The Prom continues at the Longacre Theatre, New York. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ “Straight people like Broadway, too,” says Mr. Hawkins, the very straight, very theatre-loving high school principal in a very small Indiana town. “You know I’ve heard that,” responds Dee Dee Allen, the fading Broadway star, who is […]
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Hey, Look Me Over! – Encores! production – New York City Center
Hey, Look Me Over!, an Encores! production at New York City Center. Star rating: five stars ★★★★★ Hey, Look Me Over!, the first offering in the 25th season of the esteemed Encores! Series at New York City Center, is like a revival meeting, designed to restore any faltering faith we might have in the power […]
The New Yorkers – Encores! – New York City Center
The New Yorkers, an Encores! production, was performed at New York City Center. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “What kind of a show is this, I ask you?” Thus inquires a character in the midst of Act II of the Encores! re-creation of Cole Porter’s 1930 musical The New Yorkers. And […]
Lady, Be Good! – Encores! – New York City Center
Lady, Be Good!, an Encores! production, continues at New York City Center until 8 February. Star rating: 4 stars **** It’s almost worth the price of admission just to hear the orchestra of some 30 musicians romp through the overture of Lady, Be Good!, the 1924 musical that’s being joyfully resurrected as the first offering in the […]
