I am no fan of things litigious. In this instance, however, I found myself perfervidly wishing that some sort of injunction be issued against this production to save playwright Paul Rudnick's reputation, to save the actors' egos, to save the two hours per head the audience has wasted—anything ...
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THREE PLAYS BY SARA FINNEY-JOHNSON
Peopled with a rotating bevy of recognizable television and film actors, depending on the night, UPN producer and playwright Sara Finney-Johnson's one-act plays range from sublime to fairly predictable. The writer's strongest piece, Simple Things, leads off, offering a reunion of grown sisters at their childhood home, where ...
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Caryl Churchill's Far Away is not for the faint of heart. It introduces us to a brutally dark world of war, paranoia, and misery where human creativity becomes a sick parade of hats atop dancing prisoners. It is also quite a funny play in its wholehearted embrace of the ...
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Company East's "Buddha" at La MaMa is crippled by the shapelessness of creator Kenji Kawarasaki's images, resulting in an evening neither affecting nor fun.
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With the likable French romantic comedy “Delicacy,” Audrey Tautou successfully continues her string of winsome, charming movie heroines.
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Timothy Scott Harris’ lukewarm drama, “Protected,” at WorkShop Theater Company, never moves past a promising premise and fails to raise the stakes.
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The trio of performers on board this quirky and often entertaining musical venture has enough comic energy to send an audience on a trip to the outer limits of hilarity. What the performers lack is a ship commander to control their raw efforts and a polished vehicle that can take ...
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Presented by and at Rattlestick Theatre, 224 Waverly Place, NYC, Sept. 8-Oct. 6.
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STAR WARS TRILOGY IN 30 MINUTES
Here's one show the title of which tells you exactly what you're getting into, and there's something to be said for truth in advertising. Trilogy in 30 Minutes is just that, the entire Star Wars saga condensed into a fast and furious staging. OK, maybe it's ...
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There's something fascinating about the glitz and glamour of 1930s Hollywood—the era when big film studios ruled the roost and star-studded movie extravaganzas were cranked out in mass quantities. It was a time of great success and productivity for the motion picture capital; it was also a time ...
