Thursday, April 19, 2018
This story of a mother and daughter – both who have lost their ways and their centers – find their ways to break down all the walls that have separated them in the past and start over as…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 04:00PMTuesday, April 17, 2018
Under Daniel Aukin’s captivating direction, the engaging cast reveals the depth of meaning and the layers of rhetorical argument in Joshua Harmon’s explosively honest and intriguing scri…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:38PMTuesday, April 10, 2018
Under Trip Cullman’s discerning and originative direction, the action moves carefully from scene to scene with the tension created by the unfolding conflicts of the characters driving an e…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:02PMTuesday, April 3, 2018
Under Michael Greif’s exacting and precise direction, the action moves forward smoothly with clarity and determination. The cast of eighteen, many of whom play multiple roles, are uniforml…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:37PMTuesday, March 27, 2018
Despite the “language” and a few questionable “choices,” what could be wrong with a musical that ultimately encourages the audience members to “Take care of yourselves and each oth…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:17PMFriday, March 23, 2018
Under Lila Neugebauer’s capable direction, the three actors distill Edward Albee’s characters with authenticity and believability. No captives are taken here in this brilliant battle for…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 05:47PMSunday, March 18, 2018
This animus is the combative “stuff” of Max Baker’s “Hal & Bee,” currently being presented by Stable Cable Lab Company and The New Light Theater Project at 59E59 Theaters. In this …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 05:26PMMonday, March 12, 2018
Occasionally, Eisa Davis’s Millsap and Zach Grenier’s McDowell ratchet up that rhetoric with compelling performances that briefly enliven the otherwise bland action. Whether those moment…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 04:47PMFriday, March 9, 2018
Amidst palace intrigue and political shenanigans, the relationship between Farinelli and the King blossoms as Philippe identifies deeply with the famous maestro, comparing their “regal” …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:39PMThursday, March 8, 2018
Under Matthew Dunster’s keen direction, the members of the cast uniformly deliver stunningly authentic performances that honor Martin McDonagh’s rich, dark approach to disturbingly signi…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 11:24AMSunday, March 4, 2018
Under Oliver Butler’s direction, the actors wrestle with the plays disparate themes (perhaps too many unresolved conflicts?) with honesty. Happy Endings, guilt, fear, catharsis – all get…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:41PMFriday, March 2, 2018
As the distance between Azeem and Saima widens and Azeem’s reluctance to compromise his values strengthens, his life begins to spin out of control. What happens to Azeem, how he reconciles…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:34PMMonday, February 26, 2018
Evanna Lynch finds the core of Runt’s dilemma with a superior acuity. Colin Campbell captures the chilling time when playfulness can become profound commitment. Their characters are authen…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:01PMWednesday, February 21, 2018
In two thirty-five-minute acts, playwright James Inverne attempts to convince the audience that “music helped Israel find its cultural identity during its formative years.” In the first …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:41PMMonday, February 19, 2018
John Lithgow is a joy to watch and a joy to listen to. He remains one of our finest actors on stage and on screen. His performance in his “Stories By Heart” is no exception to those expe…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 04:40PMThursday, February 15, 2018
Evidence of the results of the correlative “Fall” myth motif is the contemporary chorus of continued denials of systemic racism in America – and indeed amidst the resurgence of white s…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:21PMSaturday, January 27, 2018
The success of “The Children,” currently playing at Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, is primarily the result of playwright Lucy Kirkwood’s effective and judici…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:51PMSunday, December 17, 2017
Failing to address any meaningful discussion about systemic racism or any significant conversation about the 1970s race riots, “Downtown Race Riot” remains a puzzling foray into the real…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 10:03AMFriday, December 15, 2017
First, what did work for this production is the casting of Jin Ha as Song Liling and Clive Owen as Rene Gallimand. Both actors explored the many levels of their complex characters which resu…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 01:46PMThursday, December 7, 2017
Inspired by Henry François Becque’s 1885 play “La Parisienne,” Mr. Willimon’s “The Parisian Woman,” currently running at the Hudson Theatre, overshadows its important themes of …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:55PMWednesday, December 6, 2017
Kate Hamill’s retelling also explores the seriousness with which people treat love – romantic and otherwise. Hence, this “Pride and Prejudice” is, in Hamill’s words, “a screwball…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 05:48PMTuesday, December 5, 2017
“Hundred Days” celebrates Saying ‘yes’ to life and all its uncertainties: celebrates facing the fear of loneliness, rejection, and being able to take each other’s troubles “into�…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 10:27AMSaturday, December 2, 2017
The characters and their conflicts are familiar – even more familiar than they were in the 1970s and 1980s. And the plots and subplots driven by their conflicts are even more recognizable.
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 11:42AMTuesday, November 28, 2017
Billy Crudup engages in a dramatic battle with the script and comes up the clear victor, unearthing Mr. Cale’s treasures and bringing Harry Clarke to life with inexorable energy and irrepr…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 09:24AMWednesday, November 1, 2017
“Stuffed” addresses the gamut of issues surrounding weight and its gain or loss (intentional or otherwise), including: body-image; clothing; shaming; anorexia-bulimia; dieting; therapy; …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 09:43AMSunday, October 29, 2017
The play raises rich and enduring questions regarding justice and morality; moral ambiguity; and guilt and innocence. When is it all right to lie to save one’s life? How does systemic raci…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 06:42PMThursday, October 26, 2017
In addition to the Vietnam Jungle, the play addresses the occupied territories of the childhood home and its basement full of memories; of time and space; between characters; between charact…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:10PMWednesday, October 25, 2017
Also compelling is one of Oedipus’s final questions, “Do we have to believe everything they tell us?” Equally compelling is the question of the Coro, “Do we lay down and take what th…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 09:20AMMonday, October 23, 2017
This is a pleasant musical that celebrates the enduring themes of love, commitment, and “being alive.” The cast is uniformly engaging – all triple threats with vocal, acting, and mov…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:27PMFriday, October 20, 2017
Despite the outstanding performances of Arnie Burton and Matt McGrath, the revival of Steven Dietz’s “Lonely Planet,” currently running at the Keen Company at the Clurman at Theatre Ro…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:41PM“Time and the Conways” is a sensitive and courageous exploration of how time (the fourth dimension) teases the fifth dimension and the possibility of alternate universes where, as Alan (…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 11:10AM 
