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Sunday, February 20, 2011

The Body Politic by Theasy.com

59E59 Theater, Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: Political differences lead to witty banter in this romantic comedy. During the 1992 presidential election between Clinto…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 06:34PM
Saturday, February 19, 2011

disOriented by Theasy.com

Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Off Off Broadway By Weston Clay BOTTOM LINE: A family drama that explores the complexities and tensions that arise from family relations and how they are exac…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:39PM
Thursday, February 17, 2011

In Your Image by Theasy.com

59E59 Theatre, Off Off Broadway By Julie Feltman BOTTOM LINE: Great acting combined with very realistic dialogue make this show about sibling relationships painfully real, yet comfort…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:31PM
Monday, February 14, 2011

Stage Kiss by Theasy.com

Wings Theater, Off Off Broadway By O'Hagan Blades BOTTOM LINE: Stolen Chair Theatre Company's Stage Kiss is a gender-bending farce with humorous irreverence for all things: from the …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:42PM
Sunday, February 13, 2011

The Man Who Ate Michael Rockefeller by Theasy.com

Arclight Theatre, Off Broadway By Terra Vetter BOTTOM LINE: A cross cultural fictional tale, based on a real life Rockefeller, with an anomalous point of view. Absolutely worth the ti…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:11PM
Friday, February 11, 2011

Interviewing the Audience by Theasy.com

Vineyard Theatre, Off Broadway By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: A theatrical experience unlike any other, where the audience is acutely aware of the community created around them. Write…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:24PM
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Vieux Carré by Theasy.com

The Wooster Group, Off Broadway By Nancy Kelly BOTTOM LINE: Vieux Carré, a groundbreaking revival of a little-known Tennessee Williams memory play, is a fantastic example of what Th…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:13AM
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Dog Act by Theasy.com

Flux Theatre Ensemble, Off Off Broadway By Joshua Bombino BOTTOM LINE: Dog Act is an innovative, playfully dark comedy that will romance your love for the magic of theatre. Liz Duffy…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:53PM
Monday, February 7, 2011

The Witch of Edmonton by Theasy.com

Red Bull Theater, Off Broadway By Tzipora Kaplan BOTTOM LINE: I really liked this production of a rarely staged play; it might need more time to gel, but it will hopefully continue to…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:45PM
Saturday, February 5, 2011

The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore by Theasy.com

Roundabout, Off Broadway By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: They can’t all be Streetcar. Milk Train isn’t a flawless play, so neither is this production. Staging Tennessee Williams' 1…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:37AM
Thursday, February 3, 2011

The Road to Qatar! by Theasy.com

York Theater Company, Off Broadway By Steve Hauck BOTTOM LINE: The jokes fly, the characters are broad, the songs are beautifully sung, and believe it or not, it all really happened. …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:22PM
Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The New York Idea by Theasy.com

Atlantic Theatre Company, Off Broadway By Nancy Kelly BOTTOM LINE: Despite a delightful lead performance by Francesca Faridany, Atlantic Theater Company's revival of turn-of-the-cent…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:27AM
Saturday, January 29, 2011

Parsons Dance (Program A) by Theasy.com

The Joyce Theatre, Off Broadway By Joseph Samuel Wright BOTTOM LINE: The Joyce hosts Parsons Dance in three separate nightly programs featuring retrospectives of David Parsons' works …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:35AM
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The Walk Across America for Mother Earth by Theasy.com

La MaMa, Off Off Broadway By Rachel Merrill Moss BOTTOM LINE: Part glittery drag show, part political satire, Taylor Mac returns to New York with a show that is all entertainment. C…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:31AM
Friday, January 21, 2011

Flipzoids by Theasy.com

Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Off Broadway By Nancy Kelly BOTTOM LINE: In Flipzoids, written by Ralph B. Peña, a beautiful centerpiece performance by OBIE winner Ching Valdes-Aran and an …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:44PM
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

The Divine Sister by Theasy.com

Soho Playhouse, Off Broadway By Alan J. Miller Charles Busch, the immensely talented playwright -- whose credits range from Vampire Lesbians of Sodom (which ran for five years in the …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:35PM
Monday, January 17, 2011

Room 17B by Theasy.com

59E59 Theatres, Off Broadway By Ben Charles BOTTOM LINE: Old-school comedy and clowning -- in suits and with a modern twist. Last night I visited room 17B. It’s an interior office …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:08PM

Honey Brown Eyes by Theasy.com

Clurman Theatre, Off Broadway By Steve Hauck BOTTOM LINE: An empathetic and unflinching look at war and its human consequences. I'd never heard the phrase "honey brown eyes" before l…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:33AM
Saturday, January 15, 2011

ScreenPlay by Theasy.com

59E59 Theatres, Off Broadway By Le-Anne Garland BOTTOM LINE: A writer sells his soul in this “bromance” meets “frenemies” story. It takes a special breed of character to cont…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:48PM

The Importance of Being Earnest by Theasy.com

American Airlines Theatre, Broadway By Steve Hauck BOTTOM LINE: A timeless classic gets the royal treatment in this hilarious revival. If there was ever a doubt that Oscar Wilde's 1…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:28PM
Friday, January 14, 2011

Other Desert Cities by Theasy.com

Lincoln Center, Off Broadway By Alan J. Miller BOTTOM LINE: An intelligently written, well plotted drama of a family in crisis, brought to life by a marvelous ensemble cast. Don't mis…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:47PM
Thursday, January 13, 2011

Blood From a Stone by Theasy.com

The New Group / Theatre Row, Off Broadway By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: A new play about a dysfunctional family: it has some funny moments, but it's a heavy piece of theatre. Ethan Ha…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 06:55PM

The Annihilation Point by Theasy.com

Abrons Art Center, Off Off Broadway By Steve Hauck BOTTOM LINE: A funny and original spoof of science fiction movies featuring audience interaction. Imagine a goofy, good natured mas…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:02PM

Richard Skipper as "Carol Channing" in Concert by Theasy.com

St. Luke's Theatre, Off Broadway By Darron Cardosa BOTTOM LINE: Richard Skipper as Carol Channing. He sings her songs and does her schtick. Richard Skipper as "Carol Channing" in Con…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:52PM
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Connect Five by Theasy.com

Ars Nova, Off Off Broadway By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: Four plays about human connection make for a thoughtful evening of theatre. The Common Tongue is a new theatre company passio…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:04AM
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Phobophilia by Theasy.com

HERE Arts Center, Off Off Broadway By Joseph Samuel Wright BOTTOM LINE: Phobophilia is a video puppet show featuring a live tie-in performance and blindfolds. The high thrill of Phob…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:34AM
Monday, January 10, 2011

Girl Talk: The Musical by Theasy.com

The Midtown Theatre, Off Broadway By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: A musical revue of cheesy girl-power tunes meant to entertain, not enlighten. It doesn't feel right to review Girl …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:53PM

Metamorphoses by Theasy.com

The Flea, Off Off Broadway By Joseph Samuel Wright BOTTOM LINE: Metamorphoses is an updated adaptation of Ovid’s work by the same name performed with music and movement by a tight e…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:28PM

Buddy Cop 2 by Theasy.com

Atlantic Stage 2, Off Off Broadway By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: Really funny, kinda weird, certainly quirky and comfortably old-school, Buddy Cop 2 is downright delightful. "Nothing…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:12AM
Sunday, January 9, 2011

Freedom Club by Theasy.com

Connelly Theatre, Off Off Broadway By Rachel Merrill Moss BOTTOM LINE: A terse and tidy absurdist exploration of America's extremist tendencies. "You need an actor to save you," a Wi…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:11AM
Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Mistakes Were Made by Theasy.com

Barrow Street Theatre, Off Broadway By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: Captures the theatre producer persona and all the raving characteristics that go with it; a hilarious script and bril…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:40PM

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