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Friday, June 10, 2011

Any Night by Theasy.com

Bridge Theatre Company and Starry Night Entertainment, LABA Theatre, Off Off Broadway By O'Hagan Blades BOTTOM LINE: Hitchcock for the 21st century. Starry Night Entertainment, in as…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:34AM
Thursday, June 9, 2011

The Short Fall by Theasy.com

Toybox Theatre, Teatro IATI, Off Off Broadway By Tzipora Kaplan BOTTOM LINE: Cute and effervescent. Nothing earth-shattering, just good fun and some laughs. The show opens with a TV…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:02AM
Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Theasy.com

Big Rodent, Dorothy Streslin Theatre, Off Off Broadway By Alan J. Miller BOTTOM LINE: An entertaining production which can be enjoyed as a Shakespearean tour-de-force, an intellectual…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:56AM
Tuesday, June 7, 2011

He's Not Himself by Theasy.com

Robert Moss Theatre, Planet Connections, Off Off Broadway By Alan J. Miller BOTTOM LINE: A fully realized new musical, as sweet as it is cheesy, that needs more than a low-budget fest…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:21PM

A Little Journey by Theasy.com

The Mint Theater Company, Off Broadway By Alan J. Miller BOTTOM LINE: An excellent and long overdue revival of a nearly century old theatrical gem. Rachel Crothers was one of the mos…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:29PM

The Illusion by Theasy.com

Signature Theatre, Peter Norton Space, Off Broadway By Rachel Merrill Moss BOTTOM LINE: A lively, delectably decorated romp of a production with more amusing moments than stale ones. …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:02AM
Sunday, June 5, 2011

Sweeter Dreams by Theasy.com

Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, Gene Frankel Theater, Off Off Broadway By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: A theatre/film mash-up that shines a light on our entertainment industry com…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:53PM
Saturday, June 4, 2011

Standards of Decency 3 by Theasy.com

Blue Coyote, Access Theater, Off Off Broadway By Jessica Cauttero BOTTOM LINE: A broad, thought-provoking and enjoyable look at the effect of pornography on our lives and relationshi…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:20AM
Thursday, June 2, 2011

Just Cause by Theasy.com

The Flea, Off Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: Despite an uneven tone, Just Cause offers a comedic look at directionless youth today who are willing to explore terrorism…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:01PM

Sister Act by Theasy.com

Broadway Theatre, Broadway By Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: Solid Broadway fare; never surprising or challenging, but moderately enjoyable nonetheless. It always surprises me how much peop…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:38AM
Monday, May 30, 2011

I Married Wyatt Earp by Theasy.com

Prospect Theatre Company, 59E59 Theatres, Off Broadway By Terra Vetter BOTTOM LINE: The immense amount of talent in this show fortunately eclipses the somewhat underdeveloped material…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:33PM
Thursday, May 26, 2011

Cradle and All by Theasy.com

Manhattan Theatre Club @ NY City Center, Off Broadway By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: A witty yet impactful look at two New York couples and the difference a baby can make. Babies: th…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:09AM
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The Lady's Not For Burning by Theasy.com

Parenthesis Theater, Walkerspace, Off Off Broadway By Weston Clay BOTTOM LINE: A poetic 20th century comedy in the tradition of Shakespeare brought back to life in this off off Broadw…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:55PM

You Never Can Tell by Theasy.com

Gloria Maddox Theater, Off Off Broadway By Alan J. Miller BOTTOM LINE: A charming, delightful and first-rate revival of Shaw's seaside comedy, appropriate for the entire family. You …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:32AM
Monday, May 23, 2011

Woman Before A Glass by Theasy.com

Abingdon Theater, Off Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: The good by far outweighs the bad in this solo show, which is both immensely humorous and heartbreaking. Peggy Gu…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:20PM

Under the Blue Sky by Theasy.com

Mind the Gap Theatre Company, Kraine Theater, Off Off Broadway By Eleanor Bader BOTTOM LINE: An intense, compelling, and occasionally funny adult drama about the amorous foibles of s…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:06PM
Saturday, May 21, 2011

Jerusalem by Theasy.com

Music Box Theatre, Broadway By Terra Vetter BOTTOM LINE: A thrilling yet sentimental play that is worth a look in and of itself, but mostly because it's a significant showcase for som…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:46AM
Thursday, May 19, 2011

Narrator 1 by Theasy.com

Iron Jaw Company, The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row, Off Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: Narrator 1 offers a clever twist on the narrative device, creating an original, i…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:06PM
Monday, May 16, 2011

The Sphinx Winx by Theasy.com

The Beckett Theater on Theatre Row, Off Broadway By Joshua Bombino BOTTOM LINE: An energetic, screwball parody that makes for an evening of pure joy and refreshing entertainment. In …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:01PM
Friday, May 13, 2011

What Happened in Ohio by Theasy.com

The Roadsters, Fourth Street Theatre, Off Off Broadway By Ben Charles BOTTOM LINE: This experimental work is a collection of vignettes featuring music, movement, dialogue and other cr…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:16PM
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Navy Pier by Theasy.com

InProximity Theatre, Theatre Row, Off Off Broadway By Weston Clay BOTTOM LINE: A complex confessional-format story told by four well-developed characters. Navy Pier is the type of sh…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:49PM
Monday, May 9, 2011

How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying by Theasy.com

Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway By Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: The “50th anniversary” revival of How To Succeed is super fun, and Daniel Radcliffe is super charming. Even those who ar…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:01PM
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Locker 4173b by Theasy.com

The Monkey, New York Neo-Futurists, Off Off Broadway By Haytham Elhawary BOTTOM LINE: A fascinating yet heart-wrenching story that will move you from laughter to sadness in an intens…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:01AM
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Be a Good Little Widow by Theasy.com

Ars Nova, Off Broadway By Rachel Merrill Moss BOTTOM LINE: A well-written, emotionally evocative story examining the divergent generational modes of addressing marriage, grief and mou…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:21PM

Future Anxiety by Theasy.com

The Flea Theater, Off Off Broadway By Joseph Samuel Wright BOTTOM LINE: A satire set in the not-too-distant future, Future Anxiety presents a world devastated by pollution and misuse …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:53AM
Monday, May 2, 2011

The Shaughraun by Theasy.com

The Irish Repertory Theatre, Off Broadway By Alan J. Miller BOTTOM LINE: One of Dion Boucicault’s “three Irish plays,” The Shaughraun is a melodramatic family-friendly romantic…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 06:25PM
Saturday, April 30, 2011

Teeth of the Sons by Theasy.com

Barefoot Theatre, Cherry Lane, Off Broadway By Ben Charles BOTTOM LINE: 30 bucks for an outstanding play in the West Village? Yes please. (Hurry...it closes May 14th.) This is the ki…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 06:04PM
Friday, April 29, 2011

Born Yesterday by Theasy.com

Cort Theatre, Broadway By Weston Clay BOTTOM LINE: A Broadway show that would have limited appeal if it weren’t for Nina Arianda’s astonishingly alluring performance. At the ris…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:00PM

The All-American Genderf*ck Cabaret by Theasy.com

Purple Rep, Paradise Factory, Off Off Broadway By Joseph Samuel Wright BOTTOM LINE: The All-American Genderf*ck Cabaret explores the archetypes and challenges of gender in this countr…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:47AM
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Paper Cranes by Theasy.com

Packawallop Productions, Access Theater, Off Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: This highly engaging drama offers interweaving storylines that explore the struggles five c…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:37PM

Julia by Theasy.com

Pacific Resident Theatre, 59E59 Theaters, Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: Likable characters, a gifted cast and an intricate set partly make up for a story that never …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:11AM

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