Brighton Beach Memoirs

The Tin Man  Nov 01 09

Brighton Beach Memoirs: Yes, they were Jewish enough. I’m bummed that the revival of Brighton Beach Memoirs closed today after only one week of official performances, and that the revival of Broadway Bound will not go on as planned. We saw Brighton Beach Memoirs a few weeks ago and even though it wasn’t a perfect [...] Full story...

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