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Category Archives: Reviews
New Acting School gets ANGRY: Twelve Angry Men opens ACT-OUT Acting Program Master Class
ACT-OUT Acting School in association with Genesis Repertory presents a master class final project: TWELVE ANGRY MEN Adapted by Sherman Sergel. Based on the Emmy award-winning television movie by Reginald Rose. Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company … Continue reading
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BRIDGEBOY, many stories told in one happy hour.
BRIDGEBOY Through March 6 www.theactivetheater.com Review by Robert Liebowitz Solid cast–for the most part, a refreshing yes. Stage-worthy play–again, for the most part, yes, provided by a playwright of strong talent. Technical design and execution–not the best, but capable, practical, … Continue reading
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Fine Performances Refresh Don Pasquale
Review by Robert Liebowitz Opera is no doubt a powerful, highly expressive art, but most productions of operas usually disappoint. Why? Simple–every other production element that goes into making a theatrical event is simply ignored; all that is concentrated on … Continue reading
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One Great Opera … Two Casts … Drei Pintos
[The Bronx Opera presented the New York staged premiere of Weber & Mahler's Die Drei Pintos. As is tradition at the oldest opera company of its kind... the production was double cast. here is the first review by Lenny Stough. … Continue reading
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MAD MEN: It’s business as usual in Robert Liebowitz’ The Check Is In The Mail.
New York International Fringe Festival 2009 Reviewed by Christian Graysen Unless you’ve been living in outer space for the last few years, you know that every industry that had a “boom” is now going “bust.” For further evidence, there’s Genesis … Continue reading
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Reviving by reading: The Madowman of Chaillot (Readers’ Ensemble Company Summer Festival 2009)
Reviewed by Rich Grey The expression “history is written by the winners” can be interpreted for theater productions as “works that are affordable are remembered.” Encores got a hold on countless musicals teetering on the brink of obscurity and gave … Continue reading
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Review: Any Dream Will Do — Brooklyn Assoc. for the Performing Arts. Reviewed by J. Michaels
Academics and musical theatre mavens talk of the evolution of the American musical. Well, there was similar progress bestowed upon the American musical revue. Today, the revue is a small ensemble-driven analysis of the works of a great composer. Examples … Continue reading
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Magical Medicinals Part II: The Magic Apothecary mixes new brews.
Robert Greene wrote the following article in Drama-queens last year regarding the new line of herbal products for the skins and what is below. Next week, OuterStage will interview The Apothecary and discuss the new lines of perfumes, lotions, make-up, … Continue reading
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Two Casts, One Great Opera: The Bronx Opera’s THE MAGIC FLUTE
The Bronx Opera gives a lot of people a chance. The audience – to see great works of previous centuries; schools – with programs designed to woo children into this noble art form; and artists – by handing itself the … Continue reading
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Super Superstar: BAPA/BTAP rock the house with Jesus Christ Superstar
From the Front Row by J. Michaels Nestled in tree-lined suburban façade of Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge area lives a beautiful summer-stock style theatre in Christ Church. Within the picturesque wooden sloped ceiling and Tudor style frame, The Brooklyn Association of … Continue reading
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