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, September 27, 2008

The Glass Cage, a play by J. B. Priestley. The Mint Theater Company. As befits a name like the "Mint" this company is usually money in the bank when it comes to mounting quality revivals of obscure plays. "The Glass Cage" is a superb late work by Priestley and the second we've seen by him at the Mint. There are starrier casts in New York right now, but likely none operating at a higher level than this well honed ensemble led by the three "strange" McBane cousins played by Aaron Krohn, Saxon Palmer and most especially the very lovely, scintillating and intense Jeanne Serralles. The play is a tense and moving period piece about growth, redemption and reparation and is beautifully written by the great Priestley. This is one of the best productions we've seen at the Mint. Broadway Bridge and Tunnel Test grade - B+

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