Tuesday, April 18, 2023
By Tulis McCall I don’t know where to begin. More than once duing the performance of “White Girl In Danger” by Michael R. Jackson my guest and I looked at one another and said, “What…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 01:33PMFriday, April 14, 2023
This production is "Camelot Light" which is too bad because at its core it is a universal tale of how hope can become calamity and still not surrender. It is a noble tale that deserves a n…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 11:55AMThursday, April 13, 2023
There is something to be said for two guys - Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro - aided in no small part by their musical director Henry Koperski - having fun. Just plain fun. Serious fun. And…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 12:00PMSunday, March 26, 2023
At 95, Maye is an explosion of joy tempered with a touch of sarcasm and voice that is like velvet and knows where to lead us.
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:10PMTuesday, March 21, 2023
It's not that I feel precious about original scripts. I recently saw "A Doll's House" and thought Amy Herzog did a masterful job of doing just enough to mold the script into a new incarnat…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:27PMSunday, March 19, 2023
The human elements of alcoholism and its control of life can be harsh, and many of us have experienced interactions with those who abuse. Man breaks into an angry rant about society in Ameri…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 09:30PMFriday, March 17, 2023
When Nora finally stands up on her own two feet, when she gives the final final, it feels as if we have all ben given permission to breathe, and, if we choose, permission to walk out into th…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 01:57PMSo yes - if you want your spirits lifted by music and a band of mighty performers - get thee to this show. The story may be sad but somehow you will se through it to the glory.
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 11:35AMTuesday, March 14, 2023
The production is directed by three people: Liliana Padilla, Rachel Chavkin and Steph Paul. Their separate contributions are never made clear. What was made clear in the program was th…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:07PMFriday, March 10, 2023
Smith knew 90 years ago that one should not mess with a woman whose mind has been made up. In the middle of the Depression, with nothing to her name and only her brain and daring to guide he…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:15PMFriday, February 10, 2023
I congratulate those people who could look past the tepid writing and direction. They got something out of this play and thought of their own parents’ journeys. I am not so patient.�…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 02:53PMTuesday, February 7, 2023
By David Walters There’s a wonderful modern apartment set on the stage at the Audible Theater for the play Lucy. Modern whites and shades of gray, a little blonde wood and some chrome on t…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 02:31PMSaturday, February 4, 2023
Morrison's selection of songs covers everyone from Taylor Swift (Snow On The Beach)to Stephen Sondheim (Losing My Mind) to Lizzo (Soulmate) to Harry Warren and Al Dublin (I Only Have Eyes fo…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 12:55PMTuesday, January 24, 2023
With "Small Talk," there is no obvious trajectory as there was in Quinn's previous shows
Perhaps it is because the very notion of small talk becomes like a snake eating its own tail. Sm…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 01:35PMFriday, January 6, 2023
Mendez is a standout for so many reasons - mainly because although this story is featured as being about Frank and Charlie, it is Mary who provides the catalyst, the spark. She keeps the t…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 02:12PMMonday, January 2, 2023
Listening to Maye you are obliged to open your heart and let the sun shine in. She has been crafting these songs for more than 70 years. Her performance is so dazzling that, when the s…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 12:45PMTuesday, December 20, 2022
This is a story executed in exquisite detail and delicacy that pierces you like a scalpel. It is the story of Suzanne Alexander, a student and unwed mother, caught in the racism of the 1950'…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:40PMWednesday, December 7, 2022
Here's the thing about Deirdre O'Connell: she commits to every role she plays with such ferocity that you buy into whatever it is she is selling. She could be doing a play about automatic …
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 06:28PMTuesday, December 6, 2022
Seems as though most of Diamond's songs are biographical ad universal at the same time. Hearing them again makes us remember that theses songs are woven into the fabric of our lives - begi…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:18PMTuesday, November 29, 2022
I realized early on that Mike Birbiglia reminded me of my cousin, Tim. Tim could start a story about Grammy Gracie making breakfast at midnight to sober up the people playing cards in the …
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:25PMTuesday, November 22, 2022
In this Christmas tale, Scrooge stand at the very center of lights, sound and action. It is theatrical magic, and Mays never lets us down for a minute. He is astonishing in his precision…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 04:09PMFriday, November 18, 2022
The second the curtain went up and the quartet began to sing I relaxed, knowing I was going to hear performances of extremely high quality. Victoria Clark, who walks on water in my opinion, …
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 02:19PMThursday, November 10, 2022
This is the story of how Sayet has become a magnet for Native American stories and is now a walking compendium of this knowledge. She is spreading the word as fast as she can. This is gr…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:14PM"A Man of No Importance" is a musical where you can sit back, relax, and as the saying goes "let them entertain you."
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 12:00PMTuesday, November 8, 2022
This play is titled Chester Bailey, but it should be titled Philip Cotton.
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:17PMSunday, October 30, 2022
"Walking With Ghosts" is a meandering piece that wanders about like a lost child at a carnival. It samples food and rides and when the parents are not found it settles down and goes to sle…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 04:39PMWednesday, October 26, 2022
I am at a loss here. I cannot figure out what Robert O’Hara had in mind when directing “Raisin In The Sun” now at the Public Theater. Something more than what is on the page perhap…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 05:37PMFriday, October 21, 2022
Oh for goodness sake STOP READING THIS NOW.
Go to you computer or even your phone (how old school would you like to go???) and make a reservation to see this wonder we call Marilyn Maye (…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 11:12AMSunday, October 16, 2022
Whether you know Etheridge's music or not, this is a performer who will impress the socks off you and then some. I say go get a ticket or two for this rare and intimate performance.
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 09:15PMFriday, October 14, 2022
All in all this production didn’t add up for me. I remember seeing another production 10 years ago and left there feeling connected, like kin, to this family and its raw magic, shining g…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:38PMTuesday, October 11, 2022
NewYorkRep, will present a special one-night-only benefit reading of Spare Rib, a new play by Winter Miller, Monday, October 24 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). Directed by Mia Wa…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 02:58PM 
