Saturday, January 18, 2020
More in the spirit of Carrie Fisher than Christina Crawford, performer Barra Grant chronicles her life and that of her famous mother in her engaging and smartly presented self-written solo s…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:35AMSunday, January 12, 2020
As a seasoned New York theatergoer, I experienced her immense talents many times and today is cause to recall a few of her unheralded performances.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:12PMWednesday, January 8, 2020
A lively cast comprised of Harrison Unger, Caturah Brown, Tay Bass and Jonathan Cruz not only deliver exceptional performances during the inconsequential "Or, An Astronaut Play," they also…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:04AMMonday, December 23, 2019
Elaine Stritch and I were among the many stars and strivers whom this preeminent and gracious NYC photographer vividly rendered by her profound portraits.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:51PMThursday, December 19, 2019
These superior revivals, bold new plays and a terrific solo show were the most fascinating and memorable productions I experienced this year.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:53AMWednesday, December 18, 2019
Frothiness abounds in "Pockets," an amusing spoof of British musicals that’s presented by the Los Angeles-based comedy troupe Robot Teammate. The rollicking score is a collaboration betw…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:57AMTuesday, December 17, 2019
Besides Mr. Skittles, there are 18 other characters of different races, ages, genders and sexualities. They’re a cross section of the downtrodden and those involved with aiding them. Ex-co…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:24PMFriday, December 13, 2019
Possessed of an awesome soaring tenor voice, the magnetic Dutch-German Mr. Ratzke offers not a conventional cover band-style tribute show with slavish imitation, but instead a thrilling perf…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:12PMAfter pillaging Ibsen in "A Doll's House, Part 2" and lampooning the former First Couple for "Hillary and Clinton," vaunted playwright Lucas Hnath’s latest piffle, "The Thin Place" is a Wa…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:04AMWednesday, December 11, 2019
Fabulous technical elements and spirited performances from a large ensemble of actors, singers and dancers cannot overcome the authorial negligence of the musical science fiction pastiche, "…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:56PMFriday, December 6, 2019
Cariou is now appearing Off-Broadway as the titular character in playwright George Eastman’s slight though moving two-character work, Harry Townsend's Last Stand. Sharp one-liners, funny s…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:40PMThursday, December 5, 2019
Prominent Georgia attorney Dep Kirkland “decided to listen to his own voice, and walked away from the legal field altogether to pursue his previously private dream of acting, writing, and …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:50PMSunday, December 1, 2019
Maddeningly alternating between being an absorbing historical drama and a grating exercise in self-indulgence, "A Bright Room Called Day" is author Tony Kushner’s reimagining of his 198…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:59PMFriday, November 29, 2019
Yes, Mr. Foote’s eloquent take on the souring of the American Dream has shades of Arthur Miller’s "Death of a Salesman," but with his idiosyncratic and powerful command of dramatic writi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:07PMAn old man who is an homage to Noam Chomsky is metamorphosed into an owl through the aid of a cloth mask and a print costume with a technician behind him flapping the wings, accompanied by t…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:06AMSaturday, November 23, 2019
The late NYC performer’s 60th birthday was commemorated by a lovely concert at The Duplex with the proceeds benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:52PMWednesday, November 20, 2019
Following a comically exaggerated shootout, the two men make out. A cowgirl and a Mexican woman get together. At one point performers blindfold audience members for a brief bit. There’s a …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:37PMMonday, November 18, 2019
Solea Pfeiffer in a scene from New York City Center’s revival of “Evita” (Photo credit: Joan Marcus) Darryl Reilly, Critic Abandoning elaborate scenery and projections for her spirited…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:50PMSunday, November 17, 2019
The Reverend Al Sharpton, Angela Davis, and Sonny Carson are among the two dozen celebrities, cross section of New Yorkers, and male and female integral figures of diverse ethnicities that a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:24AMThursday, November 14, 2019
The life of the prolific theater producer whose career began in the 1940’s is chronicled in this eventful and entertaining show business documentary.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:25AMTuesday, November 12, 2019
Seven vibrant and diverse women of color take the stage and speak, sing and dance at the start of this shining revival of author Ntozake Shange’s landmark play, "For Colored Girls Who Have…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:00PMMonday, November 11, 2019
Revolutionary War patriots Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Richard Henry Lee, John Hancock and Benjamin Franklin are eerily represented by male and female black performers wearing tweaked 18th…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:14AMSaturday, November 9, 2019
A seated actor dressed all in black wearing a beret beats a conga drum on a confined playing area. Other actors in period costumes sit at small cabaret tables and chairs as thick wafts of …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:39PMWednesday, November 6, 2019
LBJ’s ambitious social programs in the United States of the 1960’s being sidetracked by the folly of the Vietnam War and his mishandling of the unrest caused by the Civil Rights Movement…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:25PMMonday, November 4, 2019
The enduring resonance of its source material is evident in "An Enchanted April" during this uneven stage musical adaptation. Lasting two hours and 45 minutes with an intermission, its initi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:03PMThursday, October 31, 2019
Mr. Burnam’s futuristic conceit is engrossing and the theme of a repressed figure looking back at a more joyous way of life is potent. The present day portions are amiable but only fitfull…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:28PMTuesday, October 29, 2019
Hillary Clinton wearing a glittery red pantsuit leading a Gene Kelly/Stanley Donen-style production number set in a Busby Berkeleyesque recreation of a McDonald’s with giant sparkling Fren…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:37PMSearching Facebook recently, I discovered that a brilliant, colorful and unsung creative figure I encountered in my youth, died earlier this year.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:39PMMonday, October 28, 2019
"The Cosby Show," "Home Improvement" and "Roseanne" are among Mr. Williams’ prominent credits as a television writer and producer. Williams also has had several plays produced and has dire…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:00AMThursday, October 24, 2019
As is Mr. Friel’s The Faith Healer, Molly Sweeney is a monologue play. Here, instead of being separated in individual acts, the three characters appear on stage together without interactin…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:36PMMonday, October 21, 2019
Admirers of the legendary performer should be enthralled by this quite probably definitive chronicle of her life and career that’s written with zest.
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