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It's a Grand Night at Theater 1010's
Grand Night for Singing
Nytheatre.com
"David Fuller has directed the show with a deft, light touch"
"Musical theatre enthusiasts are in for a treat."
"Certainly one of the key pleasures of A Grand Night for Singing is the chance to hear
(without amplification!) so many R&H pieces that don't generally get trotted out on stage."
"The cast of five—all have moments to shine."
"A Grand Night for Singing is a delightful dip into what is probably the greatest American
songbook of them all. How nice to savor some of their gifts to us in this effervescent show!"
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Stagestrucknyc.com
"Theater Ten Ten is a hidden gem of the Upper East Side, producing wonderful small productions, both musical and dramatic."
"These are very creative and hard-working folk who regularly perform miracles with modest resources."
"Their current production is a delightful musical revue that glides through the Rodgers and Hammerstein repertoire."
"All five performers were splendid."
"By all means, if you enjoy music and song, then do get over to E. 85th Street to see A Grand Night for Singing."
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Offoffonline.com
"Director David Fuller creates an evening of nostalgia and enchantment with a bit of modern sass thrown in."
"A Grand Night For Singing had the audience’s full attention from the moment it opened, with a
spotlight shining down on Michael Harren, the musical director and pianist."
"The collection of songs are performed by five talented singers."
"A Broadway musical in a small Off Off Broadway space offers a rare treat - great songs, great performances
and an affordable price."
"Each song tells its own little story and each little story makes you want to see the larger one it has been
plucked from."
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"The song list is superb: "The Sound of Music's "Maria," for instance, is now a perplexed young man's love ballad,
and South Pacific's "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" becomes an Andrews Sisters-like trio."
"Judith Jarosz is a marvelous vocalist."
"Michael Harren's grand-piano playing is eloquent."
"Mishi Schueller delivers a gorgeous "Love, Look Away."
David Tillistrand does splendidly by "This Nearly Was Mine."
Jessica Greeley is satisfyingly pensive on "If I Loved You."
Kerry Conte oozes ironic bitterness in Allegro's "The Gentleman Is a Dope."
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Critics love Theater 1010's
The Importance of Being Ernest
nytheatre.com
"Theater Ten Ten is giving audiences a delightful gift this month: a new production of
Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest that, thanks to director Judith Jarosz
and her sterling cast, feels practically perfect."
"Letting Wilde's timeless and delightful satire of society and romance shine on its own terms,
this is as successful and enjoyable an Earnest as one could hope for."
nytheatre.com
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The sparkling Wildean dialogue and sharp epigrams all shine brightly in Theatre TenTen's
new production, directed by Judith Jarosz. The actors, some of them veterans of other
TenTen productions, did full justice to the arch Wildean dialogue.
Cristiane Young seemed to be enjoying herself fully in the robust role of the dragonish
Lady Bracknell, and Christoper Michale Todd and David Jacks are admirable as the pair of
dissimulators, Jack Worthing (posing as Ernest) and Algernon Moncrieff, as is Vanessa Morosco
as Lady Bracknell's daughter and the object of Jack's affection.
Stagestrucknyc.com
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From the reaction of the audience at Theater Ten Ten's production of the play, it appears it
is still possible to sit and laugh uproariously at Wilde's script. Wilde's witticisms leap
off the stage, still fresh and slightly odd after over one hundred years.
It is possible to still see reflections of contemporary society (one thinks of celebrity culture)
in Wilde's flippant, fluffy characters.
In a culture that likes to adapt and meld classic works to fit its own current needs and attitudes,
it is nice to see a play left untouched, performed as it was written.
Offoffoline.com
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"Theater Ten Ten's tasty new version of the classic play serves up two hours of sumptuous silliness."
The Brooklyn Optimist
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"Sprightly, intelligent, well cast...briskly and wisely directed...ample proof of just how well this particular comedy works if the talent behind it knows where it's going and how to get there!."
The Irish Echo
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Raves for Innocent Diversions
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Holiday Spirit Descends on Austenland - New York Times
There's so much that's wonderful about this imaginative show. Set in December 1803, a wildly excited Jane Austen presides over holiday theatricals at a celebration for family and friends at a Hampshire country estate. - Back Stage
Innocent Diversions, the Jane Austen-style holiday fare from Theater Ten Ten, written, adapted, and directed by Lynn Marie Macy, is an absolute delight. - nytheatre.com
Now for something completely different: How would you like to be a guest at the country house of the Bigg-Wither family, neighbors of Jane Austen and her family, and join in the Christmas after-dinner entertainment? - stagestrucknyc.com
Jane Austen fans and scholars need not read any further; they are more or less required to attend "Innocent Diversions: A Christmas Entertainment With Jane Austen and Friends," … if it's Austen, attention must be paid. - New York Times
The novelist, interpreted as brilliant, vivacious, and fun-loving by charismatic Karen Eterovich, leads friends and family through songs and comedic renderings of letters, novels, stories, plays, and poetry, all re-created with vigilant attention to historical detail by playwright-director Lynn Marie Macy from Austen's early writings. Back Stage
The talented cast is charming and chipper and well directed by Macy. Notably, there is the robust Chelsea Jo Pattison, as the child Fanny Austen, whose performance conveys a sense of fun and a high-spirited pluck. Kudos also to strong comic actress Talaura Harms as Madam Anne Lefroy. -nytheatre.com
Theater Ten Ten (at Park Avenue and 84th Street) gives fans of Jane's novels a chance to get a fair taste of what such innocent holiday entertainments were like in the days before TiVo, DVDs, and video games. - stagestrucknyc.com
Lynn Marie Macy, who wrote, adapted and directed the show, has taken some of Austen's earliest writings - juvenilia, basically - and fashioned them into a fictional Christmas show staged in 1803 by Austen, family members and friends. Correspondence is read aloud ("A Letter From a Worldly Woman to the Daughter of Her Friend"), poems are recited, stories are enacted, a few songs are sung. A recurrent theme is - surprise - marriage prospects from the female perspective. - New York Times
The versatile 11-member cast -- evoking everything from dour maids to pretentious country gentlemen -- is on a par with those in big-budget period films. Dialect coach Annalisa Loeffler elicits near-perfect English accents. - Back Stage
The writing here displays a true appreciation and dedication to Austen's wit and social satire. - nytheatre.com
Lynn Marie Macy, the playwright, has borrowed from the juvenile writings of Jane Austen as well as biographical facts and intuitions about the author and her family and friends to stitch together this entertainment - stagestrucknyc.com
David Arthur Bachrach, as Austen's father, has a fine time with a bit of doggerel called "Verses to Rhyme With 'Rose,'" and the whole troupe gets involved in a daffy (at least for 1803) skit titled "The History of England." - New York Times
Deborah Wright Houston's costumes are exquisite: gorgeous brocades, rich velvets, lace shawls, white gloves, jewels, lush topcoats, white high-button shirts, vests, and riding boots. - Back Stage
Luxurious period costumes are designed by Deborah Wright Houston, and there is a cozy, elegant set by David Fuller. - nytheatre.com
It has charm for anyone with an interest in Austen or a yen to be a tourist at the turn of the 19th century in England - Stagestrucknyc.com
The actors, led by Karen Eterovich as Austen, are fine, and Ms. Macy contrives for Austen's real-life romance to intrude on the fake Christmas show near the end, livening things up. - New York Times
David Fuller's set, framed by bone-colored panels, evokes the warmth and elegance of an early-19th-century English-manor Christmas with fireplace, candles, overflowing holly, patterned rugs, and antique desks. - Back Stage
Overall, this is an absolute charmer. It is in fact exactly what it sets out to be: an innocent diversion. - nytheatre.com
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