Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).
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I have been writing on theater since 1982. A graduate from Manhattan College B.S. A member of Alpha Sigma Lambda, which recognizes excellence in both English and Science. I have produced 14 shows on and off Broadway. I've seen over700 shows
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The Great War and The Great Gatsby.
"The Great War/The Great Gatsby" was an unusual but interesting body of work at the legendary Carnegie Hall. Narrated by John Monsky and backed by an orchestra as well as actors/singers, this two hour show ran the gambit of video, song and narration.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).10 months ago in Critique
Last Call
The problem with "Last Call" is not so much the writing, as it is in the plays direction (Gil Mehmart). The slow pace of this show makes for a long ninety minutes at New World Stages. Based on two great conductors and song writers, the play starts out fine but spirals quickly. What could have been a more enlightening play by Peter Danish, turned into dialogue that just wasn't interesting after awhile.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).10 months ago in Confessions
Come From Away
"Come From Away" is a feel good story about what simple people can do when called upon to do big things. There is no better place to see a show like this than The Morristown Performing Arts Center. Comfortable as well as elegant, The Performing Arts Center has been putting on great travel theater as well as concerts for years!
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).10 months ago in Critique
Have You Met Jane Goodall And Her Mother?
"Have You Met Jane Goodall and Her Mother?" at EST is an interesting play in that it breaks the norms of traditional theater. The actors are constantly telling the audience what's on their mind; never shy about being campy either.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).11 months ago in Art
The Jonathan Larson Project.
"The Johnathan Larson Project" just maybe the best off Broadway musical this year! The show clicks on all cylinders with fantastic singing, dancing and staging. The show covers the years and songs that Mr. Larson wrote. His life was cut short at 35 years old by an aortic aneurysm; he died one day before "Rent" opened on Broadway.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).11 months ago in Beat
Ghosts
Ibsen's "Ghosts" at the Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center is a modern piece with very good acting. The direction by Jack O'Brien is at a slow pace for most of the one hour and forty five minutes. Although this show should have had an intermission, the play for the most part locks in tightly.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).11 months ago in Art
Grangeville.
"Grangeville" at The Signature Theatre is a soulful piece written by Samuel D. Hunter and is strongly directed by Jack Serio. As a two actor play, both Brian J. Smith and Paul Sparks work off of each other very well. It Is Sparks, however, that takes the show on his back and carries it over the goal line. As a country bumpkin living in Grangeville, Idaho, Jerry is a strong, but lost soul. He tries to keep what is left of his family together.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).11 months ago in Art
A Brooklyn Dream
Immersive theater has become very popular when "Sleep No More" ran at the McKittrich for 14 years. Now playing at Rector St in the Wall St area, "Life and Trust". Both of the aforementioned are big productions. At "A Brooklyn Dream", the venue is small, but for the most part comfortable.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).11 months ago in Beat
Mrs Loman
Mrs. Loman, which has a running time of 90 minutes is very good for the first 35 minutes. Writer Barbra Cassidy starts the play out with little snippets of the Loman family right after the death of father, Willy Loman. The shows first scene has Linda Loman (Monique Vukovic), Biff (Matt McGlade), Happy (Hartley Parker), Charlie, Willy's long time friend and confident. The fifth person, Bernard(Joe Gregori), who was a small figure in "Death of A Salesman" was on to bigger and better things as a lawyer who argued before the Supreme Court, here, he is a big part of the Loman's life in Brooklyn, N.Y..
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).12 months ago in Critique
My First Ex-Husband.
"My First Ex-Husband" at MMAC Theater is four actors/comedians reading about eight stories of nameless woman that writer Joy Behar interviewed for her pithy play. Behar, Susie Essman, Tovah Feldshuh and Adrienne C. Moore each read two stories from different women explaining their hopeless marriages.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).about a year ago in Beat
