Consider this post your curtain call.
Here’s my advice…go to New York.
- If you go to New York, your entertainment options are endless
- If you’re looking for entertainment options, consider taking in an on/off Broadway show
- If you decide to take in an on/off Broadway show, do your homework before you go
HOW on earth do you that? You do that here at ABOUT LAST NIGHT - an uber blog about the arts in New York City and the rest of America.
What makes About Last Night unique is that it’s written by Terry Teachout, 
a New York resident who just happens to also be the drama critic of The Wall Street Journal and the music critic of Commentary magazine.
I’d say that qualifies what he has to say as worth a listen. Wouldn’t you?!
Here’s a sample of what Terry recently said in his review of The Fantasticks:
In calling “The Fantasticks” guileless, I don’t mean to suggest that it is anything other than impeccably crafty. Part of what makes it so effective, in fact, is that Tom Jones’ book takes all the stock devices of the Broadway musical, strips away their superfluities, and transforms them into timeless archetypes: two young lovers, two quarreling parents, two blundering stooges and a tall, dark stranger who appears from out of nowhere to set the simple plot in motion….
…I should add, by the way, that The Fantasticks is the most child-friendly show currently playing in the New York theater district. It’s lively, squeaky-clean, and not too long, and anyone old enough to watch a love story without squirming in his seat or going Eeuuww! is old enough to enjoy it.
You can read the full details of this review and MANY others here (definitely worth it).
So…what do you take away from all of this? Simple…next time you’re 212-bound, do yourself a favour and make it down to Broadway.
Like a swiss army knife makes camping a WHOLE lot easier, so too will arming yourself with About Last Night’s recommendations before you get there.
Break a leg.
T&D Rating: 5 intermissions (out of 5)
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