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Broadway Review: “Morning Sun”

“I’m very scared. I’m very confused it’s very bright here please just tell me whether or not I am safe.” These are among the first words spoken by Charley McBride (an ethereal and impassioned Edie Falco) in Simon Stephens’s “Morning Sun” currently running at Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center - Stage I.

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Broadway Review: “The Lehman Trilogy”

“Despite the quality of the work – and it is impressive – “The Lehman Trilogy” constantly reminds the audience of the dynamics of the all-too-easy transition from entrepreneurship to corporate greed, the kind of greed that has grown exponentially after the Stock Market Crash of 2018 and resulted in the collapse of the Lehman Brothers empire that began in 1844 as Heyum Lehmann stood on a wooden dock in New York harbor fulfilling his dream of America.”

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ROCK OF AGES IS ROCKIN' FUN

 Matthew Weaver created a multi-genre entertaining musical Rock of Ages that debuted in Los Angeles at the King King club on Hollywood Blvd. With its success, it was made into a motion picture, and also opened on Broadway. After performing over 2,350 shows, Rock of Ages earned 5 Tony nominations, and branched out to 20 productions worldwide. It appeals to all ages over 12 years old appreciating 30 hit songs from the 80s. It’s now back in Hollywood.

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Los Angeles Review: Disney's "FROZEN" at the Hollywood Pantages Warms Hearts

Disney’s Frozen the Broadway touring musical, arrives in Hollywood during the holidays. The show offers dazzling performances through February 2, 2020. Anna (Caroline Innerbichler) steals the show while playing Elsa’s lovable younger sister. The professional cast and creative team are warming audience hearts in Jennifer Lee’s heartfelt story infused with a generous dose of Disney magic.

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Broadway Review: “The Sound Inside” at Studio 54

Adam Rapp explores and mines the “shadow lands of the inner psyche” in “The Sound Inside” leaving those who watch and listen scores (think music) of rich and enduring questions about “time and space, the distant past, and the infinite future” and suggests, perhaps, the journey might be accomplished with redemption and release “on the other side.”

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Broadway Review: “Slave Play”

‘“Slave Play” is not for the hard of heart, the heard of “hearing,” or the weak in spirit. However, Mr. Harris’s play must be seen as part of the overall process of awakening, healing, and making sense of it all before it is too late.”

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Broadway Review: “Sea Wall / A Life”

After a successful run at the Public’s Newman Theater earlier this year, “Sea Wall / A Life” by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne opened at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre on August 8th, 2019. Both are haunting and unforgettable plays, each performed by a brilliant actor.

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