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Opinionist: Top Ten in Theater 2010

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John Del Signore

Published Jan 1, 2011

Modified Jan 2, 2011

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Joan MarcusGatz: Best show of the century, so far. The Elevator Repair Service's audacious interpretation of The Great Gatsby mirrored and enhanced the solitary experience of reading, while also making it miraculously communal. In this unforgettable show, Fitzgerald's masterpiece came to vivid life across the span of six enthralling hours, with all 49,000 words given their due. Unforgettable. Read our full review here, and check out our interviews with director John Collins and actor Scott Shepherd.

 

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Taken as a whole, 2010 won't go down as one of the most extraordinary years for theater in NYC. Compared to the past three years, which saw such electrifying works as The Eaten Heart, Passing Strange, and The Confidence Man, there simply didn't seem to be quite as many "must-see" productions. But the highlights were as terrifically high as any other year, and, in our humble opinion, these were the ten best shows we saw in 2010, in order of excellence: Gatz, Chekhov Lizardbrain, Clybourne Park, The Aliens, Dusk Rings a Bell, Lear, Red, The Collection and A Kind of Alaska, The Little Foxes, and The Creditors. Click on the image for more on why these shows made NYC's theater scene one of the best reasons to pay the extortionary rent in this town.

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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.

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