Tuesday, March 29, 2016
This was a particularly satisfying showing by the Juilliard Dances Repertory. It’s good to know that there is hope for the future of dance represented by these students, all of whom displ…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:56PMScott Ellis’ direction avoids caricature, even in the most broadly drawn characters like the man-hungry Ilona, the gigolo Steven and the scared, but pragmatic clerk Sipos. He make the on…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:00AMMonday, March 21, 2016
Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick’s libretto mocks all the famous disaster films of the seventies, like 'Jaws,' "Earthquake," "The Poseidon Adventure," "The Towering Inferno," "Ben," etc., a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:13PMThursday, March 17, 2016
“Ride the Culture Loop” (1975) to dark, percussion-heavy music by long-time Sokolow colleague, Teo Macero, pitted small groups of dancers against each other, all seemingly trapped in a n…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:40AMSaturday, March 12, 2016
Most people have difficulty imagining Bob Dylan as anything but the down-and-out troubadour singing for his supper in Greenwich Village nightspots in the early Sixties. He is, in fact, an i…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:56AMFriday, March 11, 2016
Finkel needed only minimal help to get up on the stage after recovering from a short illness. He began with patter about how Jews don’t usually drink because it interferes with their suff…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:32AMThursday, March 10, 2016
Along the way she met the songwriters whose work she illuminated. During "Mabel Madness," Ms. Beverley sings “Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man of Mine” (Kern/Hammerstein), “Down in the …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:16AMTuesday, March 8, 2016
Robert Klein, the comedian/actor/writer, was the laid back host whose shtick—a cell phone conversation with God (a humorless lady)—provided the backbone of the show. Klein had to prove …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:30AMSunday, March 6, 2016
The audience for "Angel Reapers" is immediately immersed in the Shaker world, forced to cross the set—simple board floors, ladder-back chairs, a couple of windows and doors—en route to t…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:22AMSaturday, March 5, 2016
“Song Before Spring,” to a vibrant and pulsating steel band score by Philip Glass is an exciting addition to the NYTB repertory. Choreographed by Zhong-Jing Fang and Steven Melendez, �…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:58PMMonday, February 29, 2016
The second Balanchine masterpiece was “Prodigal Son,” the final work that the great impresario Serge Diaghilev commissioned. Prokofiev’s moody, rough-hewn score and colorful, scenery …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:43PMThursday, February 25, 2016
The focus too often strays from Chekhov and his darkly comic portrait of a Russia to a piece of silly business or a maladroit placement of rows of audience members, breaking the fourth wall.…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:02AMMaillot decided, however, to set his version in a distorted fantasy realm, with no identifiable time period or place, distancing the story’s emotional impact. It is difficult to identify …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:45AMTuesday, February 16, 2016
A constant criticism of Nikolais’ work is that he “de-humanized” his dancers by putting them into odd, sculptural costume constructions and giving them “mechanical” movements. Thi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:58PMThursday, February 11, 2016
There are relatively few venues, even in dance crazy NYC, where fledgling choreographers can work on their craft in a totally professional environment. Soaking WET at the West End Theater …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:47PMThursday, February 4, 2016
In the course of a single hour, Ms. Masilo managed to tell the basic story of Swan Lake—albeit a reconfigured version in which the Prince, Siegfried (a wiry, stalwart Songezo Mcilizeli) wa…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:21PMMonday, January 25, 2016
Linda Lavin wears Anna in Richard Greenberg’s "Our Mother’s Brief Affair" like a chic couture outfit with many layers each of which reveals layers of colorful, woven cloth. There is a c…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:01PMFriday, January 22, 2016
Chase put extreme physical demands on her dancers in some works, relied on their acting ability in others, most often combining these elements. She also—as the Pilobolus creators did—co…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:50PMTuesday, January 19, 2016
Question: Why are these five young choreographers so unhappy, so full of angst and disquietude? There’s nothing wrong with exploring the darker side of life, but virtually all of the wor…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:32PMSaturday, January 16, 2016
Reggie Wilson has been combining dance and cultural anthropology for many years. His troupe, Fist & Heel Performance Group, is a living testament to his passion with “Moses(es), Moses…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:25AMTuesday, January 12, 2016
"Maurice Hines: Tappin’ Thru Life" is a pleasantly entertaining look at the personal and professional life of Maurice Hines. Of course, his life and career were closely intertwined with h…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:07PMSunday, December 27, 2015
In Rolin Jones’ re-do of "Much Ado," the soldier buddies have become a Beatles-like rock band called The Quartos, the first of many Shakespearean references. Continuing the parallels: L…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:37PMColby’s fascinatingly entertaining autobiography, "The Algonquin Kid," was turned into a one-time theatrical event as part of the Urban Stages’ Winter Rhythms series, hosted by Mr. Colby…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:57PMTuesday, December 22, 2015
Jackie Hoffman is famous for her combination of sarcasm and wit in a small, rubber-faced package and John “Lypsinka” Epperson, for his uncanny way of taking lip-synching to the heights o…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:00PM"The Hard Nut" is certainly beautiful to behold, its production design based on the work of Charles Burns whose graphic novels feature vividly surreal and haunting images. But, it’s also …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:14PMThursday, December 17, 2015
The humorous banter among the four and their slide-splitting re-creation of the Ed Sullivan show, the main feature of the second act, are reason enough to see "Plaid Tidings." Add in their …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:02PMMonday, December 14, 2015
Malcolm Gets, Jerry Dixon, Mario Cantone and Matt McGrath in as scene from “Steve” (Photo credit: Monique Carboni) Joel Benjamin, Critic Although its emotional impact is universal, Mark …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:04PMSunday, December 13, 2015
It has taken years and many people, to restore the book and score of the 1923 "The Golden Bride" which was last performed in 1948. A concert performance by the National Yiddish Theatre Fo…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:29PMThe Peccadillo Theater Company’s "A Wilder Christmas" is a gentle and genteel evening of theater: two early Thornton Wilder one-act plays, directed with an attention to detail and a leis…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:43PMFriday, December 4, 2015
This post is by Joel Benjamin
Inspired by George Takei’s experiences in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, "Allegiance" is a sometimes moving, sometimes stodgy musical about t…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:46PMWednesday, December 2, 2015
This post is by Joel Benjamin
The pleasure of" Night Is a Room" is watching these three expert actors speak Wallace’s rich, insightful language which veers from wittily highfalutin to exci…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:55PM 
