By Julia Polinsky Paul Carlin as Gil and Glynnis O’Connor as Joyce photos by Carol Rosegg In brief: Gil (Paul Carlin) and Joyce (Glynnis O’Connor) return from Easter Sunday services and prepare to host Easter dinner for their son, Kenny, (Adam Petherbridge), daughter-in-law, and in-laws, Jack (Malachy Cleary) and Audrey (Shelly…
By Marc Miller At 88, Marilyn Maye’s voice is showing signs of age, and that’s a good thing. The upper ends of the diva’s belt range are getting a little raspy, a little throatier. It makes for less lovely, but more expressive, tones. Not that Maye’s powers of expression were ever muted. But now,…
Jesse Tyler Ferguson photos by Joan Marcus By Eugene Paul Sam, youngish, nice-ish looking, pleasantish, works what passes for the switchboard of so grand a restaurant that you barely dare utter its name, taking reservations for a place you cannot get into because that’s the name of the game. It’s his regular job…
by David Schultz Homicidal maniacs and killers have graced the boards on Broadway before; most notably in Sondheim’s Sweeny Todd in 1979. Other less notable villains have been seen before, though it is a rare occurrence that they star in their own musical. The portrait of this cult figure was initially introduced to us in Bret Easton…
Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham photos by Joan Marcus A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder By Michall Jeffers The time is ripe for a good laugh, either for the first time, or for a revisit. A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder is arguably the best musical of the season, and very possibly…
Photos by Richard Termine by Stewart Schulman Expectations would run high for an evening of music honoring the creative partnership between Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, creators of some of the most successful and memorable international musicals of all time. Suffice it to say that any possible expectations were more than exceeded by The…
Carmen Cusack photos by Joan Marcus by Deirdre Donovan Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s Bright Star arrives at the Cort Theatre with a glowing cast and the twangy sound of blue-grass music. Directed by Walter Bobbie, and set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, it hopscotches between the 1920s and 1940s–and…
Jessica Lange and Gabriel Byrne Photos by Joan Marcus By Michall Jeffers Long Day’s Journey Into Night is aptly named. At nearly four hours long, this glimpse into the life of a highly dysfunctional family can take its toll. The Tyrones are a mess. James, the patriarch (Gabriel Byrne), is a second rate actor…
Jessie Mueller PHOTOs by JOAN MARCUS By David Schultz The treacle infused 2007 indie film by writer-director Adrienne Shelly, has been transformed into an emotionally resonant Broadway musical. Director Diane Paulus has whipped up a crackerjack cast, and with a deft touch erased the bad memories of the film. This musical fairytale of a…
to R: PAUL PECORINO, TORI MURRAY and KIM MARESCA Photo: Carol Rosegg By Edward Rubin January 23, the day of the Great Blizzard here in New York, closed all Broadway shows and most off Broadway, but not Ruthless where the actors, most likely already in costume, would not abandon the stage so easily. …