Monday, May 29, 2017
Mr. Grandbois’ engrossing scenario is in the vein of such feminist fantastical works as "Diary of a Mad Housewife" and "Up the Sandbox." An expedition to a salsa dance club, buying a pupp…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:15PMSaturday, May 27, 2017
It is set in present-day rural Afghanistan. Several years earlier, Paiman as a child was sold by his father to the well to do Jahandar. The two have an intense emotional and physical invol…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:59PMAmidst Mr. Maierson’s barrage of mechanical set-ups and punch lines, there are a few amusing jokes and insightful observations. Reprise is in the tradition of substantive romantic comedie…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:54AMMonday, May 22, 2017
Darryl Reilly, Critic “She was very clear that she wanted her life to be celebrated, not mourned,” said Erica Dubno, who superlatively organized the packed, 90-minute memorial tribute to…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:22PMWednesday, May 17, 2017
In the ambitious T"hey Promised Her the Moon," playwright Laurel Ollstein explores a relatively untold chapter of American history. Solidly written but unsatisfyingly structured as a clunky…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:51PMSunday, May 14, 2017
Director Weyni Mengesha’s physical staging is proficient since for 80 minutes the actors are competently placed throughout for a fluid presentation. Unfortunately, Ms. Mengesha has the so…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:46PMThe writing is poetically descriptive and moderately engrossing with plentiful profanity. It is, however, a decidedly grim scenario despite abundant humor. The conclusion is a rhetorical a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:15PMSaturday, May 13, 2017
Handsome musical theater leading man Ryan Silverman is a commanding Ulysses with his operatic singing. Jeff Blumenkrantz is marvelously humorous and pitiful as Menelaus, Helen’s jilted hus…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:45PMThursday, May 11, 2017
Darryl Reilly, Critic “For Darryl who isn’t Wally Shawn,” meticulously inscribed John Simon, along with his signature, in my copy of his collected theater reviews. This massive…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:47PMMonday, May 8, 2017
That this production has such an ideal Sloane puts it into the stratosphere. With his sculpted physique, prevalent musculature and chiseled features that recall the young Malcolm MacDowell…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:04AMSaturday, May 6, 2017
Mr. Karl gives a captivating performance that’s a whirlwind of energy, charisma and exceptional singing and dancing. It’s a commanding star turn that cannot quite compensate for the sh…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:43PMWednesday, May 3, 2017
The sensational highlight of the concert was a medley from "South Pacific." “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right out of My Hair” had the luminous Ashley Park euphorically performing that sh…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:10PMMonday, May 1, 2017
Victor Herbert’s 1903 operetta "Babes in Toyland" was presented by MasterVoices (formerly The Collegiate Chorale), in a splendid concert production, to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Mus…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:21AMSaturday, April 29, 2017
Provocative, startling, and theatrical, "Her Opponent" is a recreation of the 2016 U.S. presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The twist is that actors of reverse ge…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:37PMFriday, April 28, 2017
The dialogue of Ileana Alexandra Orlic’s English translation is problematic. Floating around are a few Shakespearean snippets, but otherwise it’s rather stilted. Without much verbal gr…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:01PMTuesday, April 25, 2017
Alternating between flavorfully humorous and darkly revealing dialogue, Mr. McLure vibrantly renders his characters’ personalities and motivations. There’s a hilarious analysis of the i…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:13AMSunday, April 23, 2017
“A really fun mix-tape of some our favorite songs…with no through line,” was how Steven Reineke, the exuberant music director and conductor of The New York Pops, described this delight…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:37PMThursday, April 20, 2017
The dialogue is sparse as various mundane activities are depicted, such as learning to drive, shaving and ordering food from a deli. The infants are played by adult actors. The cast wears …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:30AMSaturday, April 15, 2017
Ms. Hogan’s dialogue is well crafted and the structure is stageworthy, but it all comes across as a playwriting exercise rather than a full-fledged dramatic work. Medically, Hogan’s pre…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:38PMFriday, April 14, 2017
“The structure of 'CasablancaBox' is inspired by another filmmaker’s technique, Robert Altman’s roaming camera,” writes playwright Sara Farrington and director Reid Farrington in the…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:13AMWednesday, April 12, 2017
"Rosalee Pritchett" and "The Perry's Mission" are in the provocative tradition of such works of the period as Amiri Baraka’s 1964 play Dutchman and Melvin Van Peebles’ 1970 film "Waterme…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:04PMMonday, April 10, 2017
Playwright Zayd Dohrn has a facility for setups, punch lines and zingers that might play well as an HBO situation comedy attempting to mix humor with seriousness. As a theater piece, his p…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:23AMSaturday, April 8, 2017
If only there were perversion in "Perversion." Instead, it’s a tedious, mélange of the absurdist styles of Jean Genet, Eugène Ionesco, Jules Feiffer and Dr. Seuss. There’s the eerie …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:40PMSaturday, April 1, 2017
Though rather flawed in execution, there is much to enjoy in "Picnic" & "Come Back, Little Sheba": William Inge in Repertory. It is also revelatory in proving William Inge’s high ran…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:49PMFriday, March 31, 2017
Mr. Rojas vividly creates an entertaining panorama of the Puerto Rican community in The Bronx of the 1960’s and 1970’s. A gallery of characters and numerous incidents are lovingly descri…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:08AMWednesday, March 29, 2017
Herbert Fields’s book was based on a story by E. Ray Goetz and New Yorker cartoonist Peter Arno. This clunky concert adaptation by Jack Viertel is crammed with double entendres, puns, ana…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:55AMThursday, March 23, 2017
His innate charm, joy of performing and theatrical grandeur is always on display in this show. All of those qualities combined with his resonant, Australian accented vocal delivery makes it …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:21PMMonday, March 20, 2017
Speaking in an engaging Texas twang, the blonde Reeder recounts Ginnifer’s somber story with emotional straightforwardness and humor. Employing her expressive facial features, striking ey…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:27PMSunday, March 19, 2017
Beckett lived in rural France, and his nearby neighbor, Boris Roussimoff, helped him build a cottage on his property in 1953. Beckett grew close to the family, and offered to drive Andre to…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:48PMFriday, March 17, 2017
It’s well constructed, the dialogue is snappy and filled with some funny one-liners. The milieu is that of upper middle class Manhattan white-collar workers. Moderately entertaining, it …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:39AMThursday, March 16, 2017
Playwrights Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen with developer Oliver Butler, creatively evoke the tragic, nostalgic spirit of Booth Tarkington’s "The Magnificent Ambersons" and the wonderment of …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:53AM 
