Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Antyon LeMonte, Honey Davenport, Jay Knowles and Kevin Aviance in a scene from “Trinkets” (Photo credit: Lola Flash) Joel Benjamin, Critic In an era where RuPaul has turned drag/cross-dr…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:11AMWednesday, August 9, 2017
Mark Finley, the director, knew enough to keep the play charmingly low-key with just enough animated physicality to illustrate the story. Finley clearly understood all of Strothmann’s be…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:47AMThursday, July 27, 2017
Vermillion writes distinctive characters who each have their own language, but fails to make his story believable or emotionally gripping by turning it into something closer to the surreal, …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:37PMTuesday, July 25, 2017
The three-part ballet is considered Balanchine’s tribute to the three major artistic influences in his professional life: the French school, the Russian school and, of course, his own Am…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:06PMSunday, July 23, 2017
The joy of Stoppard’s writing comes to the fore as the second act characters debate what happened in the first act, too often getting it all wrong, misinterpreting the evidence or jumping …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:58PMTuesday, July 18, 2017
Hapless Rostom (a perfectly cast Michael Propster who wears his emotions close to the surface) is low man on the totem pole in a nameless construction company and is removed from his comfort…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:55PMSunday, July 16, 2017
"Trump Lear" turns out to be a gem, a brilliant gem with many facets that shine an intensely comic light on Trump. It’s a brutally honest x-ray as only a comedy can be, a sardonic, scary, …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:05AMTuesday, July 11, 2017
Shannon and Brendan are first seen in her simply decorated apartment in 1994 on her 41st birthday just before Brendan’s departure for Phoenix to join his significant other Ted (who doesn�…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:56PMWednesday, July 5, 2017
Richard Strauss’ surprisingly lighthearted score was first staged as a ballet in 1924 to a libretto he also wrote. Strauss is, of course, best known for his serious, dark operas ("Salome…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:27PMTuesday, July 4, 2017
In eighteen short sections, Pendleton and his dancers evoke images of the western deserts of the U.S., using whatever means necessary, be it skateboards, puppetry, classical Indian dance, ac…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:35PMSunday, July 2, 2017
Johnson’s choreographic ethic borders on the minimalistic, repeating some basic movements, particularly certain arm gestures, in all of the works. In two of the three ballets, it works, …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:57PMTuesday, June 27, 2017
Soon little rends in the fabric of normalcy became apparent. Bits of dialogue are repeated senselessly and the five revelers keep returning to the same positions (three on a couch, one a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:01PMMartita Goshen’s love of horses, one in particular, and nature in general, is a driving force in “Sanctuary,” her gentle and genteel dance recently performed by her troupe, Earthworks …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:27AMMonday, June 26, 2017
Loaded with many characters and incidents, "Terezin" focuses on two sisters, Alexi (Natasa Petrovic) and Violet (Sasha K. Gordon) who, along with their father, Kurt (Sam Gibbs, playing his c…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:55PMSunday, June 25, 2017
Two likeable people, James (Michael Jinks) and Claire (Bebe Sanders) meet online, have dinner in a local pub owned by Steve (Andrew McDonald) and take the Underground home. That’s about it…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:39AMFriday, June 23, 2017
By eliminating most of the extended fantasy elements of the play, they reduced the storyline to the domestic turbulence of two couples and a deservedly ugly portrait of Roy Cohn. Add in a vi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:45PMBetts' "Invincible" has been compared to Alan Ayckbourn’s work. Although there are similarities, particularly in Betts’ ear for capturing the jargon of his characters and his feel for …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:19AMTuesday, June 20, 2017
Featuring an energetic, game cast headed by bigger-than-life Ashley D. Kelley as the title character, "Bella" follows this “big booty Tupelo girl,” as she travels (under an assumed last …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:43AMFriday, June 16, 2017
"A Hunger Artist" takes morbid subject matter and turns it into a metaphorical look at obsession and human suffering. By focusing on one hunger artist, Luxenberg and Levin manage to make a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:05AMWednesday, June 14, 2017
The ostensible theme of Sperling’s series of performances at the Baryshnikov Arts Center was climate change. Had spectators not read that in the program they would have come away from Sp…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:08PMFriday, June 9, 2017
Wearing pale, simple but elegant costumes with small colorful patches around the hips (designed by Sue Julien and Brenner) the dancers in “Soul River/Blues” entered singly at first up a …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:33PMFriday, June 2, 2017
Company member, Omar Román De Jesús choreographed the third world premiere, “Daniel,” to a multiple-sourced score. He took his eight dancers through a dramatic visit to those on the a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:35AMTuesday, May 30, 2017
The opening scenes augurs well, hinting at the deeper emotional motivation for Salome’s future behavior, her decision to avoid romantic involvement. As the lights gradually rise to revea…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:14PMFriday, May 26, 2017
The adept cast is led by Zainab Jah in the title role. In the one detail in which Parks’ play matches "The Elephant Man," Ms. Jah, a shapely, lovely actress, transforms herself into Venus…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:57PMTuesday, May 23, 2017
There was a mysterious coolness about “Close-Up” which, according to a program note by Ms. Cornfield, was meant to delve into the personalities of her five dancers, doing this by assigni…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:41PMSunday, May 21, 2017
All but one of Zall’s works were solos and all were based on famous literary figures: “George Sand” (ruminating on her lost love, Chopin), “Mary Tyrone” (from "Long Day’s Journe…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:53PMWednesday, May 17, 2017
The final work, “On Foot” was choreographed by Hollander and seven company members. It featured a Middle East-tinged score by Kinan Azmeh and Anouar Brahem and sensational visual art, m…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:48PMTuesday, May 16, 2017
“Corvidae,” Colin Connor’s contribution to the program, was staged to the relentless first movement of a Philip Glass Violin Concerto. The title refers to the scientific name of the f…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:54AMSaturday, May 13, 2017
At the end of this "Happy Days," it’s difficult not to be heartbroken by Ms. Wiest’s Winnie, particularly when she gets a rare glance at her significant other, Willie, who manages to cra…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:33PMThursday, May 11, 2017
All the actors in the band play their instruments with panache and perfect period style, including Cott whose piano doodling is terrific. James Nathan Hopkins plays the cute, upbeat saxopho…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:50PMTuesday, May 9, 2017
All the acting is sharp, from the upper-crusters taken in by Paul (Lisa Emery, Michael Countryman and Ned Eisenberg) to their kids (Colby Minifie, Keenan Jolliff, Ned Riseley, and Cody Kostr…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:03PM 
