The New York Times – Music:
Popping up once a year, works like Dickens’s holiday tale, “Amahl and the Night Visitors” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” help us gauge where we are in our lives.
Category: Theater (Off Broadway)
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Meryl Streep and More Stars Toast Tom Hanks in ‘This World of Tomorrow’
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A crowd that included Meryl Streep, Martin Short and Steve Martin packed the Shed for the actor’s new show, “This World of Tomorrow.”
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‘The Seat of Our Pants’ Review: Songs for the World’s End
The New York Times – Music:
Ruthie Ann Miles, Shuler Hensley and Micaela Diamond lead a dream-team cast in Ethan Lipton’s musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s “The Skin of Our Teeth.”
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Has Theater Become Everybody’s Church?
The New York Times – Music:
New shows by Jen Tullock, Jordan E. Cooper and others have a common theme: You can walk away from the church, but the songs stay with you.
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‘Oh Happy Day!’ Review: And God Told Keyshawn to Build an Ark
The New York Times – Music:
An urgent family mission propels Jordan E. Cooper’s pain-spiked supernatural comedy, a very loose riff on the biblical story of Noah.
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Review: Aubrey Plaza Shines in Ethan Coen’s Retrograde ‘Let’s Love!’
The New York Times – Film:
It’s unusual for an Atlantic Theater Company production to feel so uninspired, but in this set of one-acts, committed actors are let down by juvenile language.