Chita & Tune: Just in Time at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, New Jersey. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ After two weeks of solo performances at 54 Below, Chita Rivera joined forces with song and dance man, director/choreographer Tommy Tune for their touring production of Just in Time. Although the chemistry between the […]
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Grand Hotel the Musical – Encores! – New York City Center
Grand Hotel the Musical, an Encores! production, played New York City Center. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Things don’t go too grandly for the inhabitants of Grand Hotel the Musical. They’re variously faced with heavy debt, murderous threats from creditors, fading and imperiled careers, and fatal disease. Nevertheless, the opulent six-performance revival of this […]
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 […]
Preview – Tony winners aplenty in Off-Broadway season
Ron Cohen previews an Off-Broadway season packed with Broadway names. As is its custom, Off-Broadway is moving into the New Year with an eclectic array of musical offerings, packed with both revivals and new creations. Some boast prestigious names – including a batch of Tony winners from Broadway – and some are quite curious indeed. Here are some highlights […]
