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Rupert Holmes,

Dr. Demento,
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Talking Turkey
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America's Taxing Times

 


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Vol. 4 / No. 1 • Winter 2004 - 2005 • @ the THEATER Section…


Here's a Small Taste of the Comedies
Playing Off Broadway Theaters this Winter…

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NYC Theater

Theater Spotlight On: Children's Letters To God
This musical is inspired by the international best-selling book, Children's Letters To God. Taken directly from the letters of young people writing to "the Big G." Features a cast of young actors ranging in age from 10 - 15 years old asking hard-hitting questions and revealing tell-it-like-it-is observations.
Categoty/Type: Musical … Comedy/Drama/Family
Theater: Lamb's Theatre … 130 West 44th Street, New York, NY
Official Web Site: http://www.childrensletterstogod.com



NYC Theater

Theater Spotlight On: Fat Pig
Tom has met the love of his life, Helen. She's funny, smart, sexy and she makes him think and laugh. Trouble is, all his friends are laughing too … at her. Because she’s more than Tom ever dreamed … about fifty pounds more. He must face the toughest choice of his life: stay with the one who is right for him or leave and join the ranks of 'pretty' people? Will love triumph over all.
Categoty/Type: Play … Comedy
Theater: Lucille Lortel Theatre … 121 Christopher Street, New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.mcctheater.com



NYC Theater

Theater Spotlight On: Forbidden Broadway Summer Shock!
Summer Shock! is the latest edition of Forbidden Broadway … the love letter to the theater that's been a New York institution for twenty years. Forbidden Broadway slings arrows at The Producers, Wicked and Mamma Mia! in addition to old favorites. Also skewered are such celebrities as Ethel Merman, Liza Minnelli, Sarah Brightman and other favorites.
Categoty/Type: Musical … Comedy
Theater
: Douglas Fairbanks Theatre … 432 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
Official Web Site: http://www.ForbiddenBroadway.com



NYC Theater

Theater Spotlight On: I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is a musical comedy about the road to coupledom and all of the trials and tribulations of the modern-day mating game. This show is now in its ninth year off-Broadway. There have been so many audience marriage proposals during the run of this show the musical touts itself as the most 'proposal-friendly' in town.
Categoty/Type: Musical … Comedy
Theater: Westside Theatre … (upstairs) 407 West 43rd Street, New York, NY
Official Web Site: http://www.loveperfectchange.com



NYC Theater

Theater Spotlight On: Jewtopia
The story of two 30-year-old single men, Chris O'Connell and Adam Lipschitz. Chris, a gentile, wants to marry a nice Jewish girl. Adam, a Jew, wants to marry a Jewish girl to please his family, but can’t get a date to save his life. Chris promises to help Adam meet the girl of his dreams if Adam will promise to help Chris shed his gentile-ness and bring him into the Jewish world.
Categoty/Type: Play … Comedy
Theater: Westside Theatre … (downstairs) 407 West 43rd Street, New York, NY
Official Web Site: http://www.JewtopiaPlay.com



NYC Theater

Theater Spotlight On: Lone Star Love
Lone Star Love, an original musical comedy
western, transports Shakespeare's immortal John Falstaff to post-Civil War America, where he wreaks havoc on the town of Windsor, Texas. Thanks to a pair of wily women he gets his own comeuppance in spades. Inspired by the Shakespearean play The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Categoty/Type: Musical … Comedy
Theater: John Houseman Theatre … 450 West 42nd Street, New York,NY
Official Web Site: http://www.lonestarlovethemusical.com



NYC Theater

Theater Spotlight On: Modern Orthodox
Modern Orthodox, a romantic comedy about love, dating and unlikely friendships. An Upper West Side couple, a financial consultant and his doctor girlfriend and a Jewish diamond named Hershel who sells them an engagement ring, invades their lives and causes all kinds of mishegas. This comedy explores how faith can still be relevant in the fast-paced world of New York City.
Categoty/Type: Play … Comedy
Theater: Dodger Stages … 340 West 50th Street, New York,NY
Web Site: http://www.DodgerStages.com



NYC Theater

Theater Spotlight On: Picon Pie
A slice of life of the legendary Yiddish star Molly Picon. Celebrating eighty years of Picon's life, from her unrivaled international success to her private hopes and dreams … from her intense fight for personal and professional survival to her passionate and private life-long partnership with her manager and mentor Jacob "Yonkel" Kalich. Features many of the songs Molly made famous.
Categoty/Type: Musical … Drama (Yiddish Comedy Legend's Life)
Theater: DR2 Theatre … 103 East 15th Street, New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.telecharge.com



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