Off-Broadway Review: “Deep History” at the Public Theater’s Shiva Theater...
The Public Theatre is currently offering the North American Premiere of “Deep History,” written and performed by David Finnigan, which addresses the critical subject of global warming and climate...
View ArticleBroadway Review: “Tammy Faye” at the Palace Theatre (Final Performance on...
The main problem with “Tammy Faye,” currently on at the Palace Theatre is not the vapid lyrics by Jake Shears or the bland book by James Graham. Unfortunately, the “New Broadway Musical” has nothing to...
View ArticleOff-Broadway Review: “DRAG: The Musical” at New World Stages (Through Sunday,...
“DRAG: the Musical” which was originally released as a concept album and had brief runs in Los Angeles in 2022 and 2024 has made its way to an off-Broadway theatre at New World Stages. The title lives...
View ArticleOff-Broadway Review: “The Beacon” at the Irish Repertory Theatre (Closed...
In Nancy Harris’s “The Beacon,” currently on at the Irish Repertory Theatre, four characters navigate through life’s rough waters. Three make it. One is still lost at sea. The back wall of Beiv’s (Kate...
View ArticleBroadway Review: “Our Town” at the Barrymore Theatre (Currently On)
“Our Town” by Thorton Wilder is recognized as a classic, and the revival now playing at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway, directed by Kenny Leon is the perfect example of why it has achieved...
View ArticleBroadway Review: “Swept Away” at the Longacre Theatre (Currently On)
“Swept Away,” currently on at the Longacre Theatre, was inspired by the 2004 album “Mignonette” by the American folk-rock band The Avett Brothers. Although the album was suggested by the shipwreck and...
View ArticleOff-Broadway Review: “Shit. Meet. Fan.” at MCC Theater’s New Mills Theater...
As the characters are pressured into having their dirty laundry aired in the new play “Shit. Meet. Fan.” which is now in an extended run at MCC Theater, the list of reasons why the show does not work...
View ArticleBroadway Review: “Sunset Blvd.” at the St. James Theatre (Currently On)
Gone are the turban, the grand staircase, the jewels, the chandeliers, the drapes, and the viewing of Norma Desmond’s monkey in the reimagining of “Sunset Blvd.” currently running at the St. James...
View ArticleBroadway Review: “Maybe Happy Ending” at the Belasco Theatre (Currently On)
The charming new musical, “Maybe Happy Ending,” now playing at the Belasco Theatre, with music composed by Will Aronson and the book and lyrics penned by Mr. Aronson and Hue Park, will certainly make...
View ArticleOff-Broadway Review: “The Blood Quilt” at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitze E....
Families of any number, age, or culture often meet for special occasions, some more special than others. Depending on the mix of those above descriptors, these get-togethers result in quite different...
View ArticleOff-Broadway Review: The New Group’s “Babe” at The Pershing Square Signature...
Abby (Marisa Tomei) has co-produced records with Gus (Arliss Howard) for thirty-two years. She had been his right hand, but her name never appears on the album as co-producer. She finds talent. Gus...
View ArticleBroadway Review: “Eureka Day” at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman...
What could go wrong at a private school whose five-member board of directors makes all decisions based on consensus and has what benefitted the community at heart as their guiding principle. A board so...
View ArticleBroadway Review: “Cult of Love” at the Helen Hayes (Currently On)
It is important to pay attention to the title of a play, especially in the case of Leslye Headland’s well-crafted “Cult of Love” currently running at the Helen Hayes. The Dahl nuclear family cult began...
View ArticleBroadway Review: “Gypsy” at the Majestic Theatre (Currently On)
The widely anticipated revival of “Gypsy “on Broadway has finally arrived, along with the reopening of the Majestic Theatre after a healthy renovation, requiring the theatre to be closed for nearly...
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