Archives for August 1, 2013

Sorry not to have written anything beyond the usual daily postings, but I’m still out on the summer-festival road, seeing shows and writing pieces in my off hours, and I simply haven’t felt like piling more work on my plate (especially since Mrs. T and I spent more than eight hours driving from New York to Niagara-on-the-Lake earlier in the week!).
You’ll hear more from me soon, I promise….

Here’s my list of recommended Broadway, off-Broadway, and out-of-town shows, updated weekly. In all cases, I gave these shows favorable reviews (if sometimes qualifiedly so) in The Wall Street Journal when they opened. For more information, click on the title.

BROADWAY:

• Annie (musical, G, reviewed here)

• Matilda (musical, G, all performances sold out last week, reviewed here)

• Once (musical, G/PG-13, nearly all performances sold out last week, reviewed here)

• The Trip to Bountiful (drama, G, closes Oct. 9, reviewed here)

OFF BROADWAY:

• Avenue Q (musical, R, adult subject matter and one show-stopping scene of puppet-on-puppet sex, reviewed here)

• The Fantasticks (musical, G, suitable for children capable of enjoying a love story, reviewed here)

• The Weir (drama, PG-13, extended through Sept. 15, reviewed here)

IN ASHLAND, OREGON:

• My Fair Lady (musical, G, closes Nov. 3, reviewed here)

CLOSING SOON ON BROADWAY:

• Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (comedy, PG-13, remounting of off-Broadway production, closes Aug. 25, nearly all performances sold out last week, original production reviewed here)

CLOSING SOON OFF BROADWAY:

• Nobody Loves You (musical, PG-13/R, closes Aug. 18, reviewed here)

CLOSING SOON IN CHICAGO:

• Big Lake Big City (comedy, PG-13/R, completely unsuitable for children, closes Aug. 25, reviewed here)

CLOSING NEXT WEEK ON BROADWAY:

• The Nance (play with music, PG-13, closes Aug. 11, reviewed here)

CLOSING NEXT WEEK IN GLENCOE, ILL.:

• The Liar (comedy, PG-13, closes Aug. 11, reviewed here)

CLOSING SATURDAY IN WESTPORT, CONN.:

• Loot (black comedy, PG-13/R, reviewed here)

“Life is fired at us point blank.”
José Ortega y Gasset, Man and People