Monday, October 7, 2013
The Flea Theater, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: Strong performances from the cast, as well as strong directing, help to make this highly unusual story engaging.
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SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:38PMSunday, October 6, 2013
Baruch Performing Arts Center, Prospect Theater Company, Off Broadway
By Tzipora Kaplan
BOTTOM LINE: A beautiful and befuddling tale inspired by the biblical parable of Tamar and Jud…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:06PMFriday, October 4, 2013
Access Theatre, Truant Arts, Off Off Broadway
By Amanda LaPergola
BOTTOM LINE: An experimental, existential piece that is surprisingly accessible and fun.
I didn’t know what to ex…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:44AMThursday, October 3, 2013
Theatre at St. Clement's, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Off Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: A send-up of our great nation, as seen through the eyes of a snarky, self-obsessed Millenn…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:24AMWednesday, October 2, 2013
Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row, Keen Company, Off Broadway
By Geri Silver
BOTTOM LINE: Jon Robin Baitz’ breakthrough play examines politics, morality, and the complicated nature of…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:33AMMonday, September 30, 2013
Various Locations, Off Off Broadway
By Amanda LaPergola
BOTTOM LINE: Young, dumb, and full of water guns; an evening of boozy fun based on one of the best-worst movies of all time.
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SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:16AMSunday, September 29, 2013
133rd Street Arts Center, Off Off Broadway
By Brett Epstein
BOTTOM LINE: A quirky, choose-your-own-adventure, immersive theatre experience a la Sleep No More.
I had to clue what to …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:38AMSaturday, September 28, 2013
Longacre Theatre, Broadway
By Brett Epstein
BOTTOM LINE: Up close and personal observation of a bumpy first date. It lacks depth, but it’s easy-breezy end-of-summer fun.
Meet Aaro…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:37PMMonday, September 23, 2013
Tom Noonan's Paradise Factory, Off Off Broadway
By christopher oscar peña
BOTTOM LINE: This rollercoaster (literal and metaphorical) of a play engages in surprising ways with every …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:25PMTheater for the New City, Off Off Broadway
By Eleanor J. Bader
BOTTOM LINE: Family dysfunction is writ large in this domestic drama about Norman and Sandra Lewis, a middle-aged broth…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:56AMSunday, September 22, 2013
The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: A strong performance from Margot White helps make this play about a romantic relationship soured b…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:50PMThursday, September 19, 2013
The Wild Project, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This play's combination of drama and comedy makes it both touching and funny.
In Be a Good Little Widow death be…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:01AMMonday, September 16, 2013
The Atlantic Theater, Off Broadway
By Jordan Swisher
BOTTOM LINE: Ethan Coen delivers a brilliantly devised text philosophizing on relationships, self-awareness, and sperm banks.
At…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:10PMSunday, September 15, 2013
The Gallery Players, Off Off Broadway
By Sarah Moore
BOTTOM LINE: The Gallery Players have done an excellent job with their revival of this classic play.
Noel Coward is alive and we…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:52PMWednesday, September 11, 2013
Signature Theatre, Off Broadway
By Jerron Herman
BOTTOM LINE: Alexander Ames is a venerated Black publisher in Chicago who cannot keep up with the technological advancements surround…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:44AMTuesday, September 10, 2013
The Flea Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: An invigorating new play immaculately produced and performed with gusto.
Off off Broadway’s renowned Flea T…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:46AMSunday, September 8, 2013
THE GYM at Judson, Off Off Broadway
By Seth Bogner
BOTTOM LINE: A stirring revival of an American protest musical.
In the spring of 1932 thousands of out-of-work World War I veteran…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:44PMFriday, September 6, 2013
American Theater of Actors, Five Point Productions, Off Off Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: A drama set within the cutthroat world of professional baseball.
Famous young pitc…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:01AMThursday, September 5, 2013
Fourth Street Theater, Blue Coyote Theater Group, Theater Accident, Off Off Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: A sweet and funny New York story that reflects on the life choices …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:27PMMonday, September 2, 2013
UNDER St. Marks, Horse Trade, Off Off Broadway
By Jerron Herman
BOTTOM LINE: This piece, about Israeli-Arab relations, follows two different families linked by contested land and for…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:29PMThe Connelly Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By Jordan Epstein
BOTTOM LINE: A show about a dead man doing what he can to stay alive.
Franklin Stein (Anton Koval) has no heart beat. That�…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:03PMThe Network, Off Off Broadway
By Brett Epstein
BOTTOM LINE: Two actresses play Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in a comedy that premiered in the NYC Fringe Festival in 2002.
Matt & Ben p…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:25PMSunday, September 1, 2013
The Steve & Marie Sgourous Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This quirky musical comedy explores the struggles of living as…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:44AMThursday, August 29, 2013
Theater for the New City, Dream Up Festival, Off Off Broadway
By Regina Robbins
BOTTOM LINE: A highly challenging piece that uses the legend of King Arthur's Round Table to explore n…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:13AMTuesday, August 27, 2013
Access Theater, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This innovative and ambitious play might not be accessible to all audiences, but it boasts impressive comedic actin…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:27PMMonday, August 26, 2013
The Gene Frankel Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By Greg Solomon
BOTTOM LINE: Fans of Hammer Horror will likely enjoy this slightly campy tale of Dracula 200 years later.
It’s obvious f…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:23PMThe Players Theatre, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Brett Epstein
BOTTOM LINE: A late twenty-something muses over two recent girlfriends (and how each relationship went wrong) in thi…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:26AMSunday, August 25, 2013
CSV Flamboyan Theatre, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: A limited production of contemporary opera based on classic material.
Juventas New Music Ens…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:56AMThe Player's Theater, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This clever and hilarious play dissects the marriage of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to offer deepe…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:53AMSaturday, August 24, 2013
Circle in the Square, Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: While not born again, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with this congregation.
You know what unites, heals, and brings joy t…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:02AMFriday, August 23, 2013
Theatre for the New City, Fringe NYC, Off Off Broadway
By Jerron Herman
BOTTOM LINE: Prince Timmy lives blissfully in the fabled Kingdom of Hearts with his comic father, King Edward …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:51PM 
