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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Urinetown’ at the Secret Theatre
Neither losing its longtime space in Long Island City nor enduring the pandemic shutdown has quashed the Secret Theatre. After first re-emerging in physical form with theater programs for children,...
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Theater Review (NYC Fringe): Rachel Redleaf and ‘Too Much of a Good Thing’
Rachel Redleaf’s one-woman show Too Much of a Good Thing has the vibe of one of those highly choreographed standup specials that comedians like Colin Quinn bring to television and even Broadway. While...
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Theater Review (NYC): Blessed Unrest Presents ‘La Musica Deuxième’ by...
It takes skill indeed to fashion a dynamic drama from a split-up couple’s rehashing of their failed relationship. That Marguerite Duras had what it takes is evident in Blessed Unrest’s new production...
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Midnight Coleslaw’s Tales from Beyond the Closet!!!’
The triply-exclamatory title of Midnight Coleslaw’s Tales from Beyond the Closet!!! and the tagline “An evening of boner-chilling terror” tell you all you need to know about what this entertainment...
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Simpatico’ by Sam Shepard at the Chain Theatre
For awhile now I’ve had a sense that Sam Shepard has fallen somewhat out of style. Perhaps his plays seem so of-their-time that producers think they won’t resonate with the current generation of young...
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Interview: Composer Gregory Spears on Santa Fe Opera’s World Premiere of ‘The...
As America’s wall between church and state seems in increasing danger of crumbling, a story of a preacher-turned-politician seems right for our times. Composer Gregory Spears‘ new opera, The...
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Theater Review: ‘N/A’ Clashing Wills, Holland Taylor & Ana Villafañe
N/A In N/A written by Mario Correa (Tail! Spin!), N (Holland Taylor) and A (Ana Villafañe) go head to head sparking conflict in a tightly written work. The stakes are high in this world premiere...
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Theater Review: ‘Empire, The Musical’
Empire, The Musical Opening July 11 in its New York City premiere, Empire, The Musical sets out to strike high emotions in audiences’ hearts. With book, music and lyrics by Caroline Sherman and Robert...
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Theater Review (NYC): Birthday Bust Turns Trip of a Lifetime in ‘Bill’s 44th’
What if you threw yourself a birthday party and no one came? Might your inner child emerge to fashion imaginary companions out of whatever was at hand? Heavily spiked punch and a swirling imagination...
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Theater Review: ‘The Welkin’
The Welkin Where men dominate and rule society, can women judge another woman justly? The Atlantic Theater Company’s production of The Welkin, by Lucy Kirkwood, which closed July 7 after an extension,...
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Review: Les Arts Florissants – Henry Purcell’s ‘The Fairy Queen’ at Caramoor
Saturday’s staging by Les Arts Florissants of Henry Purcell’s 1692 masque The Fairy Queen at Caramoor in Katonah, New York was a summer dream to remember. With a loose connection to Shakespeare’s A...
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Theater Review: ‘Twelfth Night’ from The Drilling Company’s Shakespeare in...
The Drilling Company’s free Shakespeare in the Parking Lot summer series is going strong in its 29th year. The scrappy company’s latest Lower East Side locale is a school parking lot, at a corner...
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Theater Review: ‘JOB’– Power and Psychosis on Broadway
JOB Transferring from Off-Broadway, Max Wolf Friedlich’s JOB opened at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theater. Directed by Michael Herwitz with glossy updates by Scott Penner (scenic design), Michelle J. Li...
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Theater Review (NYC): Matthew Freeman’s ‘The Ask’ Pits Old Left Against New Left
“You’re all healthy, you glow like Mormons.” That backhanded compliment sums up the attitude of Greta, an aging philanthropist, toward a young ACLU fundraiser named Tanner in the crackling new...
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Theater Review (NYC): Shakespeare’s ‘Richard II’ from Smith Street Stage
Richard II Few of Shakespeare’s title characters are as ripe for interpretation as Richard II. In Smith Street Stage’s new production of Richard II at the Mark O’Donnell Theater in Brooklyn, Theo...
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Theater Review: ‘Our Class’– Former Playmates Become Murderers
Based on Jan T. Gross’ Neighbors, Tadeusz Slobodzianek’s Our Class chronicles the destiny of 10 classmates over a period of 80 years. Initially, we meet them in primary school in a small village in...
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Redeemed’ by Chisa Hutchinson
A carceral cancer has overtaken the United States. We have a “prison-industrial complex” rife with terrible living conditions, violence, inequitable sentencing, and cruel and unusual punishments like...
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Broadway Review: ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ with Sutton Foster, Michael Urie, Ana...
Once Upon a Mattress By now, the hit Encores! production of Once Upon a Mattress that transferred to Broadway last month has settled in. With well-paced, seamless abandon, the leads are making the...
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Theater Review (NYC): Anthony Edwards in ‘The Counter’
Anthony Edwards, Susannah Flood in The Counter Dynamic, superb performances by Anthony Edwards and Susannah Flood lift Meghan Kennedy’s sharp, beautifully spare dramedy The Counter, presented in a...
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Good Bones’
Good Bones If one builds structures that have “good bones,” i.e. solid foundations, the greater the likelihood these structures will last. The same might be said for relationships. In Good Bones, in...
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