Stanford Friedman, Author at The Front Row Center

Notes to Wherever

Posted by Stanford Friedman | Dec 18, 2018 | Reviews

Dignity is not theatricality and Judy Frank, a working actor for over 50 years, falls prey to her own prose.

The Cher Show

Posted by Stanford Friedman | Dec 10, 2018 | Reviews

With a book that barely knows what it’s doing, balanced by a director, a costumer and a star who very much do, The Cher Show is easily the most exciting new Broadway musical of the season.

The Other Josh Cohen

Posted by Stanford Friedman | Nov 13, 2018 | Reviews

These Joshes score an “I’m a mensch!” factor of 10 and the finale is so sweet it will hurt your teeth. But, this journey toward love and self-esteem is told with wit and charm, and is performed by a cast oozing with charisma. Like the pints of ice cream that Josh gobbles down, this confection, er, I mean production, proves impossible to resist.

Sesar

Posted by Stanford Friedman | Oct 25, 2018 | Reviews

In this politically and autobiographically tinged tale of a boy and his father, Pabotoy, with a big assist from Shakespeare, explores what it means to be a friend, a Roman, a countryman, and an immigrant; invoking the past while finding a way to rise above it.

Fiddler on the Roof – in Yiddish

Posted by Stanford Friedman | Oct 16, 2018 | Reviews

Fiddler on the Roof, which premiered in 1964, is a timeless musical. But the fascinating new staging from The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene is a time-bending musical. Spoken and sung in Yiddish (with supertitles in both English and Russian), this Fidler afn Dakh feels like an ancient version newly discovered.