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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

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
Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Family Shakespeare by Theasy.com

MTWorks, June Havoc Theatre, Off Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski > BOTTOM LINE: The Family Shakespeare raises key questions around the timely issue of censorship. These larger questi…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:11PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011

Wonderland by Theasy.com

Marquis Theatre, Broadway By Rachel Merrill Moss > BOTTOM LINE: A modern adaptation of a classic that might just as well have been left unchanged, though it offers some enjoyable spect…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:13PM

Triangle by Theasy.com

59E59 Theatres, Off Off Broadway By Le-Anne Garland > BOTTOM LINE: A historical drama that lacks a strong story. Until this year, many people had not heard of the Triangle Shirtwaist …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:59PM

High by Theasy.com

Booth Theatre, Broadway By Weston Clay > BOTTOM LINE: A poorly conceived Broadway show with a bad prognosis and a big star. You’re going to have to scramble if you want to see Kathl…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:09PM
Friday, April 22, 2011

Lover.Muse.Mockingbird.Whore by Theasy.com

Company VIX, Off Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski > BOTTOM LINE: A mesmerizing, visual treat that manages to transfer the emotional conflict of Bukowski's work, Women, into dance�…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:51PM

Love Song by Theasy.com

59E59 Theatres, Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski > BOTTOM LINE: A great cast and a clever script make Love Song a simple tale that offers a highly enjoyable performance. Oftentimes, …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:48PM

Wisdom of Obscurity/Paper Dragon by Theasy.com

Manhattan Theatre Source, Off Off Broadway By Joseph Samuel Wright > BOTTOM LINE: Wisdom of Obscurity and Paper Dragon are sister shows about disillusioned youth in London and New York…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:55AM
Monday, April 18, 2011

Nuevo Laredo by Theasy.com

El Gato Teatro, Dixon Place, Off Off Broadway By Weston Clay > BOTTOM LINE: An innovative dance theater piece, Nuevo Laredo draws from Day of the Dead traditions and current Mexican m…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:43PM
Saturday, April 16, 2011

The Un-Marrying Project by Theasy.com

Paradise Factory, Off Off Broadway By Steve Hauck BOTTOM LINE: An impeccable production of an ambitious new play with a lot to say about who we are. Playwright Larry Kunofsky loves b…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:25PM
Thursday, April 14, 2011

The Motherf**ker With the Hat by Theasy.com

Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: A comically fulfilling new play well worth seeing but far from perfect. "The Motherf**ker With the Hat" is a ballsy title f…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:32PM
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Epona's Labyrinth by Theasy.com

HERE, Off Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: A bizarre, disorienting work with a complex, hard to follow storyline that alienates the audience but succeeds in ruminating o…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:06PM
Sunday, April 10, 2011

Sleep No More by Theasy.com

McKittrick Hotel, Punchdrunk, Off Broadway By Terra Vetter BOTTOM LINE: Unlike any theatrical experience you've ever had. Part themepark, part Shakespeare, Sleep No More is completely…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:34PM
Friday, April 8, 2011

Born Bad by Theasy.com

Soho Rep, Off Broadway By Michael Narkunski BOTTOM LINE: A powerful take on a taboo subject that requires a fair bit of theatrical adventurousness. “I ent gonna deny. I ent gonna p…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:47PM

Naked Boys Singing by Theasy.com

New World Stages, Off Broadway By Weston Clay BOTTOM LINE: This once radical gay show has transformed into a friendly, off Broadway commercial staple aimed at straight women. The fi…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:41PM
Thursday, April 7, 2011

The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G by Theasy.com

Vampire Cowboys, St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery, Off Off Broadway By Terra Vetter BOTTOM LINE: A hilarious whirlwind romp through every movie genre imaginable, intertwined with a sur…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:03PM
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Theasy.com

Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: Metaphysical quandaries and serious subject matter, communicated by Robin Williams as a sassy tiger. Bengal Tiger at t…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:59AM
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Tomorrow Morning by Theasy.com

York Theatre Company, Off Broadway By Dan Fingerman BOTTOM LINE: An excellent original musical about two couples separated by ten years, yet uniquely connected. The dynamics of strai…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:37AM
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

The Killing Room by Theasy.com

Teatro Circulo, Off Off Broadway By Joshua Bombino BOTTOM LINE: The Killing Room is not for the faint of heart, but if you have the stomach for the darker parts of man, treat yourself…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:39PM

If It Only Even Runs A Minute by Theasy.com

Le Poisson Rouge, Off Off Broadway By Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: A musical theatre lover’s dream, If It Only Even Runs A Minute is one of the only places to hear songs from shows (many…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:38AM
Monday, March 28, 2011

Laughing Liberally by Theasy.com

Midtown Theatre, Off Broadway By O'Hagan Blades BOTTOM LINE: A politically provocative stand-up comedy show. As anyone who has ever watched The Daily Show with John Stewart knows, c…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:08PM
Friday, March 25, 2011

The Book of Mormon by Theasy.com

Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway By Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: The Book of Mormon is somehow both jaw-droppingly ill-mannered and adorably innocent, not to mention one of the best new mu…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:05AM
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Ghetto Klown by Theasy.com

Lyceum Theatre, Broadway By Ben Charles BOTTOM LINE: A master of the one-man show returns to Broadway to rock the house with his tales of art, life, and showbiz. While I’ve actuall…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 06:01PM
Monday, March 21, 2011

Priscilla Queen of the Desert by Theasy.com

Palace Theatre, Broadway By Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: A big splashy Broadway musical that is almost too fabulous for its own good, Priscilla is still a great time, as long as you aren�…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:34PM
Sunday, March 20, 2011

Hello Again by Theasy.com

Transport Group, Off Broadway By Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: While perhaps not for everyone, this excellent production of LaChiusa’s very “adult” musical should be high on the list…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:30PM
Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Taming of the Shrew by Theasy.com

Guerrilla Shakespeare Project, Off Off Broadway By Joseph Samuel Wright BOTTOM LINE: A spotlessly performed ensemble production of Shakespeare’s comedy by a leading off off Broadway…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:30PM
Friday, March 18, 2011

Arcadia by Theasy.com

Barrymore Theatre, Broadway By Alan J. Miller BOTTOM LINE: A very good but less than perfect production of a brilliant and intellectually challenging play, with some outstanding perfo…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:07PM
Thursday, March 17, 2011

Things at the Doorstep by Theasy.com

Manhattan Theatre Source, Off Off Broadway By Weston Clay BOTTOM LINE: A clever pairing of solo shows inspired by one of the lesser-known horror fiction masters. I tend to think of H…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:31PM
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Mother of God! by Theasy.com

Richmond Shepard Theatre, Off Off Broadway By Haytham Elhawary BOTTOM LINE: A stylistically bizarre and light-hearted comedy about an alternative story of the conception and birth of…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:05AM
Monday, March 14, 2011

Clifford Chase's Winkie by Theasy.com

59E59 Theatres, Off Off Broadway By Julie Feltman BOTTOM LINE: A clever satire on paranoid post-9/11 American culture. Timely, intelligent, and straight-up hilarious, this show is a m…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:31AM
Sunday, March 13, 2011

Arrah-na-Pogue by Theasy.com

The Storm Theatre, Off Off Broadway By Alan J. Miller BOTTOM LINE: A delightful family-friendly tale of adventure and romance set in the time of the Irish Rebellion in 1798. Arrah-na…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:53PM

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