Director/writer Suzanne Karpinski has made a valiant effort to corral the chaos by encouraging the audience to get a card stamped by the actors in the various spaces, presumably in the hopes…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:17PMAs a work of writing, "A Good Day to Me Not to You" is blisteringly funny and seems deceptively shapeless, almost like a meandering evening of stand-up comedy, until it comes together to a f…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:39PMOlson might very well be the three-way love child of Thomas Dolby, Bill Irwin, and Max Headroom. He carries the show with an unbridled, infectious, childlike enthusiasm, sharing what he know…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:02PMBoth Garelik and Samuel’s performances as teens are fully formed and not stereotyped; their portrayals as young adults at their ten-year high school reunion are just as authentic. Directio…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:14AMBorelli as Doris Day is charming and appealing; her voice is not quite as strong as Day’s, but it is pretty and expressive, especially in quieter, more intimate moments. At the peak of som…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:00PMLightweight, the cleverly titled one-woman play currently being performed at the SoHo Playhouse, shines an important light on the subject of anorexia, and who better to tell her own story wi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:36AMAs for the play itself, "Love + Science" tells a good story, even if not necessarily a new one. It’s largely another history of AIDS with a few scientific sprinkles thrown in. Where Glass�…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:36PMThere’s no shortage of race-related storytelling in today’s theater and film arenas, and it takes a special entry to become seen among the offerings. "Being Chaka" is one such play; thou…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:03AMThe direction by Nicholas Viselli ultimately misses a key point in this plot, which is that Alan and Annette should be staged as perpetually trying to leave Veronica and Michael’s apartmen…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:54PMMatt O’Shea as Matthias and Rachel Gatewood as Sheila in a scene from Frank Tangredi’s “Muse” at The Tank (Photo credit: Bronwen Sharp) Christopher Caz, Critic Greenhouse Ensemble of…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:35AMFortunately for us, “Magisian” Drance is quite the storyteller. Under the reasonably succinct direction of Jackie Lucid, he spryly moves around the space, emphasizing parables with chalk…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:54PMBorinsky’s dialogue is filled with colorful, quirky lines which are often funny and entertaining, but the entire script borders on absurdity without a cohesive through point. There are a h…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:07PMSetting aside societal shame and judgment, anonymous sexual encounters have their benefits. If the chemistry works, then there’s the immediate gratification in the form of pleasure. If the…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:35PMNorris’ smart and effective script is packed with controversy; its characters are stained by the trauma in which their lives have been steeped, and it’s uncertain they will ever feel cle…
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