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  The Count of Monte Cristo Benefiting: UJA of New York Produced by Provident Productions Book, Music & Lyrics by James Behr Composed & Arranged & Musically Directed by James Behr “The Count of Monte Cristo, a musical based upon the famed Alexandre Dumas novel, now comes to the Broadway stage! Come see the beloved [...]

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The Happiest Medium Review by guest contributor Linnea Covington The term “rock musical” can mean a variety of things, most of them not very good. But in Zack Powell and JD Cannady’s Drowning Ophelia, the musical aspect is all part of the story and the story rocks on its own. Cannady, who wrote the book, manages [...]

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It isn’t easy to tell an entire story without one word of spoken dialogue, let alone give proper attention to two concurrent plots that run simultaneously but never intertwine, except emotionally.  Yet SEASONS does just that, and with such deep resonance that sold-out houses were sobbing as they watched the four central characters of Elaine [...]

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Legacy Of The Tiger Mother: 4 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (Times Square International Theater Festival 2012)

by The Happiest Medium January 17, 2012 Festivals

  Legacy of the Tiger Mother Book and Lyrics: Angela Chan & Michael Manley Music: Angela Chan Director: Lysander Abadia Got Mommy Issues? Join us on a musical journey of old school parenting in a new country. Show Times: Mon 1/16 @ 8:00pm Wed 1/18 @ 6:30pm Thu 1/19 @ 6:30pm Answers by Angela Chan [...]

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3 Ghosts By Pipe Dream Theatre Productions

by Geoffrey Paddy Johnson December 13, 2011 Music

Younger minds may find entertainment and diversion at 3 Ghosts, this stage musical adaptation of Charles Dickens‘ story, A Christmas Carol by Pipe Dream Theatre Productions. Everything about it resonates with an enthusiastic note of, well, glee. The attractive and animated cast strut and stand about stage looking very pleased with themselves, and the energy [...]

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Gleeam (Fringe Festival 2011)

by Karen Tortora-Lee August 21, 2011 Festivals

There was so much to be excited about before heading into Gleeam – the Glee / Scream Mash-up Musical written by Andrew Lloyd Baughman with lyrics by Phil Close and directed by Emily Jablonski.  First of all, the advanced artwork was fun and clever.  The iconic loser “L” now holds a menacing knife!  How cunning! [...]

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The Bardy Bunch: The War Of The Families Partridge And Brady (Fringe Festival 2011)

by Karen Tortora-Lee August 18, 2011 Festivals

  Here’s the story … of The Bardy Bunch: The War Of The Families Partridge And Brady. It’s 1974 and two families, one Brady, one Partridge are at war.  Their battlefield exists in cancelled sit-com land and their weapons consist of killer dance moves, cut throat ballads and production numbers meant to slay you in [...]

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Eternity In An Hour (And 10 Minutes): Blake 2.0 – (Fringe Festival 2010)

by Stephen Tortora-Lee August 21, 2010 Festivals

To see a World in a grain of sand, And Heaven in a wild flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour. William Blake William Blake belongs on Off-Off-Broadway.  Or at least he would have appreciated it, because of his belief that Art should be about Imagination rather than [...]

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