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Thursday, October 6, 2022

I’m Revolting by Darryl Reilly

In the waiting room of a NYC skin cancer clinic we get to know four diverse patients in this unsatisfying play that is well-performed and crisply mounted. The post I’m Revolting app…

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Saturday, September 24, 2022

Kinky Boots by Darryl Reilly

This Off-Broadway revival of the classic musical is richly entertaining due to its sensational cast and superlative score, book and staging. The post Kinky Boots appeared first on Theaters…

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical by Darryl Reilly

This energetically performed and well-presented musical spoof of the Netflix Sci-Fi series will delight fans and its zaniness should entertain non-viewers. The post Stranger Sings! The Paro…

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Monday, September 19, 2022

The Importance of Being Earnest by Darryl Reilly

This splendid outdoor production of Wilde’s classic comedy has clever staging, lively performances and is part of the Phoenix Festival: Live Arts in Nyack. The post The Importance of …

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

Pandemonium: A Sequel to Peter Pan by Darryl Reilly

Good-natured zaniness abounds as that boy who won’t grow up and Captain Hook appear at the home of a contemporary American family in this zesty fantasia. The post Pandemonium: A Sequ…

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

It’s the Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Anybody in America! by Darryl Reilly

Theaterscene.net’s owner Jack Quinn and his editor-in-chief Victor Gluck recently erased my name from the site and so far have deleted 80+ of my articles. The post It’s the Wo…

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Sunday, August 21, 2022

macbitches by Darryl Reilly

A vivacious quintet portray college theater students who’ve competed for the role of Lady Macbeth in this hilarious and knowing dark campus comedy. The post macbitches appeared first …

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Friday, July 29, 2022

Titanique by Darryl Reilly

Jack, Rose and The Heart of the Ocean are all in this sly, clever and amusing musical spoof hosted by “Celine Dion,” which is uproariously performed. The post Titanique appeared…

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Friday, July 1, 2022

Epiphany by Darryl Reilly

Ira Levin’s sense of eerie foreboding initially looms over playwright Brian Watkins’ entrancing drama, "Epiphany." As a reunion dinner party comically unfolds, we anxiously awa…

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Love Quirks by Darryl Reilly

Four appealingly performed single Manhattan roommates’ tangled romantic lives are depicted in the pleasant contemporary Off-Broadway musical, "Love Quirks," which has a rapturous s…

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Corsicana by Darryl Reilly

"Corsicana" is a heartfelt and absorbing family drama that’s been given a pretentiously distracting production: just for starters, its cryptic houselights up preamble is at odds with …

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Circle Jerk by Darryl Reilly

In 'Circle Jerk," this cocky duo confidently preen, bray and cavort while donning various wigs and flamboyant costumes as multiple fey stock characters for over two numbing hours of their se…

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Saturday, June 18, 2022

Brooks Atkinson: Attention Must Be Paid by Darryl Reilly

''Atkinson was the conscience of the theater. He rediscovered Off-Broadway in the 50's when other critics did not want to bother going off the beaten path. His standards were tough, but his …

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Saturday, June 11, 2022

Five By Tenn: An Evening of Short Plays by Tennessee Williams by Darryl Reilly

Tennessee Williams’ full-length play’s titles, characters and dialogue have been part of the consciousness since "The Glass Menagerie"’s 1944 premiere. During his peak y…

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Friday, June 10, 2022

Gratitude by Darryl Reilly

The animated Aline Salloum fearlessly embraces all of Najaf’s unsettling complexities, delivering a riveting performance. In the early sexually frank verbal exchanges, Ms. Salloum mar…

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

B-Boy Blues The Play by Darryl Reilly

Can a 27-year-old Black gay professional journalist and a 21-year-old Blatino bicycle messenger with an out of wedlock son find love and happiness together in Brooklyn? That is the crux of a…

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Thursday, June 2, 2022

…what the end will be by Darryl Reilly

In four scenes spanning a few months, Ra renders his gay family trio’s life events, medical situations, numerous clashes and resolutions with pungent topicality. The pandemic is refer…

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Friday, May 27, 2022

The Legend of the Waitress & The Robber by Darryl Reilly

Written by Renee Philippi, this witty mockery of authoritarianism is derived from Friedrich Schiller’s play "The Robbers" and the Korean novel "The Story of Hong Gildong."…

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Friday, May 20, 2022

The Oracle by Darryl Reilly

This premiere five-performance Off-Off-Broadway showcase run of "The Oracle" is best viewed as a tryout, and the production’s presentational flaws are cited with that belief. Co-au…

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Monday, May 16, 2022

André & Dorine by Darryl Reilly

This charming show comes from the acclaimed Spanish troupe, Kulunka Teatro. The ensemble of Jose Dault, Garbiñe Insausti and Edu Cárcamo all offer awesome physically commanding silent …

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

A Case for the Existence of God by Darryl Reilly

Though there’s two well-delineated characters and a compelling plot, "A Case for the Existence of God" plays out like a 90-minute cerebral exercise, reaching an unsatisfying pseudo-fa…

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Friday, May 6, 2022

Mr. Saturday Night by Darryl Reilly

Anyone else may find this decent show to be a tired affair which just about sustains its two-and-half-hour running time. The memory-piece book by Crystal, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel is b…

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Friday, April 29, 2022

Funny Girl by Darryl Reilly

Beanie Feldstein’s clunky rendition of “I'm the Greatest Star” crystalizes the absurdist dimension of this off-kilter first Broadway revival of the 1964 musical, "Funny Gi…

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Friday, April 22, 2022

How I Learned to Drive by Darryl Reilly

A lure of this Broadway premiere revival is 25 years later experiencing the acclaimed performances of much of its original cast. Being a memory play, their current ages are irrelevant, espec…

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Friday, April 15, 2022

To My Girls by Darryl Reilly

Lee peppers his worn scenario with plenty of pop, cultural and political references, well-crafted zingers and familiar conflicts. Dating apps, "Dancer from the Dance," "Sex and the City" are…

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Monday, April 11, 2022

Queens Girl in the World by Darryl Reilly

Whether frenetically dancing, rhapsodizing over Nancy Drew, fretting about when she’ll wear a bra or reacting horrified upon learning about sex, Ms. Curry performs with the verve of L…

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Take Shape by Darryl Reilly

An astronaut in a space station, a YouTube cooking show, evicted apartment residents and a romance on the rocks are a few of the dramatic and antic incidents depicted in "Take Shape," an ent…

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Saturday, April 2, 2022

Plaza Suite by Darryl Reilly

Audience laughter abounds during Matthew Broderick and Sara Jessica Parker’s uproarious performances in this splendid first Broadway revival of Neil Simon’s 1968 hit comedy, "P…

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

The Chinese Lady by Darryl Reilly

Presentational flourishes abound in director Ralph B. Peña’s gorgeous physical staging which combines small-scale spectacle with humanity. Scenic designer Junghyun Georgia Lee pro…

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Sunday, March 20, 2022

Garbageman by Darryl Reilly

Unfortunately, Huff the author of the psychological puzzler "A Steady Rain" in which Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman starred in on Broadway in 2009, and who has written  episodes of the tel…

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Little Girl Blue by Darryl Reilly

Nina Simone’s vocal talents, physical presence and spirit are all dazzlingly channeled by Laiona Michelle in her engaging self-written biographical concert-style musical, "Little Girl…

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