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Reviews: Anthony Rapp and Colin Quinn Fly Solo
January 25, 2023, 8:04.11 pm ET
Photos: Russ Rowland/Monique Carboni
By Brian Scott Lipton
I give full credit to any performer willing to take the stage by themselves and try to keep an audience’s attention for the entire show. Intriguingly, “Rent” star Anthony Rapp’s first attempt at this genre, "Without You," now at New World Stages, proves to be far more involving than comic veteran Colin Quinn’s "Small Talk," now at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. That said, neither show is snore-inducing nor so startling to prevent your mind from wandering now and then. Continue Reading...
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