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Sunday, November 29, 2015

Review: In ‘Alison’s House,’ a Family Struggles to Protect a Literary Legacy by Claudia La Rocco

This revival of Susan Glaspell’s 1930 play, loosely based on events surrounding Emily Dickinson, provides an opportunity to reflect on defending women’s freedom in a man’s world.

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Saturday, October 17, 2015

Review: ‘Helen Lawrence’ Has Cops, Blondes, Hustlers and, of Course, a Corpse by Claudia La Rocco

This noir-flavored production from Canadian Stage, part of the Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, combines film and live action.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Review: ‘The Alcoholic Movie Musical!’ Goes Down Easy by Claudia La Rocco

The form goes meta in a performance piece by Cynthia Hopkins called “The Alcoholic Movie Musical!”

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Review: ‘Holden’ Explores the Distance That Killing Requires by Claudia La Rocco

Written and directed by Anisa George, this compelling, disturbing play at the New Ohio Theater examines the mindsets that can lead to violence.

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Monday, May 25, 2015

P.S. 1 Welcomes Ann Liv Young by CLAUDIA LA ROCCO

P.S. 1 has a change of heart and decides to allow the performance artist Ann Liv Young back to deliver a lecture after a contentious performance in February ended abruptly with the museum cu…

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Theater Review | 'Raoul': An Elephant, a Jellyfish and a Man With a Lot on, and in, His Mind by CLAUDIA LA ROCCO

The French artist James Thiérrée brings a fantastical meditation on identity to the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival.

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Theater Review | 'I’m Going to Make a Small Incision Behind Your Ear to Check and See if You’re Actually Human': Heeding Audience Cues and Ping-Pong Balls by CLAUDIA LA ROCCO

The new show from Witness Relocation is a mash-up of rules and ridiculousness: great fun, stupid fun and great stupidity.

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Theater Review | 'Así Que Pasen Cinco Años': Fiancé, Tied in Poetic Knots by Claudia La Rocco

Repertorio Español performs Federico García Lorca’s mysterious, intimate play “Así Que Pasen Cinco Años” in Spanish with a live English translation.

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Theater Review: The End Is Near, Now Everybody Dance! by Claudia La Rocco

“Dog Act” at the Flamboyan Theater follows traveling vaudevillians as they move through a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

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Theater Review | 'Dog Act': The End Is Near, Now Everybody Dance! by Claudia La Rocco

“Dog Act” at the Flamboyan Theater follows traveling vaudevillians as they move through a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

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Critic’s Notebook: Drama Revived by the Kindness of Strangeness by Claudia La Rocco

The Wooster Group’s new production of Tennessee Williams’s 1977 play “Vieux Carré” draws from various influences, including Chinese opera, the films of Paul …

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The Impresario Who’s Keeping the ’80s Spirit Alive Downtown by Claudia La Rocco

Earl Dax is a promoter of parties and community spirit in the gay downtown scene.

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Monday, March 9, 2015

Review: ‘Bambi______/Kaffeehaus’ Mixes Up an Absurdist Linguistic Orgy by Claudia La Rocco

Inspired by Felix Salter, author of “Bambi” and smut, a Little Lord production at the Brick plays with cafe culture, pornography, Zionism and more.

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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Theater Review: ‘Horse Girls,’ a Black Comedy at the Cell by Claudia La Rocco

Jenny Rachel Weiner’s “Horse Girls,” directed by Sarah Krohn, is a 50-minute pop descent into madness, set in an equine-themed bedroom.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Theater Review: ‘Traveling Lady,’ Starring Rossy de Palma by Claudia La Rocco

“Traveling Lady,” at the French Institute Alliance Française’s Crossing the Line festival, is a fashion-driven multimedia concoction inspired by a journalist’s travels.

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Monday, September 29, 2014

Theater Review: Geraldine Hughes Returns to New York With ‘Belfast Blues’ by Claudia La Rocco

The actress-author of “Belfast Blues,” Geraldine Hughes, tells her story against images of Northern Ireland’s history.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Theater Review: ‘Solitary Light,’ by Axis Theater, on Triangle Factory Fire by Claudia La Rocco

The musical “Solitary Light,” in the Theater: Village festival, touches on the 1911 Triangle garment factory fire that killed scores of garment workers.

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Friday, September 12, 2014

Theater Review: Ira Glass Stars in ‘Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host’ by Claudia La Rocco

The popular radio show host Ira Glass performs with Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass in “Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host.”

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Theater Review: Thornton Wilder’s ‘Our Town’ at Green-Wood Cemetery by Claudia La Rocco

Brooklyn’s majestic Green-Wood Cemetery is the setting for a production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.”

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Theater Review: ‘Nomads’ at the Incubator Arts Project by Claudia La Rocco

The life of the writer Jane Bowles in part forms the basis for Julia Jarcho’s play “Nomads.”

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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Theater Review: ‘Amaluna,’ a Cirque du Soleil Extravaganza by Claudia La Rocco

“Amaluna,” a Cirque du Soleil show directed by Diane Paulus, creates a fantasy world where female strength is out front.    

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Monday, March 24, 2014

Theater Review: ‘Adoration of the Old Woman’ at Intar by Claudia La Rocco

“Adoration of the Old Woman” finds its 17-year-old heroine shipped off to Puerto Rico to live with her great-grandmother.    

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Theater Review: ‘The Pig, or Vaclav Havel’s Hunt for a Pig,’ a Wry Czech Tale by Claudia La Rocco

“The Pig, or Vaclav Havel’s Hunt for a Pig,” a musical theater piece at 3LD Art & Technology, evokes the use of subterfuge in a mercurial and oppressive society. Pork is served. &…

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Friday, March 7, 2014

Theater Review: ‘A Living Documentary,’ a Solo Show at New York Live Arts by Claudia La Rocco

To beat the high cost of her art, Cynthia Hopkins is the cast and (largely) the crew in “A Living Documentary” at New York Live Arts in Chelsea.    

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Theater Review: Toni Bentley’s Memoir ‘The Surrender’ Is Now a Play by Claudia La Rocco

Toni Bentley’s erotic memoir, “The Surrender,” is now a one-woman play at the Clurman Theater.    

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Theater Review: ‘Feast’ Revisits Babylon, With Interactive Whoopee Cushions by Claudia La Rocco

“Feast,” written and directed by Andrew Ondrejcak, re-enacts the final banquet of Babylon at the Public Theater as part of the Under the Radar festival.    

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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Theater Review: ‘The Year I Was Born’ at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theater by Claudia La Rocco

“El Año en Que Nací (The Year I Was Born)” examines Chile’s tumultuous history through the eyes of artists born during Augusto Pinochet’s rule.    

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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Annie Dorsen’s ‘A Piece of Work’ at BAM by Claudia La Rocco

“A Piece of Work,” Annie Dorsen’s “algorithmic” take on Shakespeare’s Danish prince, is scrambled by computer codes and chatbots.    

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Theater Review: ‘What We Know,’ Pamela Carter’s Play at Teatro Circulo by Claudia La Rocco

In Pamela Carter’s “What We Know,” a woman struggles to understand the meaning of her partner’s death.    

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Friday, December 6, 2013

Theater Review: A No-Frills ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at the Public by Claudia La Rocco

The Mobile Shakespeare Unit’s production of “Much Ado About Nothing” gives life to a much-told tale and to its audience.    

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Theater Review: ‘Ballerina Swan,’ Choreographed by Michael McGowan by Claudia La Rocco

“Ballerina Swan” is a stage adaptation of Allegra Kent’s children’s book about a swan who wants to dance.    

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All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards