Broadway Bridge and Tunnel Test

The Broadway Bridge and Tunnel Test is our personal and highly opinionated Commuter's Guide to New York theater and cultural events, with an emphasis on Broadway and Off-Broadway theatrical productions. The test is simple: is an event worth the always expensive, time consuming, and too often horrendous struggle to commute to New York City from New Jersey, Long Island, Upstate New York or Connecticut? Only truly great or near-great performances and productions may meet this stiff challenge!

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James Camner is an antiquarian dealer of autographs, manuscripts and printed music and books of Opera, Classical Music, Theater, Dance, and Film, as well as a published author of more than 10 books on the performing arts including "How to Enjoy Opera" (Simon and Schuster), "The Great Opera Stars in Historic Photographs" (Dover), "Stars of American Musical Theater in Historic Photographs" (Dover - with Stanley Appelbaum); was for over 20 years a reviewer for Fanfare Magazine and has written feature articles and reviews for Opera News.

Saturday, May 05, 2007

Blackbird, a play by David Harrower at the Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City Center Stage 1, starring Jeff Daniels and Alison Pill, directed by Joe Mantello. "Blackbird" is a two hander that is 90 minutes of hell, punctuated at the conclusion with a sharp swift kick to the guts. With two astonishing performances by Jeff Daniels (haunting) and Alison Pill (coiled, conflicted fury), and a searingly effective set by Scott Pask, this is a play that will stay with you for a long time. It is not to be missed. We had a particuarly difficult commute getting to the matinee, the GW Bridge was closed, the Lincoln Tunnel jammed. No matter. "Blackbird"gets an A+

posted by James Camner | 8:40 PM

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