Monday, 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.
The post Book review: Still Here: The…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:00PMSunday, October 20, 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.
The post Book review: “Still Here: …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:44PMFriday, October 18, 2019
Bearded, bald and utilizing a pronounced Irish accent, the physically imposing Jeffrey Bean is towering as John. The beaming Mr. Bean’s delightful bonhomie gives way to harrowing anguish a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:56PMThursday, October 17, 2019
This is the latest edition of creator, writer and director Gerard Alessandrini’s enduring musical spoof skewering present and past NYC theater that he inaugurated- in 1982 and has had over…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:15AMMonday, October 14, 2019
A mulatto slave is sodomized with a large black dildo while in a canopy bed by his master’s wife who is decked out in Madonna-style dominatrix regalia. A white indentured servant fellates …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:55AMNumb from two straight-through hours of far-right speechifying emoted in perpetual semi-darkness, the audience at "Heroes of the Fourth Turning" then endures a ghastly aria of despair by a L…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:27AMWednesday, October 9, 2019
A downer by its nature, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" is playwright Chad Beckim’s heartbreaking 95-minute family drama depicting the ravages of rampant opioid addiction in the present day United…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:06AMThursday, October 3, 2019
It’s 1948 and we’re in an Italian prison where “The Beast of Rome,” German SS Colonel Herbert Kappler (1907-1978) is serving a life sentence for war crimes. Kappler was the Chief of …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:38PMSunday, September 29, 2019
Though off-putting, "Sunday"’s periodic non sequitur choreographic interludes become a respite from its bad writing and grating performances. For no discernable reason, characters stop sp…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:30PMKatsura Sunshine is the stage name of this charismatic 49-year-old Toronto-born performer who relocated to Japan and apprenticed to a Rakugo artiste. Mr. Sunshine eventually became a notable…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:02AMSunday, September 22, 2019
Halfway through the abstract hijinks there are fleeting references to terrorists, getting in trouble for bringing a little knife on an airplane and vague political debates as the tone grows …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:29PMFriday, September 20, 2019
The shaven-headed, athletic and charismatic Derren Brown is a well-known personality in the United Kingdom due to his award-winning theatrical and television presentations. With his resoundi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:33PMTuesday, September 17, 2019
Ms. Backhaus’ writing is erudite, well-shaped and imaginative but isn’t funny which is problematic considering it’s intended as a barbed comedy until its heartfelt metaphysical conclu…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:00AMSunday, September 8, 2019
The small studio theater space where the show is performed with its basic living room scenic design informs director Cameron Clarke’s resourceful and bold staging. Working in such a confin…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:58PMSaturday, September 7, 2019
The latest edition of the recurring political humor show "Laughing Liberally" is titled "Make America Laugh Again" and is decidedly anti-Trump. It’s created by the brilliant veteran comed…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:33AMWednesday, September 4, 2019
The score with Ms. Hagedorn’s sharp lyrics and composer Fabian Obispo’s pointed melodies in the manner of Stephen Sondheim and John Kander is quite accomplished with its rousing group nu…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:00AMFriday, August 23, 2019
Hass directed and his stilted staging is adequate. Simple entrances and exits, cast members going through the theater’s aisle and basic character interactions occur. Some performances are …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:01PMTuesday, August 20, 2019
On screen and stage Gyllenhaal has exhibited his talent and star quality to great effect many times. "A Life" is not one of those shining occasions as he is just passable in it. Stammering, …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:11PMMonday, August 19, 2019
Mr. Wills’ demonstrates a facility for dramatic writing with his snappy dialogue and fast-paced scenario that inspires laughter and also incites thoughtfulness. Amidst the merriment are ke…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:24PMSaturday, August 10, 2019
Within five brisk opening minutes, playwright Domenica Feraud crisply establishes her characters, imparts exposition and creates tension in her shattering and finely written contemporary fam…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:47AMFriday, August 9, 2019
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" exuberantly conceived as the memory of a middle-aged married couple’s first time having sex provides a few enjoyable minutes in the execrable "Bat Out of …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:32PMSaturday, August 3, 2019
As the romantic, tubercular and charismatic Satine, the magnetic Ms. Olivo delivers a ferocious, sensual and grandiose performance that’s one of the most memorable recently seen on Broadwa…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:50PMFriday, August 2, 2019
Ms. Murphy’s writing is a rich amalgam of biographical data, pivotal incidents and humane observations. The monologue structure has the three characters alternately expressing themselves i…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:14PMWednesday, July 31, 2019
"Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard in a smashing live rendition accompanies a lusty production number at a seedy Los Angeles strip club with scantily clad pole dancers and creepy patron…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:20AMSaturday, July 27, 2019
Wearing a green prison uniform, the tall athletic blonde curly-headed Mr. Stewart who is in his early 20’s delivers an enthralling performance. Speaking in smooth rich tones that convey a …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:32PMFriday, July 26, 2019
The power and majesty of the theater are affirmed by this ravishing production of the acclaimed English playwright Philip Ridley’s two-character play, "Tender Napalm." For 75 enchanting m…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:40PMTuesday, July 23, 2019
Dressed in gray jeans, a gray T-shirt and white sneakers, the gutsy seasoned comic Ms. Novak expertly paces, gesticulates and does wild double take after double take while clutching a microp…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:48PMSunday, July 21, 2019
Cluttered, lively and quaint, the zany musical comedy "I Spy A Spy" is reminiscent of the sort of lightweight material directorial legend George Abbott would have had a go at in the late 196…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:29PMSaturday, July 20, 2019
Dedicated to “creating socially and politically acute theatre for the 21st century” the PTP/NYC (Potomac Theatre Project) for their 33rd season offers this exuberant revival of Tom Stopp…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:47AMWednesday, July 17, 2019
If ever a play needed a talkback afterwards, Joseph Scott Ford’s bewildering, grating and slight "Not Even the Good Things" does. By the end of its gobsmacking 75 minutes, the eerie ever-p…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:44PMSunday, July 14, 2019
Playwright Winter Miller offers a shakily hollow mélange of Genet, Beckett and Pinter with her two women in a prison cell scenario taking place in an unnamed foreign country. Ms. Miller’s…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:42PM 
