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‘Here Lies Love’ review: David Byrne musical makes Broadway a nightclub

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‘Here Lies Love’ review: David Byrne musical makes Broadway a nightclub

Call it Studio 53.  For the Imelda Marcos bio-musical “Here Lies Love,” which opened Thursday night a block away from the nightclub-turned-venue Studio 54, the Broadway Theatre has been transformed into a sexy discotheque.  Theater review One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission. At the Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway. All 900 of the orchestra … Read more

Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne shine as ‘just friends’ in new comedy ‘Platonic’

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Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne shine as ‘just friends’ in new comedy ‘Platonic’

“Platonic” plays like a modern rendition of “When Harry Met Sally” … almost. The catch here is that, unlike the 1989 romcom movie starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, the main protagonists in “Platonic,” played by Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, don’t end up together — they really are just friends. The half hour Apple … Read more