Brian Lipton
Writer and Editor at Freelance
Theater critic. Fashion journalist. General Hospital fanatic. NYC forever. He/Him
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2 weeks ago |
culturevulture.net | Brian Lipton
The one-person show, often with the performer playing multiple characters, has produced some of the New York theater’s most memorable evenings, from Jefferson Mays in “I Am My Own Wife” to Jodie Comer in “Prima Facie” to Andrew Scott’s current turn in “Vanya,” in which he effortless essays all eight roles in an updated take on the Chekhov classic.
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2 weeks ago |
theatermania.com | Brian Lipton
By his early 20s, Sam Tutty was already an Olivier Award winner and West End favorite for his performance in the title role of Dear Evan Hansen. But rather than headlining another major musical, Tutty opted to star in a small show called Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) for what became a 10-week run. The show’s popularity quickly led to a well-received six-month West End transfer.
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2 weeks ago |
theatermania.com | Brian Lipton
Friends for over three decades, Elizabeth Reaser and Jason Butler Harner are finally getting the opportunity to act onstage together. In Lucas Hnath’s 2017 play A Doll’s House, Part 2 (a sequel to Henrik Ibsen’s landmark drama), they’re portraying married couple Nora and Torvald at the Pasadena Playhouse.
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3 weeks ago |
theatermania.com | Brian Lipton
After winning an honorary Tony Award for being one of the original Matildas at age 11, Milly Shapiro took a break from the stage. Instead, the spunky young actor started focusing on film (“Hereditary”), television, and her own band, AfterxClass.
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1 month ago |
culturevulture.net | Brian Lipton
The composer-lyricist Adam Guettel clearly has a connection to characters who feel trapped – whether it be Clara, the twentysomething young woman “trapped” by her mental deficits in “The Light in the Piazza”; Kirsten, the introverted woman eventually “trapped” by her addiction to alcohol in “Days of Wine and Roses”; and, most literally, Floyd Collins, the real-life 37-year-old Kentucky cave explorer and budding entrepreneur who spends 17 days stuck underground with his foot caught beneath an...
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