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The August 2019 Podcast is now live and available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify or by clicking the Buzzsprout link below.

Episode 22 concludes coverage of the New York Musical Festival which ran for four weeks this summer.  Under the headline “rave reviews” I discuss two Broadway musicals:  Be More Chill and Beetlejuice.  This month also includes Bat Out of Hell based upon the Meat Loaf album.  A visit to Brooklyn for Company XIV’s latest burlesque extravaganza, Queen of Hearts.  Plus a surprise pop in to a small community theater in Glen Arbor, Michigan and their take on The African Queen.

The mission of theaterreviewsfrommyseat is to record my experiences in concise summaries without plot spoilers in order to share my love of theater.  I hope to inspire you to see a play, musical or theater company you may not have known about.  Free email subscriptions for newly published reviews are available at www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com.

I hope you enjoy the August 2019 Podcast.  Comments and suggestions are always welcome.  Please send any thoughts to this email: theaterreviewsfrommyseat@comcast.net.

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The July 2019 Podcast is now live.  You can click the buzzsprout link below or search for theaterreviewsfrommyseat on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.

Episode 21 is the longest in the series so far.  This month I cover all the productions and readings at the New York Musical Festival during its first three weeks.  In addition, five Off-Broadway shows, all of which deal with oppression in one form or another.  Plus a visit to the Broadway musical Pretty Woman.

The mission of theaterreviewsfrommyseat is to record my theatergoing experiences in concise summaries without plot spoilers in order to share my love of theater.  I hope to inspire you to see a play, musical or theater company you may not have known about.  Free email subscriptions for newly published reviews are available at www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com.

I hope you enjoy the July 2019 Podcast.  Comments and suggestions are always welcome.  Please send any thoughts to this email: theaterreviewsfrommyseat@comcast.net.

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The June 2019 Podcast is now live.  Episode #20 !!!  You can click the buzzsprout link below or search for theaterreviewsfrommyseat on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.

This month’s episode covers productions in New York City, Chicago (Steppenwolf Theatre) and San Francisco (American Conservatory Theater).  The play Ink on Broadway.  Duncan Shiek’s new musical The Secret Life of Bees based on Sue Monk Kidd’s bestselling book.  The American premiere of a 1948 play called The Mountains Look Different at the Mint Theater.  And a pile of off-off Broadway works as well.

The mission of theaterreviewsfrommyseat is to record my theatergoing experiences in concise summaries without plot spoilers in order to share my love of theater.  I hope to inspire you to see a play, musical or theater company you may not have known about.  Free email subscriptions for newly published reviews are available at www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com.

I hope you enjoy the June 2019 Podcast.  Comments and suggestions are always welcome.  Please send any thoughts to this email: theaterreviewsfrommyseat@comcast.net.  Happy theatergoing!

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This month’s podcast is now live.  You can click the buzzsprout link below or search for theaterreviewsfrommyseat on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.

This month’s episode covers productions in New York City and also one in Munich called Doktor Alici which was presented by Munchner Kammerspiele.  Broadway productions discussed include the revival of All My Sons with Annette Bening and Tracy Letts.  Two Tony Award Best Musical nominees:  Tootsie and Ain’t Too Proud:  The Life and Times of The Temptations.  This episode also covers a bunch of shows off and off-off Broadway including Alice Ripley starring in The Pink Unicorn.

The mission of theaterreviewsfrommyseat is to record my theatergoing experiences in concise summaries without plot spoilers in order to share my love of theater.  I hope to inspire you to see a play, musical or theater company you may not have known about.  Free email subscriptions for newly published reviews are available at www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com.

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This month’s podcast is now live.  You can click the buzzsprout link below or search for theaterreviewsfrommyseat on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.

This month’s episode covers productions in New York City (from Broadway to Off-Off Broadway).   A brand new musical called Atlantis which premiered in Richmond at the Virginia Rep is reviewed.  Four Broadway shows are discussed including Glenda Jackson in King Lear, Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow as Hillary and Clinton, Anais Mitchell’s Hadestown and Taylor Mac’s Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus.  From off-Broadway: Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie, The Poor of New York, June is the First Fall and much more.

The mission of theaterreviewsfrommyseat is to record my theatergoing experiences in concise summaries without plot spoilers in order to share my love of theater.  I hope to inspire you to see a play, musical or theater company you may not have known about.  Free email subscriptions for newly published reviews are available at www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com.

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This month’s podcast is now live.  You can click the buzzsprout link below or search for theaterreviewsfrommyseat on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.

This month’s episode covers productions in New York City (from Broadway to Off-Off Broadway) as well as one each in Denver and Chicago.  The Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Kiss Me, Kate.  The Cher Show, bitches!  Bryan Cranston in Network.  Isabelle Huppert in The Mother.  A new musical from Duncan Sheik, composer of Spring Awakening.  The national touring company of The Lightning Thief.  And some really fine small shows worth exploring.

The mission of theaterreviewsfrommyseat is to record my theatergoing experiences in concise summaries without plot spoilers in order to share my love of theater and inspire you to see a play, musical or theater company.

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This month’s podcast is now live.  You can click the buzzsprout link below or search for theaterreviewsfrommyseat on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.

The current episode discusses my New York theatergoing experiences during the month of February.  Jeff Daniels taking on Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird on Broadway.  Roundabout Theatre’s presentation of Sondheim’s notorious flop Merrily We Roll Along.  Tom Sturridge and Jake Gyllenhaal in Sea Wall/A Life.  Metropolitan Playhouse’s revival of the Pulitzer Prize winning play State of the Union.  From Osseo, Minnesota, the Yellow Tree Theatre’s original musical Flowers for the Room.

The mission of theaterreviewsfrommyseat is to record my theatergoing experiences in concise summaries without plot spoilers in order to share my love of theater and inspire you to see a play, musical or theater company.

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This month’s podcast is now live.  You can click the buzzsprout link below or search for theaterreviewsfrommyseat on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.

The current episode discusses my New York theatergoing experiences from January including Kerry Washington in American Son, Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano in True West and the reliably hilarious duo of Beth Leavel and Brooks Ashmanskas in The Prom.  Plus a slew of off and off-off Broadway plays including another gem from the Transport Group called The Trial of the Catonsville Nine.

The mission of theaterreviewsfrommyseat is to record my theatergoing experiences in concise summaries without plot spoilers in order to share my love of theater and inspire you to see a play, musical or theater company.

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This month’s podcast is now live.  You can click the buzzsprout link below or search for theaterreviewsfrommyseat on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.

The current episode discusses my New York theatergoing experiences from December as well as one from Chicago at the Lookingglass Theater Company.  In this month, I comment on five wildly different holiday themed offerings and two timely plays, The Jungle and What the Constitution Means To Me.

The mission of theaterreviewsfrommyseat is to record my theatergoing experiences in concise summaries without plot spoilers in order to share my love of theater and inspire you to see a play, musical or theater company.

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The November 2018 podcast is now live.  You can click the buzzsprout link below or search for theaterreviewsfrommyseat on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.

The current episode discusses this past month’s theatergoing experiences including six Broadway shows and a two new off-Broadway musicals based on the famous words of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay and songwriter Bob Dylan.

The mission of theaterreviewsfrommyseat is to record my theatergoing experiences in concise summaries without plot spoilers in order to share my love of theater and inspire you to see a play, musical or theater company.

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