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Into the Woods: Broadly Misconceived, Still Potent
Monday, August 13th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods is an intimate show with profound ideas (and unflagging black humor). Characters must be our focus. The more complicated the
Follies Revival Is A Little Demented
—Or Am I Losing My Mind?
Monday, September 19th, 2011
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
There’s something about an empty old theater. If you sit quietly, you can almost feel the characters, stuck in their limbo of almost-existence long after
Bring Your Kids And Bring Your Gran—
They’ll All Delight In Wonderland
Sunday, April 24th, 2011
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
Wonderland has the potential to be this season’s Wicked. In fact, it’s really an amalgam of both Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz.
Wicked Fun: Broadway Shows Up in Bryant Park
Monday, July 26th, 2010
by Delisa O'Brien on Playing Around
Feeling a little Wicked in the middle of your work week over on Avenue Q? Well don’t be an American Idiot, just grab a Fela!














