guidelines and then send details about yourself to

Curtsinup and the Voronavirus

Curtainup and the Virus We are all living through an unprecedented chapter in civilization's history. In the thester, this is the first time ever that the motto "the show must go on" doesn't apply. The virus disaster has shuttered not just big Broadway theaters but the smaller ones. Even some of our critics who were able to see new shows during preview press performances have been asked not to post their reviews until the show until the show can indeed open( for example, Six). Hopefully links to shows we did review will be active again when these precautions about people going to public plaes will no longer be necessary. Since Lonon theaters are still open, the postings there can indeed be seen. My own recognition of the increased influence of streaming organizations and how their productions have more and more attracted top staage talent — and, of course, audiences — has led to my covering more stsge actor heavy shows like The Irishmactorsan & Marriage Story, The Two Popes ,   Binge Streaming Features:The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel & Shtisel, and Madame Secretary and The Crown. The current crisis is likely to make this "couch potato" style of entertainment the only one available We're always interested in having some new theater loving, insightful backups join us as reviewers or feature writers. If you're interested, check out our Guidelines and then send details about yourself to esommer@pipeline.c

A "van hovixed" West Side Story

Broadway West Side Story - Ivo van Hove has achieved the impossible, a completely original versionRead More

Richard Greenberg's perplexing Perplexed

ew York Off-Broadway

Perplexed - If Richard Greenberg intended this as a refreshing new take on the once popular drawing room comedies, especially those with the action revolving around a wedding, Perplexed is more likely to put the nail in this genre's coffin than resurrect it. . . Read More

Anatamoy of a Suicide review

ew York Off-Broadway

Anatomy of a Suicide - Alice Birch brings a unique take to the intergenerational story, depicting three women simultaneously and exploring how they are connected by shared trauma that is passed down over time.Read More

Lady G: Plays and Whisperings of Lady Gregory at the Irish Rep

New York Off-Broadway

Lady G: Plays and Whisperings of Lady Gregory - A fascinating study of the unforgettable Lady Gregory. Too bad the grande dame isn't alive to see it for herself.Read More

London does Stoppard, Roxana Silbert & Becket

London

Leopoldstadt Tom Stoppard's latest play blends Austrian history with what happened to a middle class Jewish family in this seminal work . . . Read More

The Haystack Roxana Silbert's brilliant opener for Hampstead is a thrilling drama about spying, counter terrorism and obsession . . . . Read More

Endgame and Rough for Theatre II A Beckettian double bill to see Alan Cumming and Daniel Radcliffe . . . . Read More

A gender Bending Timon of Athes & Woman in Back in a pub

New York Off-Broadway

Timon of Athens - Instead of revealing the fun in Timon of Athens , Godwin more frequently reinforces the sense that this is a work resistant not only to playfulness but probably to performance. Read More

Woman in Black: A Ghost Story - calculated to make chills run up and down their spine Read More

Connecticut Reviews

The Gift & Scenes with Girls in London

ondon

The Gift a wonderful piece of writing, acting and directing with a really remarkable historical figure as a starting poin. . . . Read More

Scenes with girls The Royal Court gets to grips with sexuality and feminism in Mirian Battye's new play. . . . Read More

The Confession of Lily Dare-- reviewed at Curtsinup

New York Off-Broadway

The Confession of Lily Dare - a stunning production, under the beautifully finessed direction of Carl AndressRead More

Romeo and Bernadette - A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn

ew York Off-Broadway

Romeo and Bernadette - A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn -Say waht you will about this Bard inspired musical farce with its trigger-happy cast, it's a lot of fun packed into 90 minutes Read More

A Soldier's Play-- on Brosfesy sy lsdy. . .

Broadway A Soldier's Play - the play's character-driven plot that keeps us in its thrall from start to finish. Re

My Name is Lucy Batoton--page to solo stage play starrig Laura Linney

Broadway My Name Is Lucy Barton - Olive Strout's melancholy memoir adapted as a solo play with Laura Linney deftly narrating in the voice of both the mother and daughter whose brief reunion drives the plot. . .Read More