Monday, July 18, 2016
After a less then engrossing hour of prattling and a too stylized presentation, in its last thirty minutes "The Red Room" becomes the powerful family drama it intends to be.
The post The Red…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:37AMFriday, July 15, 2016
The score that Mr. Antin composed and wrote the lyrics for is a serviceable collection of songs that could possibly have succeeded in a show about the conflicts among married couples. Wedge…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:47AMSunday, July 10, 2016
It is August 11, 2033, and there’s a wild party happening because the world is ending. That’s the setup of the exuberant one-hour multimedia fantasia "HYPERBOLIC! (The Last Spectacle)."…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:57PMThursday, July 7, 2016
At one point stumbling around in a sleep mask and wearing a colorful nightgown, the 88 year-old Estelle Parsons has a field day as the 88 year-old Evelyn, a former journalist for The Interna…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:13PMThursday, June 30, 2016
A leggy dark blonde young woman with her hair pulled up, wearing a black skirt, a patterned short gray blouse and high heels walks through the audience and onto the bare black stage. She be…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:53PMWednesday, June 29, 2016
The Wheelhouse Theater Company presents this fast-paced and faithful version of the romantic classic. Co-directors Jeff Wise and Matt Harrington have inventively pared down William Shakespea…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:00PMTuesday, June 28, 2016
Rolling Stone magazine’s 2014 controversial article "A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA" about an alleged rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:50PMMonday, June 27, 2016
Darryl Reilly, Critic Paul Newman as The Stage ManagerCredit: Westport Country Playhouse/Everett Collection Recently on one of the NYC Subway Art Tours that I conduct (www.nycsubwaytour.com…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:44PMThursday, June 23, 2016
Chris Doi winningly conveys Ichiro’s anguish and holds attention as this leading character with his emotional performance. The personable Glenn Kubota is deeply gentle as Pa, and Mr. Kubo…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:00PMTuesday, June 21, 2016
Ms. Feiffer’s rudimentary characters communicate by the sledgehammer approach to comedy. Until the mawkish finale there is a barrage of zingers, one-liners and vulgarisms. If a theatrica…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:11AMSaturday, June 18, 2016
"Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays" is produced by the theater company A Pixie Theory and is presented as part of The Planet Connections Festivity.The stated theme of the three plays is…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:14PMSaturday, June 11, 2016
First performed in 1979, this is a relatively early work by the supreme British dramatist Alan Ayckbourn (b. 1939) who is as of this writing up to his 79th play, "Hero’s Welcome.' The new …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:03PMFriday, June 10, 2016
Since his youthful career heyday of the 1980’s with major roles on Broadway in Neil Simon plays and starring in the enduring cultural touchstone film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," Mr. Broder…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:42PMThursday, June 9, 2016
There’s a cascade of military interrogations, implied torture, romantic interludes, sex talk, political sloganeering, vague reminiscences, and other semi-comprehensible digressions that fi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:51PMWednesday, June 1, 2016
This production combines the simplicity of the 1967 Off Broadway original version with the additions from the 1999 Broadway revival, using two of Mr. Lippa’s songs and much of Mr. Mayer’…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:43PMSunday, May 29, 2016
That’s the familiar set up of author Dan Moyer’s engaging contemporary romantic comedy of the two-character "Half Moon Bay." As Mr. Moyer’s lost souls get to know each other, persona…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:46PMThursday, May 26, 2016
The book is an in-depth exploration of the lives, mentalities, and views of notable writers about theater criticism in the present. It’s really only for those readers fascinated by an ins…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:21AMAbove the stage on a screen throughout the presentation were projected photographs illustrating Rodgers’ career and appropriate backdrops for the locales of the shows. Brief insightful vid…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:44AMWednesday, May 25, 2016
Playwright William Francis Hoffman offers a quirky, weirdly compelling if not totally satisfying take on contemporary American life. Mr. Hoffman’s dialogue is richly expressive bordering …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:48PMFriday, May 20, 2016
Wearing a black suit, white shirt and black tie, the mature Morton with his expressive face, smooth resonant voice and fluid physicality, vividly captures the essence of “The black Lenny B…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:39AMWednesday, May 18, 2016
"Tales Of Tinseltown" is a bouncy and affectionate pastiche of 1930’s Hollywood that was inspired by Kenneth Anger notorious exposé Hollywood Babylon. The plot is a zany spoof of behind …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:46AMSaturday, May 14, 2016
Ms. Errico gives a smashing musical theater performance. Her gutsy broad that’s tough on the outside and unraveling on the inside characterization is quite captivating. Her singing of se…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:56AMFriday, May 13, 2016
Many members of the American public and the journalism community continue to revere Edward R. Murrow as a paragon of integrity in the field of news reporting. Due to the skillfully writing…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:26AMMonday, May 9, 2016
Playwright Rick Pulos has crafted a well researched and emotionally involving documentary drama that goes overboard with its multimedia elements. The writing is a combination of fine simpli…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:04PMSaturday, May 7, 2016
Before the fascinating biographical exploration "Gorey: The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey" begins, the audience is able to walk around the stage and see up close the totemic objects used in t…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:04PMFriday, May 6, 2016
Director and choreographer Kristin Marting masterfully coordinates everything into a spectacle with sensational movement and dance. Robert Lyons who is credited with “Text by” has done a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:43PMWednesday, May 4, 2016
Inspired by the musical Olivier! was "La Révolution Française" that was Mr. Boublil Mr. Schönberg’s first collaboration. Created in 1973, this was the first French rock opera and dealt…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:30PMTuesday, May 3, 2016
Jessica Lange and Gabriel Byrne joyously enter through a porch door after the sounds of the ocean have been heard. Their love and attraction for each other is palpable. Mr. Byrne embraces h…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:58PMSunday, May 1, 2016
The cheery Mr. Bowers also explains that in the mime tradition only mimes in whiteface are silent. He simply but breathtakingly mimes a multitude of actions, objects and situations that pre…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:17PMFriday, April 29, 2016
The show’s creator and director Ramesh Meyyappan also plays a character named Nabokov. The Lolita author Vladimir Nabokov was a renowned butterfly enthusiast. Naomi Livingstone plays Butt…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:54PMWednesday, April 27, 2016
Ms. Duffin portrays the heroine as well as a multitude of characters using a strong Irish accent, expert physical transformations and her strong presence. Barefoot, wearing plaid lounge pant…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:41PM 
