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Theater Review (NYTW) ‘Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole’
Lights Out: Nat “KIng” Cole at New York Theatre Workshop In Lights Out, when Dulé Hill steps out onto the New York Theatre Workshop stage as Nat King Cole performing his last show (on December 17,...
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘A Letter To Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads...
The gutsy physical-theater duo of Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland have won three Edinburgh Fringe First Awards, and it’s no wonder. While their show A Letter To Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads...
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Theater Review: John Krasinski, No Nice Guy in ‘Angry Alan’
Angry Alan When cruelty spools out gently and gradually, a witness to it barely notices. But after, in Angry Alan, a wholesome, middle-aged man morphs from a butterfly of geniality into an ugly,...
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Review: ‘Music for New Bodies,’ a Symphonic Concert Opera by Matthew Aucoin,...
“Immersive” is an overused word in theatrical discourse these days – or maybe an overdone concept, an effect aspired to a little too often. But immersiveness doesn’t have to be deliberately coded into...
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Theater Review: Jean Smart Shines in ‘Call Me Izzy’
Call Me Izzy It was a wise casting choice to engage Jean Smart for Call Me Izzy. Of course the beloved Hacks star, a six-time Emmy Award winner and Tony nominee, draws fans anxious to see her after...
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Polishing Shakespeare’ by Brian Dykstra
Contemporary playwrights sometimes try their hand at writing in verse, and why not? Shakespeare and his contemporaries and artistic heirs did it. Molière did it. Even T.S. Eliot did it. But few modern...
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Theater Review: ‘Heathers: The Musical’ with Casey Likes, Lorna Courtney,...
Heathers: The Musical A revival of Heathers: The Musical, based on the cult classic film Heathers (1988) written by Daniel Waters, has rocketed onto New World Stages. With book, music and lyrics by...
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Theater Review: H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘The Whisperer in Darkness’ from RadioTheatre
It’s been a few years since I’ve experienced an “H.P. Lovecraft Festival” show from RadioTheatre. They’ve been a mixed bag, but this year’s entry, The Whisperer in Darkness, is a strong one. Adapted...
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Theater Review: A Superb ‘The Weir’
Drinks and Spirits in a Remote Irish Pub The significance of Conor McPherson’s The Weir, currently in its fourth revival at Irish Repertory Theatre, has evolved for our time. The drama with comedic...
View ArticleTheater Review: ‘F***ed Up Fairytales’
At each performance of F***ed Up Fairytales, game audience members play games to help choose which three of five fairy tales we’ll see staged. But these are not your childhood versions of...
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