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Day: March 18, 2025

REDWOOD

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REDWOOD Book by Tina Landau Music by Kate Diaz Lyrics by Kate Diaz and Tina Landau Conceived by Tina Landau and Idina Menzel Additional Contributions by Idina Menzel Directed by Tina Landau Nederlander Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer Prelude 1 I’m a dyed-in-the-wool liberal (more so in the current political climate than …

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SUMO

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SUMO by Lisa Sanaye Dring Directed by Ralph B. Peña Public Theatre Reviewed by David Spencer As they sing in Pacific Overtures, “let the pupil show the master.” That’s the trajectory followed at the Public Theatre in Sumo, by Lisa Sanaye Dring. Set in present-day Japan, it’s about 18-year-old Akio (Scott Keiji Takeda) who aspires …

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