Sunday, April 20, 2014
The Tower
Off Off Broadway, Standard Toykraft, AntiMatter Collective
Reviewed by Weston Clay
BOTTOM LINE: A strange and psychedelic retelling of the events of the Donner Party.
In a Taro…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:23AMSaturday, April 19, 2014
Women
Off Off Broadway, The PIT
Reviewed by Dillon Slagle
BOTTOM LINE: A hilarious, interesting, and entertaining mash-up of Girls and Little Women.
The TV show Girls has become such a n…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:20PMFriday, April 18, 2014
Extraordinary Extremities
Off Broadway, SoHo Playhouse
Reviewed by Zahra Sadjadi
BOTTOM LINE: A puppet show that teaches lessons of creative resilience to children of all ages.
There is,…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:52AMWednesday, April 16, 2014
Don Juan, or Wages of Debauchery
Off Off Broadway, Jan Hus Playhouse
Reviewed by Jason Rost
BOTTOM LINE: The puppets dazzle even if some of the comedy fizzles.
In 1984, Czech puppeteer V…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:18AMTuesday, April 15, 2014
Potion: A Play in Three Cocktails
Off Off Broadway, People Lounge, Stolen Chair
Reviewed by Brett Epstein
BOTTOM LINE: A verse play presented in an ultra specific spoken voice style. Plus…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:32AMMonday, April 14, 2014
Bill W. and Dr. Bob
Off Broadway, Soho Playhouse
Reviewed by Jerron Herman
BOTTOM LINE: Two former alcoholics join forces to help people with the same ailment in this touching and engagin…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:36AMFriday, April 11, 2014
Fishing for Wives
Off Broadway, Theatre Row, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
Reviewed by Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: A sincere but somewhat blatant comedy set in vintage Hawaii which inter…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:54PMA Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity and Clean
Off Broadway, 59E59 Theatres
Reviewed by Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This double serving of Scottish comedy packs plenty of laughs and …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:16AMFull Frontal: A Naked Exploration of Sex and Sexuality
Off Off Broadway, The Jewel Box Theater
Reviewed by Shoshana Roberts
BOTTOM LINE: A conglomerate of talented actors and steamy stori…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:54AMThursday, April 10, 2014
Rocky
Broadway, Winter Garden Theatre
Reviewed by Greg Solomon
BOTTOM LINE: A shining example of the right way to adapt a film into a musical, Rocky hits every mark.
Every news article I…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:00AMWednesday, April 9, 2014
I Remember Mama
Off Broadway, The Gym at Judson, The Transport Group
Reviewed by Dan Dinero
BOTTOM LINE: Once again, the Transport Group hits it out of the park with this quietly subversi…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:50AMTuesday, April 8, 2014
Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Brothers Booth
Off Broadway, The Players Club
Reviewed by Angel Lam
BOTTOM LINE: Journey to a glamorous party in 1919 in this interactive theatrical event.
I was…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:56PMSunday, April 6, 2014
Alvin Ailey II 2014 NYC Season
Off Broadway, Ailey Citigroup Theatre
Reviewed by Jane Sato
BOTTOM LINE: These three young choreographers and the Ailey II dancers have lots of drive, verve…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:36PMHeathers: The Musical
Off Broadway, New World Stages
Reviewed by Shani R. Friedman
BOTTOM LINE: The pitch-black high school satire gets a musical comedy gloss that will please the die-ha…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:00AMSaturday, April 5, 2014
GREED: A Musical For Our Times
Off Broadway, New World Stages
Reviewed by Geri Silver
BOTTOM LINE: Ironically, this comedic musical revue about greed leaves plenty to be desired.
What do…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:28PMTuesday, April 1, 2014
Richard III
Off Broadway, Skirball Center
Reviewed by Amanda LaPergola
BOTTOM LINE: The National Theater of China performs one of Shakespeare's greatest histories in Mandarin.
There are …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:52AMSunday, March 30, 2014
If/Then
Broadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre
Reviewed by Greg Solomon
BOTTOM LINE: A love letter to New York and the modern musical, If/Then has all the trappings of a success.
The so call…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:36PMMothers and Sons
Broadway, Golden Theatre
Reviewed by Dan Dinero
BOTTOM LINE: This unchallenging new play about a mother’s grief for the son she lost from AIDS will satisfy, but perhaps…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:55AMFriday, March 28, 2014
Glory by Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve
Off Broadway, The Joyce Theatre
Reviewed by Jane Sato
BOTTOM LINE: A stage full of 22 fresh-faced, long-limbed artists, all strikingly dressed a…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:25AMBreathing Time
Off Broadway, IATI Theatre, Fault Line Theatre
Reviewed by Sarah Moore
BOTTOM LINE: A new play by House of Cards’ Beau Willimon makes its world premiere in an intimate se…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:55AMThursday, March 27, 2014
Tosca and the Two Downstairs
Off Broadway, Dicapo Opera, Kairos Italy Theater
Reviewed by Jerron Herman
BOTTOM LINE: Below the action of Puccini's fiery opera Tosca, two second class wome…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:38AMTuesday, March 25, 2014
RUBBERBANDANCE Group: Empirical Quotient
Off Broadway, Schimmel Center for the Arts
Reviewed by Jane Sato
BOTTOM LINE: Mind-blowingly beautiful and surprisingly subtle. If breakdancing an…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:23AMMonday, March 24, 2014
Hellman v. McCarthy
Off Broadway, Abingdon Theatre
Reviewed by Eleanor J. Bader
BOTTOM LINE: A brilliantly-written, fast-paced, and somewhat fictionalized account of the literary feud be…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:23PMSunday, March 23, 2014
Bum Phillips All-American Opera
Off Off Broadway, La MaMa, Monk Parrots
Reviewed by Seth Bogner
BOTTOM LINE: This new opera based on the life and career of NFL coach Bum Phillips hits som…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:43AMSaturday, March 22, 2014
Dark Water
Off Off Broadway, Theatre at the 14th Street Y, MTWorks
Reviewed by Amanda LaPergola
BOTTOM LINE: A haunting environmental fable based on a continuing real-life tragedy.
The …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:33PMFriday, March 21, 2014
The Junket
Off Broadway, The Culture Project, Lynn Redgrave Theater
Reviewed by Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: Mike Albo's enigmatic performance and laugh-out-loud script make this show w…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:04PMThursday, March 20, 2014
Alone in Triptych
Off Off Broadway, HERE Arts Center
Reviewed by Jason Rost
BOTTOM LINE: A detailed foray into the darkness alone - too alone.
Renee Philippi’s new play Alone in Tripty…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:28PMTuesday, March 18, 2014
Tales from Red Vienna
Off Broadway, Manhattan Theatre Club, City Center Stage I
Reviewed by Weston Clay
BOTTOM LINE: Nina Arianda! Nina Arianda! Nina Arianda!
It’s no secret that Nina…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:01PMSir Patient Fancy
Off Off Broadway, The Wild Project, The Queen's Company
Reviewed by Dillon Slagle
BOTTOM LINE: Using a text dripping with language, wit, entendre, and artful reference t…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:23AMMonday, March 17, 2014
Appropriate
Off Broadway, Signature Theatre
Reviewed by Brett Epstein
BOTTOM LINE: Branden Jacob-Jenkins’ engaging and button-pushing dark comedy hits the Signature with a bang.
It al…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:36AMThursday, March 13, 2014
The Pig, or Václav Havel's Hunt for a Pig
Off Off Broadway, 3LD Art & Technology Center, Untitled Theatre Company #61
Reviewed by Amanda LaPergola
BOTTOM LINE: A near perfect patchwork o…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:39PM 
