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Stageworthy - My Current Recomendations

1. The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs (Off-Broadway, Jan. 31st-Mar. 4 2012) (Review *****)

2. How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (Broadway) (Biased Review ****1/2)

3. Once (Broadway, previews begin Feb. 28) (Off-Broadway Review ****1/2)

4. Sleep No More (Off-Broadway) (Review ****1/2)

5. Jesus Christ Superstar (Broadway Previews begin Mar. 1st 2012) (Stratford Review ****1/2)

6. The Book of Mormon (Broadway) (Review ****1/2)

7. The 7 Fingers - Traces (Off-Broadway) (Toronto Review ****1/2)

8. Venus in Fur (Broadway, returns Feb. 7th 2012) (Review ****1/2)

9. Hairspray (Arlington, VA (Greater D.C.)) (Review ****)

10. Leap of Faith (Broadway, previews begin Apr. 3) (Los Angeles Review ****)

11. Newsies (Broadway, Mar. 15- Jun. 10) (Paper Mill Review ***1/2)

12. Anything Goes (Broadway) (Review ****)

13. War Horse (London, Broadway, Toronto begins Feb. 2012) (Review ****)

14. On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (Broadway, until Jan 29th) (Workshop Review ****1/2)

15. Follies (Broadway until Jan. 22 2012) (Review ****)

16. Godspell (Broadway) (Review ****)

17. Other Desert Cities (Broadway) (Review ****)

18. Outside People (Off-Broadway until Jan. 29th) (Review ****)

19. Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical (London, Broadway) (Review ****)

20. Stick Fly (Broadway) (Review ***1/2)

21. Sister Act (Broadway) (Review ***)

22. Seminar (Broadway, until Mar. 4 2012) (Review ***)

23. Chinglish (Broadway until Jan. 29th) (Review ***)

Other Recent Reviews

Million Dollar Quartet (Chicago, Off-Broadway) (Review **)

Miss Abigail's Guide to Mating, Dating & Marriage! (Off-Broadway Review **1/2)

Relatively Speaking (Broadway) (Review *1/2)

Rock of Ages (Broadway) (Broadway Review **1/2)

Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (Broadway) (Original Broadway Review (Julie Taymor Production) **)

Transferworthy (Shows with Possible Transfers to Broadway or elsewhere)

Candide (Boston 2011) (Washington D.C. 2010 Review ****1/2)

Dangerous Beauty (Los Angeles/Pasadena 2010) ***

Giant (Washington DC Signature, Arlington, VA 2009) (Signature 2009 Review) *****

The Kid (Off-Broadway 2010) (Review) ****

Leap of Faith (Los Angeles 2010) (Review)****

Little Miss Sunshine (La Jolla 2011) **1/2

Minsky's (Los Angeles Cast 2009 ***1/2) (Rumour of Broadway transfer)

Parade (London's Donmar Warehouse 2007 Review) (Donmar in Los Angeles 2009 Review) *****

Yank the Musical (Off-Broadway, Transferring to Broadway 2010-2011) (Review) ****

Venice (Los Angeles, 2010) (Review) ****1/2

The Scottsboro Boys (Broadway, 2010) (Review) ****1/2

Ticketworthy - Shows I Am Seeing:

Other People (Toronto, Jan. 18-28)

Cruel and Tender (Toronto, Jan. 21-Feb. 18)

The Blue Dragon (Toronto, until Feb. 19)

Look Back in Anger (Off-Broadway, until Apr. 8)

Merrily We Roll Along (Off-Broadway, Feb. 8-19)

Wit (Broadway, until Mar. 11)

Death of a Salesman (Broadway, beginning Feb. 13)

War Horse (Toronto, begins Feb 2012) (Review ****)

Carrie (Off-Broadway, begins Jan. 31st)

Gatz (Off-Broadway, Mar. 14-May 6)

Bring It On: The Musical (On Tour, Toronto 2012)

Ticketworthy - Shows I Want To See:

The National Ballet of Canada - Toronto, Next Up: La Fille Mal Gardee (Feb. 29-Mar. 4, 2012), The Sleeping Beauty (Mar. 10-18), The Seagull (Mar. 21-25)

Caroline, or Change (Toronto Jan. 21-Feb. 12)

Cymbeline (Off-Broadway)

Freud's Last Session (Off-Broadway)

Ghost The Musical (London, Broadway Mar. 2012)

The Golden Dragon (Toronto Jan. 10-Feb. 19)

Penny Plain (Toronto Jan. 20-Feb. 26)

The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess (Broadway, Previews Begin Dec. 17 2011, Opens Jan. 12 2012, until Jun. 24)

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Other Stage Reviews (Still currently running or on a National Tour)

A Chorus Line - (National Tour ***) (Original Pre-Broadway Revival Cast Review *****)

The Addams Family (Broadway Review **1/2)

August: Osage County (Original Broadway Cast - Review ****)

Avenue Q (Off-Broadway) (Review ****)

Billy Elliot (London, Broadway Review ****1/2)

Burn the Floor (National Tour - Toronto ***)

Carrie Fisher Wishful Drinking (National Tour Toronto 2011 ***)

Chicago - (Original London Cast *****, Broadway Cast 2011 ****)

The Color Purple - (National Tour **1/2)

Dirty Dancing - (Original Toronto Cast - Review 1/2)

The Fantasticks (Off-Broadway) (Review ****)

Fela! -( Original Broadway Cast Review - ***1/2)

Ghetto Klown (Broadway Review ****)

Hair (Original Broadway Cast Review, Original Public in the Park Review *****)

Hairspray - (Original Toronto Cast ***)

High School Musical - (Original 1st National Tour - Review ****)

In The Heights (Original Broadway Cast ****1/2)

Jersey Boys (Broadway, London, National Tour) (Review ****)

Legally Blonde - (Original Broadway Cast ***)

The Lion King - (Original Broadway Cast ****)

Mamma Mia - (Original Toronto and Broadway Cast ***1/2)

Memphis (Broadway Review ***1/2)

Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Review New York Cast ****, Toronto Cast ****1/2)

Mary Poppins - (Broadway Cast (with Original London leads **1/2)

Next to Normal (Pre-Broadway Review ***)

Radio City Christmas Spectacular - (Review **)

Shrek - (Original Broadway Cast - Review **)

South Pacific (Original Broadway Cast - Review) ***1/2

Spamalot - (Broadway Cast **)

Spring Awakening (Original Broadway Cast - Review *****)

The 39 Steps (Broadway Review ***1/2)

West Side Story (Pre-Broadway Review ****1/2)

We Will Rock You - (Original Toronto Cast - Review *1/2)

Wicked - (National Tour *), (Broadway - Review ***1/2, Sydney - Review ***1/2)

Xanadu - (Original Broadway Cast - Review ****)

Other Stage Reviews - Circuses

The 7 Fingers - Traces (Review ****1/2)

Cirque du Soleil - Banana Schpeel (Off-Broadway) (Review **1/2)

Cirque du Soleil - Koozå (Review ****)

Cirque du Soleil - OVO (Review ****1/2)

Cirque du Soleil - Totem (***1/2)

Cirque du Soleil - Verekai ****

Cirque du Soleil - Wintuk (Review ***)

Fuerzabruta (Off-Broadway) (Review ****1/2)

All Times based on Eastern Standard Time and local listings

Best of Television 2010

Sundays

The Amazing Race (Season 18 Premieres Feb. 20th) CBS/CTV 8pm ***1/2 (High: 5/Low 3.5)

Desperate Housewives (Season 7) ABC/CTV 9pm **** (High: 4.5/Low: 2.5)

Undercover Boss (Season 2) CBS/Global 9pm ** (High: 3)

Dexter (Season 5) Showtime 9pm ****1/2

Boardwalk Empire (Season 2 Premieres TBD) HBO 9pm, **1/2

Brothers and Sisters (Season 5) ABC/Global 10pm *** (High: 4)

Bored To Death (Season 2) HBO 10pm ****

The Walking Dead (Season 2 Premieres TBD) AMC 10pm, ***1/2

Mondays

Chuck (Season 4) NBC/CITY 8pm ***1/2 (High: 4)

The Secret Life of The American Teenager (Season 3 Part 2 Premieres TBD) abcFamily/MuchMusic 8pm *** (High: 3.5)

How I Met Your Mother (Season 6) CBS/CITY 8pm ***1/2 (High: 4.5/Low: 3)

House (Season 7) Fox/Global 8pm ** (High: 4.5)

90210 (Season 3) TheCW 8pm * (High: 2)

Greek (Season 4) abcFamily 9pm **** (Low: 3.5)

Gossip Girl (Season 4) TheCW/MuchMusic 9pm *** (High: 4)

The Event (NEW SERIES) NBC/CITY 9pm, *

Mike & Molly (NEW SERIES) CBS 9:30pm ** Interest Level: 1

Hawaii Five-0 (NEW SERIES) CBS/Global 10pm **

Castle (Season 3) ABC/AChannel Mondays 10pm * (High: 2.5)

Weeds (Season 6) Showtime 10pm *** (High: 4.5/Low: 2.5)

The Big C (NEW SERIES) Showtime 10:30pm, Interest Level: 5

United States of Tara (New Season 3 Premieres TBD) Showtime 10pm ****1/2 (High: 5)

Nurse Jackie (New Season 3 Premieres TBD) Showtime/TMN Mondays 10:30pm ****1/2 (High: 5)

Tuesdays

Glee (Season 2) FOX/Global 8pm **** (High: 5)

No Ordinary Family (NEW SERIES) ABC/CTV 8pm **1/2

Life UnExpected (Season 2) TheCW 9pm ****

Raising Hope (NEW SERIES) FOX 9pm ***1/2

Running Wilde (NEW SERIES) FOX 9:30pm ***

Being Erica (Season 3) CBC 9pm ***1/2

The Good Wife (Season 2) CBS/Global 10pm ****1/2 (Low: 4)

Parenthood (Season 2) NBC/CITY 10pm ***

Detroit 1-8-7 (NEW SERIES) ABC 10pm **

White Collar (Season 2) USA/BravoCanada 10pm ***

Wednesdays

Survivor (Season 22) CBS/Global 8pm *** (High: 4/Low: 2)

The Middle (Season 2) ABC 8pm ***1/2

Better With You (NEW SERIES) ABC 8:30pm ***

Friday Night Lights (Season 5) DirecTV 9pm *****

Hellcats (NEW SERIES) The CW/AChannel 9pm *1/2

Modern Family (Season 2) ABC/CITY 9pm *****

Cougar Town (Season 2) ABC/CITY 9:30pm ****1/2 (Low: 3)

The Defenders (NEW SERIES) CBS 10pm *

Las & Order: Los Angeles (NEW SERIES) NBC 10pm *

Blue Bloods (NEW SERIES) NBC/CTV 10pm ***1/2

Top Chef (Season 8 All Stars) BravoUSA 10pm **** (High: 4.5/Low: 3)

Thursdays

The Vampire Diaries (Season 2) The CW/MuchMusic 8pm ***1/2 (Low: 3)

The Big Bang Theory (Season 3) CBS/AChannel 8pm ****

Bones (Season 6) FOX 8pm **** (Low: 3.5)

Community (Season 2) NBC/CITY 8pm ***** (Low: 2)

$#*! My Dad Says (NEW SERIES) CBS/CTV 8:30pm *1/2

30 Rock (Season 5) NBC/City 8:30pm **** (High: 5)

The Office (Season 7) NBC/Global 9pm ***1/2 (High: 5/Low: 3)

Grey's Anatomy (Season 7) ABC/CTV 9pm ** (High: 4.5/Low: 1)

Nikita (NEW SERIES) The CW/AChannel 9pm **1/2

Outsourced (NEW SERIES) NBC 9:30pm **1/2

The Mentalist (Season 3) CBS/CTV 10pm ***1/2 (Low: 3)

Private Practice (Season 4) ABC/AChannel 10pm * (High: 3)

Burn Notice (Season 4 Part 2 Premieres Nov. 11) USA 10pm ***1/2 (High: 4)

Fridays

Human Target (Season 2) FOX/CITY 8pm ** (High: 3)

School Pride (NEW SERIES) NBC 8pm, Interest Level: 2

Secret Millionaire (NEW SERIES Premieres TBD) ABC 8pm, Interest Level: 1

Fringe (Season 3) FOX/AChannel 9pm ***1/2

Supernatural (Season 6) The CW/CITY 9pm ***1/2

Saturdays

Tapeworthy Shows On Hiatus

American Idol (New Season Premieres Jan 2011) FOX/CTV Tuesdays/Wednesdays 8pm **

Breaking Bad (Season 4 Premieres Summer 2011) AMC *****

Damages (New Season 4 Premieres TBD) FX Wednesdays 10pm *****

Degrassi: TNG (Season 10 Part 2 Premieres TBA) Much/TeenNick 7pm ***1/2

Entourage HBO/TMN 10pm ***

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (On Hiatus) FX Thursdays 10pm/Showcase Canada ***

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (On Hiatus) BravoUSA 10pm ***

Leverage (New Season 3 Premieres TBD) TNT 9pm ****

Mad Men (Season 5 TBA) AMC 10pm ***** (Low: 4)

My Boys (New Season Premieres 2011) Wednesdays TBS 10:30pm ***1/2

Parks and Recreation (Season 3 Premieres 2011) NBC/CITY 8:30pm ****

Project Runway (Season 8) Lifetime Thursdays 9pm ** (High: 4)

Project Runway Canada (On Hiatus) Global Tuesdays 10pm ****

The Real World (Season 24) MTV 10pm * (High: 4/Low: 0)

Rookie Blue (Season 2 Premieres 2011) Thursdays ABC 10pm ***

Royal Pains (New Season 3 Premieres TBD) USA 10pm ***1/2

The Secret Diary of a Call Girl Showtime Mondays 10pm ****

So You Think You Can Dance (Season 8 Premieres Summer 2011) FOX/AChannel 8pm *****

So You Think You Can Dance Canada (Season 3) CTV 8pm *****

Grade system

***** - 5 Stars TAPEWORTHY AND WILL watch it LIVE for fear the recording will mess up. Do not attempt to call or try to make plans during this time.

**** - 4 Stars Tapeworthy and I will TRY to watch it LIVE

*** - 3 Stars Tapeworthy, will watch it live if I'm around but if not, will catch it later in the week.

** - 2 Stars Might tape it to watch later as long as I have space and no conflicting shows that have higher priority.

* - 1 Star Won't tape it but if I need something to watch while I fold my laundry (and I'm done all my tapes), I will watch it (ie. Reba).

0 - 0 Stars Will NOT turn on the TV for fear of coming across this show. (ie. According to Jim).

Grades only reflect current new airings. Does not necessarily apply to previous seasons. Grades are subject to change at any moment. Apologies to TV Gal for half borrowing her system.

Best of Television 2010

1. Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)

2. Breaking Bad (AMC)

3. Community (NBC)

4. The Good Wife (CBS)

5. Modern Family (ABC)

6. Cougar Town (ABC)

7. Parks & Recreation (NBC)

8. Better Off Ted (ABC)

9. 30 Rock (NBC)

10. Bored to Death (HBO)

11. Nurse Jackie (Showtime)

12. Party Down (Starz)

13. Ugly Betty (ABC)

14. Lost (ABC)

15. Glee (FOX)

16. The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

17. Bones (FOX)

18. Greek (abcFamily)

19. Desperate Housewives (ABC)

20. The United States of Tara (Showtime)

Previous Best of TV Lists

Best of TV 2009

Best of TV 2008

Best of TV 2007 - 2008 TV Season

Best of TV 2007

Best of TV 2006 - 2007 TV Season

Best of TV 2006

Best of TV 2005 - 2006 TV Season

Best of TV 2005

Alias

Andy Richter Controls The Universe

Angel

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Coupling (UK)

Ed

Entourage

Everwood

Extras

Friday Night Lights

Friends

Gilmore Girls

Grosse Pointe

Jack & Bobby

Little Britain

Love Monkey

Once and Again

Popular

Queer as Folk (UK)

Roswell

Sex and the City

So You Think You Can Dance

Sports Night

The OC

Twin Peaks

24 - Season 1-2

Undeclared

Weeds

Veronica Mars