An unremarkable week in music, with not much to remark on for each album:
PARTY FACE, and the Commercial State of Off-Broadway Plays
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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REVAMP & RESTORATION: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin
A concept album with a brilliant concept.
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This Week in Music
A packed week in music, and yet I only got around to listening to two of the SEVEN albums on my list.
My 3 Favorite Off-Broadway Theatres
Last week, I mentioned how most people judge artist’s based on their best work, while I tend to prioritize range in a more holistic approach.
Tony Tony Tony Tony Tony
I will always endorse adding as many new categories as possible to the Tony Awards.
THE LEISURE SEEKER (Paolo Virzì)
The Leisure Seeker is tonally all over the place, and none of those places work, mostly because, as executed, they’re not particularly believable.
DINNER WITH GEORGETTE (Next Door @ NYTW)
Next Door at New York Theatre Workshop’s production of Dinner with Georgette is basically Tony Kushner gone wrong.
P.S. 2ST
Since I never like to judge anything until experiencing that thing firsthand, I thought twice before publishing this article back in 2017, which bemoans Second Stage’s decision to renovate the perfectly-fine HELEN Hayes Theatre, their new home on Broadway.
A New News Roundup
Three pieces of news were announced this week that inspired responses too long to be Twitter-length, but still not meaty enough to warrant their own pieces. Thus, enjoy this written roundup:
