Review: “Stupid Fu**ing Bird” Takes a Dive at the Pearl Theatre Company
Since its first production in 2013, Aaron Posner’s “Stupid Fu**ing Bird” – “sort of” adapted from Chekhov’s alluded to classic – cannot begin until a willing audience member takes Con’s (Christopher...
View ArticleReview: “Red Speedo” at the New York Theatre Workshop (Closes Sunday April 3,...
“You did the only thing you could,/and the only thing you should./When you go for what you want, when you think about yourself,/when you do what’s best for you,/everyone benefits” – Peter to Ray On the...
View ArticleNews: The Flea Extends Adam Rapp’s Acclaimed “Wolf in the River” through May 16
“Extraordinary… Nothing like you have ever seen before and nothing you are likely ever to see again.” – Theatre Reviews Limited Adam Rapp’s “Wolf in the River,” an impressionistic glimpse into the...
View ArticleReview: “House Rules” Change Rapidly at HERE Arts Center
Casino rule number one: the house always wins! That is certainly the case in Vera’s (Mia Katigbak) house where her daughters Twee (Tina Chilip) and Momo (Tiffany Villarin) are encouraged to abide by...
View ArticleReview: “The Crucible” at the Walter Kerr Theatre Relives a Horrific Time in...
There are certain productions that you know – even before the curtain comes up – whether they will grab you or not. The latest revival of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” is probably one of those. First,...
View ArticleReview: “Hamilton” Grapples Richly with the Past at the Richard Rodgers Theatre
“What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see.” (Alexander Hamilton) In March 2008 Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking “In the Heights” opened on Broadway after critically...
View ArticlePreview: Performances for “A Better Place” Begin on Wednesday, May 4
Rehearsals began the week of March 31st for the world premiere limited engagement of “A Better Place,” a new work by playwright Wendy Beckett (“Anaïs Nin: One of Her Lives,” “A Charity Case”) and...
View ArticleReview: Danai Gurira’s “Eclipsed” Resonates Deeply at the Golden Theatre
Liberia’s Civil Wars created havoc in the fragile West African Nation from 1980 until 2003. The political upheaval often eclipsed the myriad of humanitarian crises generated by the fighting in the...
View ArticleReview: “Bright Star” Celebrates Redemptive Hope at the Cort Theatre
“And I understood that truth seeks us out – then walks beside us like a shadow, and one day it merges with us. Until it does, we are not truly whole.” (Billy to Miss Murphy) Steve Martin and Edie...
View ArticleReview: “Cagney” Taps at the Heart at the Westside Theatre – Upstairs
“Cagney, you’re playing the lead now. Got to carry the picture. Don’t screw it up. Now get back on set. Oh, and Cagney – give me more of that grapefruit stuff!” (Jack Warner in “Cagney”) Although...
View ArticleReview: “You Are Now the Owner of This Suitcase” at Theatre 167 at the West...
“You Are Now the Owner of This Suitcase” is a modern day folktale, comprised of 21 scenes, with contributions from seven different playwrights, with an objective to meld a multiplicity of styles into...
View Article“The Sensuality Party” at the New Group Opens April 15, 2016
The New Group proudly presents “The Sensuality Party” as part of its 2015-2016 season. This New York premiere of a new play by Justin Kuritzkes was developed through The New Group’s New Group/New...
View ArticleReview: “Exit Strategy” at Primary Stages at the Cherry Lane Theatre
“After great pain, a formal feeling comes -/The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs-/The stiff Heart questions was it He, that bore, And Yesterday, or Centuries before?” (Emily Dickinson, #341)...
View ArticleReview: “Nathan the Wise” at Classic Stage Company
The Jerusalem of 1192 in Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s “Nathan the Wise,” currently running at Classic Stage Company, is not unlike the Jerusalem of the present: still a divided city with the three major...
View ArticleReview: “The Father” at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
“With Blue – uncertain stumbling Buzz – Between the light – and me – And then the Windows failed – and then I could not see to see.” (Emily Dickenson, “I heard a Fly buzz” – No. 465) Anne (Kathryn...
View ArticleReview: “She Loves Me” at Roundabout Theatre Company at Studio 54
For those who need reminders, this musical has a long history, both behind and in front of it. (Stay with me here) It all began as an East European play, apparently, but for most of is, it started as...
View ArticleReview: “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” at American Airlines Theatre
I confess that my mind started wandering about three hours into this one, but soon enough, the words, and those reciting them, pulled me back in. “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” is arguably Eugene...
View ArticleReview: “Shuffle Along” at The Music Box Theater
Officially the last production of the 2015/16 season, “Shuffle Along” is the much anticipated not– quite -revival starring Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell. The full title is “Shuffle Along:...
View ArticleReview: “Butterfly” Tugs at Heartstrings at 59E59 Theaters
The only barrier between immersing oneself in Ramesh Meyyappan’s brilliant “Butterfly” is attempting to connect the wordless well-choreographed “dance” of love, betrayal, and redemption with its...
View ArticleReview: “A Better Place” at the Duke on 42nd Street
The current offering from The Director’s Company at the Duke on 42nd Street is a world premiere penned by Australian playwright Wendy Beckett entitled “A Better Place.” It turns out to be an urban...
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