Thursday, November 27, 2014
Naperville
Off Off Broadway, June Havoc Theatre, Slant Theatre Project
Reviewed by Jason Rost
BOTTOM LINE: A light comedy with deeply drawn characters struggling to build something together…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:10AMWednesday, November 26, 2014
Father Comes Home from
the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Off Broadway, Public Theater, A.R.T.
Reviewed by Andy Buck
BOTTOM LINE: Suzan-Lori Parks continues her singular exploration of freedom in Am…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:55PMMonday, November 24, 2014
A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations)
Off Broadway, Signature Theatre
Reviewed by Shoshana Roberts
BOTTOM LINE: Entropy in the best possible way with passion and uniqueness to present th…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:59PMSaturday, November 22, 2014
Sticks and Bones
Off Broadway, Pershing Square Signature Center, The New Group
Reviewed by Ken Kaissar
BOTTOM LINE: Masterful acting and a glorious set design make this revival production a…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:40PMOn a Stool at the End of the Bar
Off Broadway, 59E59 Theatres, The Director's Company
Reviewed by Dave Osmundsen
BOTTOM LINE: A respectable effort to explore the plight of transsexuals that…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:10PMFriday, November 21, 2014
The Tempest - Mokwha Repertory Company
Off Off Broadway, La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, Mokwha Repertory Company
Reviewed by Keith Paul Medelis
BOTTOM LINE: This rare gift of theater is s…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:14AMThursday, November 20, 2014
The Erlkings
Off Broadway, Theatre Row - Beckett Theatre
Reviewed by Sarah Moore
BOTTOM LINE: The Erlkings explores the psyches of Columbine shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold through t…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:15PMWednesday, November 19, 2014
By the Water
Off Broadway, NY City Center - Stage II, MTC, Ars Nova
Reviewed by Geri Silver
BOTTOM LINE: The world premiere of Sharyn Rothstein’s By The Water is a timely and impactful fa…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:49AMTuesday, November 18, 2014
Filler
Off Off Broadway, 64E4 MAINSTAGE
Reviewed by Tim Croner
BOTTOM LINE: This new play about the complexities of human relationships is an interesting character study, even if it’s not…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:58PMMonday, November 17, 2014
Side Show
Broadway, St. James Theatre
Reviewed by Ben Coleman
BOTTOM LINE: This beloved though problematic musical gets a retooled, rewritten, and re-scored production (and a swell young ca…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:27PMThe River
Broadway, Circle in the Square Theatre
Reviewed by Andy Buck
BOTTOM LINE: Hugh Jackman shines in a lyrical new play by one of England’s most acclaimed playwrights.
So there’s…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:37AMSunday, November 16, 2014
Our Lady of Kibeho
Off Broadway, Signature Theatre
Reviewed by Cindy Pierre
BOTTOM LINE: A very polished, brilliant and compelling account of a village in Rwanda that is turned upside down …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:35PMAsymmetric
Off Broadway, 59E59 Theatres, Ground UP, Gideon Productions
Reviewed by Dave Osmundsen
BOTTOM LINE: An intense, fast paced, and surprisingly touching spy thriller.
Political int…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:21PMSaturday, November 15, 2014
Bohemian Lights
Off Off Broadway, HERE, Live Source
Reviewed by Sarah Weber
BOTTOM LINE: A bold attempt at mounting a new adaptation and a new exploration of multi-media theatre.
Based on …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:36PMTuesday, November 11, 2014
Lost Lake
Off Broadway, NY City Center-Stage I, Manhattan Theater Club
Reviewed by Linda Buchwald
BOTTOM LINE:David Auburn's new play takes a while to get going, but it's worth sticking aro…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:27PMWhat Tammy Needs to Know About Getting Old and Having Sex
Off Off Broadway, La MaMa
Reviewed by Ken Kaissar
BOTTOM LINE: A unique musical revue driven by audience participation and personal…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:17PMMonday, November 10, 2014
Lypsinka! The Boxed Set
Off Broadway, Connelly Theatre, TWEED TheaterWorks
Reviewed by Shani R. Friedman
BOTTOM LINE: After nearly a decade away from the New York stage, John Epperson brin…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:22PMMy Wife in a Chador
Off Off Broadway, Theatre for the New City
Reviewed by Eleanor J. Bader
BOTTOM LINE: This provocative yet overly ambitious production looks at the likelihood of electin…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:21AMFriday, November 7, 2014
Powerhouse
Off Off Broadway, The New Ohio Theatre, Sinking Ship
Reviewed by Dan Dinero
BOTTOM LINE: Like Raymond Scott’s music, Powerhouse is fast-paced, tightly orchestrated, and consis…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:45AMThursday, November 6, 2014
Royal Fables
Off Off Broadway, Access Theater, Libra Theater Company
Reviewed by Seth Bogner
BOTTOM LINE: A sweetly tuneful dessert of a new musical.
Once upon a time there was a new musi…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:17PMFriday, October 31, 2014
The Real Thing
Broadway, American Airlines Theatre, Roundabout Theatre Company
Reviewed by Regina Robbins
BOTTOM LINE: It’s Tom Stoppard, which means it’s smart and funny, and you get …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:08AMThursday, October 30, 2014
Tempest
Off Broadway, La MaMa
Reviewed by Keith Paul Medelis
BOTTOM LINE: An amazing, immersive start to a hurried and confusing production of Tempest.
As I write more and more of these r…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:45PMTuesday, October 28, 2014
Lift
Off Broadway, 59E59 Theatres, Crossroads Theatre Company
Reviewed by Dave Osmundsen
BOTTOM LINE: An incredibly directed, acted, and designed production of a heavy-handed and somewhat …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:42PMThe Harlem Rens
Off Off Broadway, Actors Temple Theatre
Reviewed by Shani R. Friedman
BOTTOM LINE: History comes arrestingly alive in this compelling drama about the greatest basketball te…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:34AMSunday, October 26, 2014
The Blood Brothers Present...Bedlam Nightmares: EXECUTION DAY
Off Off Broadway, The Brick
Reviewed by Amanda LaPergola
BOTTOM LINE: An evening of terrifying tales and spurting arteries tha…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:25PMIt's Only a Play
Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Reviewed by Ben Coleman
BOTTOM LINE: A perfectly fine diversion, with a whole lotta stars . It’s Only A Play is only “okay.”
Tha…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:51AMSaturday, October 25, 2014
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Off Off Broadway, T. Schreiber Studio
Reviewed by Tim Croner
BOTTOM LINE: A serviceable yet emotionally distant revival of Brian Friel’s pensive comedy on leav…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:50AMThursday, October 23, 2014
Disgraced
Broadway, Lyceum Theatre
Reviewed by Lee Kinney
BOTTOM LINE: Dinner parties get bleak fast when race and religion mix with liquor and repression.
It sucks to be...everyone? As I…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:18PMNot Afraid
Off Off Broadway, UNDER St. Marks
Reviewed by Sarah Weber
BOTTOM LINE: A play that tackles everything from metal to movie night, but has it bitten off more than it can chew?
So…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:34PMSunday, October 19, 2014
The Turn of the Screw
Off Off Broadway, The Morris-Jumel Mansion, Everyday Inferno
Reviewed by Dave Osmundsen
BOTTOM LINE: A sufficiently chilling, though not quite riveting, adaptation of…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:24PMSaturday, October 18, 2014
On The Town
Broadway, Lyric Theatre
Reviewed by Ben Coleman
BOTTOM LINE: Though On The Town brings some splendid choreography and performances, this revival does not dance its way into our…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:11PM 
