LA BÊTE
Music Box Theatre
28 December 2010
Mark Rylance steals the show starting with an astonishing over half hour of monologue. David Hyde Pierce stars as Elomire, an anagram of Moliere, in this very funny faux-Moliere play. Joanna Lumley of Absolutely Fabulous fame is the patroness Princess.WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
Belasco Theatre
26 December 2010
Braved the first blizzard of the season to see Patty Lupone and Brian Stokes Mitchell star in this jumbled stage version of the Pedro Almodovar movie.LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTECARLO
Joyce Teatre
22 December 2010
No matter how many times I've seen this dance troupe, I still enjoy each performance. I've seen them since the 1970s in New York and once in London and it still amazes me that I still laugh at their antics and marvel at their dancing prowess.THE RIDE
Bus on Broadway (45-46th Street)
20 December 2010
Fun entertainment from a bus that goes around the Times Square area and up to Columbus Circle. Actors and other performers are along the bus route to entertain the passengers.BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
Jacobs Theatre
16 December 2010
Weird interpretation of historical facts meant to attract younger people with the use of rock music.PLAY DEAD
Players Theatre
12 December 2010
Creepy, chilling, yet funny and entertaining.HAUNTED
59E59
11 December 2010
Brenda Blethyn stars with Niall Buggy and Beth Cooke in this well-acted play by Edna O'Brien.THE DIVINE SISTER
SoHo Playhouse
8 December 2010
Charles Busch, in peak form, heads a terrific cast (Alison Fraser, Amy Rutberg, Jennifer Van Dyck, Jonathan Walker and Julie Halston) in a very funny send-up of wholesome '60s movies (The Trouble with Angels, The Singing Nun, His Girl Friday, Suddenly Last Summer, etc).DON CARLO
Metropolitan Opera
7 December 2010
Strong cast with Roberto Alagna in the title role though his voice was a little off due to a cold. Ferruccio Furlanetto was expressive as Philip II; Marina Poplavskaya was Elizabeth of Valois; the superb actor/baritone Simon Keenlyside was Rodrigo; and Anna Smirnova was Eboli.ORPHEUS CHAMBER ENSEMBLE with KATE ROYAL
Carnegie Hall
4 December 2010
Soprano Kate Royal sang extremely well the delicate poems of Arthur Rimbaud, set to music by Benjamin Britten in his masterpiece, Les Illuminations, Op. 18. The program also included Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 and Samuel Barber's Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21.LA BOHÈME
Metropolitan Opera
1 December 2010
The Maltese tenor, Joseph Calleja (Rodolfo) has a wonderful, sweet voice. Fabio Capitanucci (Marcello), Krassimira Stoyanova (Mimi), Ellie Dehn (Musetta) and Austrian bass Günther Groisböck (Colline) were also in great voice.THE BREAK OF NOON
Lucille Lortel Theatre
28 November 2010
David Duchovny and Amanda Peet.THE MEMORANDUM
The Beckett Theatre
27 November 2010
Mark Alhadeff played exceptionally as the villainous Ballas in this satirical play by Vaclav Havel.MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION
American Airlines Theatre
26 November 2010
Cherry Jones, as always, was great. Cast include Sally Hawkins, Edward Hibbert, Mark Harelik, Adam Driver and Michael Siberry.COSI FAN TUTTE
Metropolitan Opera
23 November 2010
William Christie's debut as conductor at he Met. Nathan Gunn was Guglielmo; Pavol Breslik was Ferrando; Miah Persson was Fiordiligi; Isabel Leonard was Dorabella; Danielle de Niese was Despina; and William Shimell was Don Alfonso.TRAILER TRASH
Wings Theatre
18 November 2010
Nice effort but could have been better.CARMEN
Metropolitan Opera House
16 November 2010
The Latvian soprano Elina Garanča was an excellent Carmen and Brandon Jovanovich was vocally gratifying. John Relyea, last season's excellent Méphistophélès in La damnation de Faust, was Escamillo and Micaela was Nicole Cabell.A MASKED BALL
Lyric Opera House, Chicago
12 November 2010
Although this performance was in Chicago, I am including it here. Great production of this dress rehearsal, directed by Renata Scotto who was very cordial when I approached her and talked to her.GIRL TALK
Times Square Arts Center
6 November 2010
Very disappointed! Charo is the only reason I wanted to see this show and she postponed her appearance in NYC. Walked out during intermission.A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Walter Kerr Theatre
4 November 2010
Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch were worth the price for this entertaining Broadway show!RAIN
Neil Simon Theatre
26 October 2010
Very entertaining two hours of Beatles music.QI SHU FANG
Skirball Performing Arts Center
24 October 2010
Interesting 4 mini Peking Operas, colorful costumes.SPIRIT CONTROL
Manhattan Theatre Club
17 October 2010
Exciting minutes in the beginning...THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE
Roundabout at Laura Pels Theatre
10 October 2010
Good play, interesting and entertaining too.THE DEEP THROAT SEX SCANDAL
Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street
3 October 2010
Trial of Harry Reems after the distribution of "Deep Throat" in Tennessee.IT MUST BE HIM
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 8 September 2010
Enjoyable play.PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS
The Greenroom Theatre, The Bleecker Street Theatres
20 August 2010
Funny, non-erotic, hysterical, theatrical experience.THE PEARL PROJECT (Red Series)
The Clurman Theatre, Theatre Row
23 July 2010
1. Quartercentury Baby2. Resurrection (pictured)
Diverse Theatre Company's first Filipino-American theatre festival.
CHRIS ISAAK LIVE/IN CONCERT
Nokia Theatre
21 July 2010
Entertaining rock concert.
THE PEARL PROJECT (Blue Series)
The Clurman Theatre, Theatre Row
16 July 2010
1. Something Blue (missed it)2. Encounter (pictured)
Diverse Theatre Company's first Filipino-American theatre festival.
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
David Kock Theatre, Lincoln Center
26 June 2010
Prodigal Son;Mirage (new Peter Martins ballet, violin concerto by Esa-Pekka Salonen, scenic design by star architect Santiago Calatrava);
Western Symphony
NUNSENSE
Cherry Lane Theatre
22 June 2010
Saw this many years ago so the some of the jokes were sort of stale but overall it still was entertaining.MY TRIP DOWN THE PINK CARPET
Midtown Theatre
4 June 2010
Leslie Jordan was hilarious!NEW YORK CITY BALLET
David Koch Theatre
30 May 2010
Danses Concertantes (pictured);Chaconne;
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
COLLECTED STORIES
Sam J. Friedman Theatre
29 May 2010
Linda Lavin and Sarah Paulson gave great performances in this Manhattan Theatre Club production.BANANA SHPEEL
Beacon Theatre
23 May 2010
A vaudeville-style show with circus acts. The acrobats were great but the comedians were not.SOUTH PACIFIC
Vivian Beaumont Theatre
18 May 2010
Very entertaining revival. Laura Osnes (Nellie Forbush), William Michals (Emile de Becque), Loretta Ables Sayre (Bloody Mary), Danny Burstein (Billis) and Andrew Samonsky (Lt. Joe Cable).ARMIDA
Metropolitan Opera
11 May 2010
The sorceress Armida (Renee Fleming) tries to weaken the forces of the Crusaders but falls in love with their leader Rinaldo (Lawrence Brownlee). The production had striking visuals.WHITE'S LIES
New World Stages
5 May 2010
An Off-Broadway farce with Betty Buckley, Peter Scolari, and Desperate Housewives' Tuc Watkins.THE TEMPERAMENTALS
New World Stages
25 April 2010
Thomas Jay Ryan and Ugly Betty's Michael Urie in an engaging play about the birth of the Mattachine Society.LYNDA CARTER
Jazz at Lincoln Center
24 April 2010
Wonder Woman still attractive and can sing but the highlight was meeting Matthew Modine in the audience.G&S THE GONDOLIERS
Teatro Heckscher of El Museo del Barrio
24 April 2010
Very nice presentation of this Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. Gene and Jonathan served a nice dinner after the show.A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
22 April 2010
Christopher Walken was good.GOD OF CARNAGE
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
7 April 2010
Engaging play with good acting especially by Jeff Daniels, Janet McTeer, and Lucy Liu.THE IRISH CURSE
Soho Playhouse
31 March 2010
A Brooklyn church provides a home for a Catholic support group for men who suffer from physical inadequacy issues.THE MERRY WIDOW
Amore Opera
25 March 2010
Amato Opera reborn as Amore.NORMA DOESMEN
Abingdon Theatre
23 March 2010
Sunset Boulevard in drag.ALL ABOUT ME
Henry Miller's Theatre
17 March 2010
Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein.THE NOSE
Metropolitan Opera
11 March 2010
This opera is musically and visually enjoyable; Paul Szot was very good.LOOPED
Lyceum Theatre
9 March 2010
Valerie Harper was fun to watch as she camps and vamps as Tallulah Bankhead.ATTILA
Metropolitan Opera
3 March 2010
Verdi's Attila is produced for the first time at the Met. Also the much anticipated debut of conductor Riccardo Muti. Director Pierre Audi and designer Miucci Prada were booed; Urmana's wig was like Marge Simpson's hair; costumes had sci-fi look; starred the compelling Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role.RACE
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
2 March 2010
James Spader was in top form, David Allan Grier and Richard Thomas were fine.IN THE HEIGHTS
Richard Rodgers Theatre
25 February 2010
Tuneful score, with dancing rhythms of salsa and latin pop.
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY
City Center
24 February 2010
Also Playing;
Brief Encounters (pictured);
Changes;
Beloved Renegade
LA FILLE DU REGIMENT
Metropolitan Opera
16 February 2010
Unfortunately, Juan Diego Florez and Diana Damrau were both ill. Kiri Te Kanawa, in the usually non-singing role of the Duchess of Krakenthorp, sang the tune of the orchestral prelude, then a sultry rendition of Ginastera’s “Canción al Arbol del Olvido” (“Song of the Tree of Forgetting”). Lawrence Brownlee ably replaced Florez.ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
Metropolitan Opera
15 February 2010
Swedish soprano Nina Stemme was in excellent voice, Kathleen Kim as Zerbinetta and Sarah Connolly as the Composer were good.
4PLAY/THE FLYING KARAMAZOV BROTHERS
Minetta Lane Theatre
12 February 2010
Very entertaining jugglers and performers.
PRESENT LAUGHTER
American Airlines Theatre
10 February 2010
Excellent Victor Garber in this Roundabout Theatre revival of Noel Coward's play.
ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Carnegie Hall
6 February 2010
Stravinsky's Basel Concerto;Bach's Concerto for Piano and Strings No. 1 in D minor, Angela Hewitt, piano;
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Sea Orpheus, Christopher Taylor, piano
Dvorák's Serenade for Strings
BABEL TOWER
The Arclight Theatre
2 February 2010
The reviewer says it's preposterous and I agree.
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
The Kirk Theatre, Theatre Row
28 January 2010
Daniel Mitura's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel.
MANIGMA
The Clurman Theatre, Theatre Row
26 January 2010
Michael Aronov wrote and directed this 6-character solo performance.BILLY ELLIOT
Imperial Theatre
7 January 2010
Excellent! Very entertaining and enjoyable to watch.
WISHFUL DRINKING
Studio 54
6 January 2010
Very funny! Carrie Fisher was great!
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