‘M’

On May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Fritz Lang’s M elevates the procedural genre by understanding that the particularities of the central case are not the main source of interest for such stories.

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2019-2020 Theatre Season: Recap

On May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Further On (Up the Road), Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

My recap of the 2019-2020 theatre season:

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2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

On May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Further On (Up the Road), Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

My picks for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama:

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2019-2020 Theatre Season: Broadway

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Since Broadway’s not opening any time soon, let’s recap the abbreviated season that was:

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2019-2020 Theatre Season: New Plays

On May 12, 2020May 21, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Further On (Up the Road), Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

My favorite new plays of the 2019-2020 (non-Broadway) theatre season:

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2019-2020 Theatre Season: New Musicals

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My favorite new musicals of the 2019-2020 (non-Broadway) theatre season:

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2019-2020 Theatre Season: Revivals

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My favorite revivals — plays and musicals alike — of the 2019-2020 (non-Broadway) theatre season:

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2019-2020 Theatre Season: Play Categories

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Using the Tony Awards’ official categories as a guide, here’s my favorite play work — new shows and revivals alike — of the 2019-2020 (non-Broadway) theatre season:

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2019-2020 Theatre Season: Musical Categories

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Using the Tony Awards’ official categories as a guide (with one exception), here’s my favorite musical work — new shows and revivals alike — of the 2019-2020 (non-Broadway) theatre season:

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2019-2020 Theatre Season: Miscellaneous Honors

On April 23, 2020April 27, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Further On (Up the Road), Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

First up, miscellaneous honors from the 2019-2020 (non-Broadway) theatre season.

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