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Serendipity Spring – Elizabeth Sullivan 2013

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
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Elizabeth Sullivan, vocalist, songwriter, pianist, teacher and not incidentally mother to a dynasty of performers, made her Algonquin Hotel debut Mother’s Day 2000. Thirteen Mays

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Jay Gatsby’s Name Could Have Been Mud

Monday, May 13th, 2013
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There are two films now in theaters that have a lot in common – The Great Gatsby and Mud. Comparing a movie based on a

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Every Character In The Flea’s
New Play Is A White Hot Mess

Friday, May 10th, 2013
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“People don’t go out to feel bad; they go out to have a good time.” The quote above comes from one of the scant handful

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Now And Forever, The Divine Miss M

Thursday, May 9th, 2013
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Since most of us did not have the terrifying pleasure of knowing Hollywood super-agent Sue Mengers (hard “g”), it’s impossible to know if Bette Midler

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Punk Never Dies

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
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The Costume Institute has done it again – fashioned an exhibition that is stunning, full of fun and glamour, and one that will undoubtedly be

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OWNED – Raising the Bar

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
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Ed and Ray are friends working at a cozy dive bar in present day New York City. They love their bar, but not their historical baggage

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Bull – Like a Christian Against Two Lions

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
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Raucous crowd sounds and rock n’roll engulf the transformed theater as we file in, some to stand around an industrially carpeted boxing ring, others to

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The Girl I Left Behind Me

Monday, May 6th, 2013
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The issue of gay rights, finally being acknowledged state by state, has inspired all kinds of theatrical depiction and discussion this season. We have The

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