Monday, January 13, 2014
When my friend and I took our seats at Lyrics & Lyricists, a series at 92Y celebrating the American Songbook, the women next to us remarked that we were probably the youngest people ther…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 12:33AMFriday, December 6, 2013
My friend Sarah Taylor Ellis and her songwriting partner Lane Williamson are going to have a concert of their music at 54 Below next Thursday night. If you want to see them before they're fa…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 02:38PMWednesday, November 20, 2013
Halley Feiffer is a talented actress and her play How To Make Friends and Then Kill Them, now playing at Rattlestick, proves that she is one to watch as a playwright as well.Photo credit: Ha…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 05:35PMOne of the biggest off-Broadway success stories right now is Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812. David Malloy's immersive musical based on War and Peace started out a…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:31AMMonday, November 18, 2013
I'll be honest. I have a bit of Macbeth fatigue. It seems like there's a production or two every year. But as soon as the cast for the Lincoln Center Theater production directed by Jack O'Br…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:00AMWednesday, November 13, 2013
There are five reasons to see the New Group's production of Beth Henley's new play The Jacksonian at Theatre Row and they are: Ed Harris, Glenne Headly, Amy Madigan, Bill Pullman, and J…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 06:26PMMonday, October 28, 2013
Following a sold out run in Los Angeles, Nothing to Hide is now playing at the Pershing Square Signature Center through December 8. Sleight-of-hand artists Derek DelGaudio and Helder Guimar�…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 03:52PMSunday, October 27, 2013
Playwrights Horizons invited me to attend and write about an early preview of The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters by Marlane Meyer. I say this to make clear that I'm not breaking any press…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 01:07PMWednesday, October 23, 2013
Do you like '70s music, Mary Testa, Seth Rudetsky, and/or disaster movies? If yes, then you might want to enter this contest to win a pair of tickets to Disaster! A 1970s Disaster Movie…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 03:53PMMonday, October 21, 2013
As much as I love theater, even I have to admit that it has its limitations, just like any medium, and not all works translate to the stage. John Grisham's A Time To Kill might be one of tho…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 01:23PMWednesday, October 2, 2013
Keen Company's revival of Jon Robin Baitz's The Film Society is the first time the playwright's work has been revived in New York, but one has to wonder why. When a playwright has succe…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 03:16PMFriday, September 6, 2013
If you don't know the name Michael Mitnick yet, you probably will soon. His musical Fly by Night (co-written with Will Connolly and Kim Rosenstock) will get its New York premi…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:00AMTuesday, September 3, 2013
Well, summer is unofficially over, but that means the fall Broadway season is almost here. One of the new plays this season is Rupert Holmes' adaptation of John Grisham's novel A Time T…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:43AMThursday, August 29, 2013
Hey all. I know you enjoy contests, so I wanted to let you know that my friends at Seasons of Savings are running a contest every Wednesday for the run of the program. It's called Win it Wed…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 09:56PMFriday, August 23, 2013
If you're reading this blog, you're probably a Sondheim fan. (If not, why are you reading a theater blog? Did you think it was a science blog? If so, I apologize). Anyway, this Monday, Augus…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:15AMWednesday, August 21, 2013
I feel like Rati Gupta and I could be friends. She speaks in references to '90s teen movies, a language I am fluent in. And even if you aren't familiar with the films, while watching her sho…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:41PMTuesday, August 13, 2013
One of the nice things about the Fringe Festival listings is that it includes run times. I think I speak for many when I say I'm more willing to take a chance on a show if it's not…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 05:39PMMonday, August 12, 2013
Romeo and Juliet is coming back to Broadway for the first time since 1986 and I'm giving away a pair of tickets. The star-crossed lovers will be played by Orlando Bloom of Pirates of the Car…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:00AMTuesday, July 16, 2013
You can probably figure out if Forever Tango is for you based on the title. If you like tango, then you will enjoy yourself. If you don't, you probably wouldn't want to sit through…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 11:10PMThursday, July 11, 2013
Did you spend fourth of July weekend with your family? What better way to recover than seeing a play about someone else's family? I have a pair of tickets to see Unbroken Circle by James Wes…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 02:37PMTuesday, June 25, 2013
It's no wonder that Dana Boll wanted to write a play about her grandparents' experiences during the Holocaust. Their story, like so many, is an inspiring and moving one. Bella and Raymond we…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 03:08PMThursday, June 20, 2013
Photo credit: Carol RoseggPotted Potter, a Harry Potter parody in which all 7 books are performed in 70 minutes, is back at the Little Shubert Theatre for the second summer in a row. Full di…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 06:45PMMonday, June 17, 2013
It seems like we're still recovering from last Broadway season, but it's almost time for the 2013-2014 season. First up is a ten-week engagement of Forever Tango at the Walter Kerr Theatre. …
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 11:41AMMonday, May 27, 2013
Back by popular demand, Dave (@NineDaves) and I have teamed up to bring you our take on what’s keepin’ it real and what’s faking it each week on SMASH. Follow the 'caps here or on…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:18PMBack by popular demand, Dave (@NineDaves) and I have teamed up to bring you our take on what’s keepin’ it real and what’s faking it each week on SMASH. Follow the 'caps here or on…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:15PMFriday, May 24, 2013
In the move from Manhattan Theatre Club's Studio at Stage II to the Union Square Theatre, Murder Ballad has a larger performance space, lost Karen Olivo, and gained Caissie Levy, but the sho…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 04:42PMSunday, May 12, 2013
Back by popular demand, Dave (@NineDaves) and I have teamed up to bring you our take on what’s keepin’ it real and what’s faking it each week on SMASH. Follow the 'caps here or on…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:00PMFriday, May 10, 2013
Photo credit: Monique CarboniBunty Berman Presents... is a great idea in theory--a musical about 1950s Bollywood presented in Hollywood Golden Age style. Occasionally, such as at the end of …
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 05:07PMTuesday, May 7, 2013
Reed Birney and Susan Kelechi Watson; Photo credit: Ben AronsI went to see Core Values at Ars Nova this weekend because I will see Reed Birney in anything. I can now add Erin Wilhemi, S…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 11:42AMSunday, May 5, 2013
Back by popular demand, Dave (@NineDaves) and I have teamed up to bring you our take on what’s keepin’ it real and what’s faking it each week on SMASH. Follow the 'caps here or on…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 11:00PMFriday, May 3, 2013
From left: Eleanor Matsuura, Sam Troughton, and Adam James; Photo credit: Carol RoseggLast summer, Mike Bartlett presented New York theatergoers with a cockfight in the form of two lovers vy…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 04:04PM 
