Sound Hound

On April 29, 2018May 2, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Back in 2016, there was a concert performance of Ragtime inside the Registry Room on Ellis Island.

WE LIVE BY THE SEA (Brits Off Broadway @ 59E59)

On April 28, 2018April 28, 2018 By Steven StraussIn London Calling, Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Click here to read my review of We Live by the Sea, part of Brits Off Broadway 2018 at 59E59 Theaters.

Super Superior Supertitles

On April 23, 2018April 27, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Further On (Up the Road), London Calling, Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Click here to read my thoughts on why more English-language productions should incorporate supertitles in their set designs.

“Original” Scores

On April 21, 2018April 27, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY Lights, Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

For a movie or show to be nominated for Best Score at the Oscars or Tony (or any other offshoot) Awards, the music written for it must be predominantly original.

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Adam Rapp’s THE EDGE OF OUR BODIES (TUTA Theatre @ 59E59)

On April 19, 2018April 23, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

To adequately express the extremity of their ardent adoration for a particular performer, theatergoers often fall back on the following familiar formulation:

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Oily Cart’s LIGHT SHOW at Lincoln Center

On April 17, 2018April 19, 2018 By Steven StraussIn London Calling, Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Click here to read my review.

An Interview with Lincoln Center Education’s Director of Programming and Production

On April 16, 2018April 19, 2018 By Steven StraussIn London Calling, Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Click here to read the interview.

PARTY FACE, and the Commercial State of Off-Broadway Plays

On April 14, 2018April 15, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

This season’s productions of 21st Century Bluesand Party Face represent two sides of the same coin, reflecting the current state of the commercial landscape for off-Broadway plays.

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