By Sandi Durell . . . .
There were lots of shows on and off Broadway this past season . . . some that made your blood boil, your heart pound, some that filled you with laughter or brought you to tears. How many did you get to see? Here are the reminders of what you may have missed or are happy you never saw! ! !
Another revival with an all-star cast off-Broadway
Immensely talented cast of autistic performers
Spiritual unity in music and theater
Greed in its most informative, provocative way, tricky
Unexpected, fanciful, imaginative bio-musical
Alicia Keys’ vibrant bio-musical coming of age story
Characters rap their emotions, non-traditional elements
Rising up against mighty oppressors – NYT Folksbienne
Wears its absurdist heart on its sleeve, delights in confounding its audience
More laughs than ever! Irresistible
Barry Manilow/Bruce Sussman’s musical will make the world remember!
Themes about loss, living, regrets, filled with truth and humanity
What money makes, money takes away!
Creative, smart, compelling journey to the past
A mischievous wink of fun, over-the-top bravado
You’ll laugh a lot (or not) before the parade passes by
Science can’t really explain all the mysteries of life-show lacks emotional power
A new Sondheim musical at The Shed made theater history
Brit, Elizabeth Baker’s revival at The Mint Theater
Patrick Page never fails to cast a spell.- essential for New York theater aficionados
How is it possible that 42 years must pass for audiences and critics to finally find the real appreciation and understanding of what Stephen Sondheim and George Furth were telling us?
Relationships-what it’s like to get out of the dark
To “see” and feel moments in history that we, prior to the curtain’s rise, had little connection to or understanding of.
Jocelyn Bioh’s often raucous, heartfelt, comedy
Ossie Davis’ 62 year old comedy remains current in its social concerns without changing a line of dialogue-pops up fresh as a daisy
A tale of reinvention and a horror or two
Little chance you’ll die of fright but you may die laughing
Multi-hyphenate actress, writer, composer, comedienne-very personal, very funny sort of one-person show
The workings of the mind of a writer, what gets them going, keeps them going, and the price they ultimately pay for mining their craft
History lesson wrapped in a tale of broken hearts, presented as engaging songs. A fine alternative to traditional Broadway
