Thursday, May 9, 2013
Theatre Row, The New Group, Off Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: A new musical in the spirit of Golden Age Bollywood.
Fade in on a fading star at a faded studio in the…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:57PMLa MaMa Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This well-acted and well-staged production explores the problems one faces when they depict their personal life in…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:49AMThe Flea, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This dark comedy is appealing and often laugh-inducing in its exploration of violence and depravity.
What does one have …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:43AMWednesday, May 8, 2013
59E59 Theatres, Brits Off Broadway, Off Broadway
By Zak Risinger
BOTTOM LINE: smartly written, expertly acted and directed workplace tragicomedy that should not be missed.
Kudos to…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:33AMArs Nova, Off Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: A poignant glimpse into an archetypal office and the folks who inhabit its cubicles.
For anyone who has worked in an office -- p…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:27AMMonday, May 6, 2013
TBG Theatre, Knife Edge Productions, Off Off Broadway
By Shoshana Roberts
BOTTOM LINE: Actress Susannah Hoffman makes this play a success, putting her spark of life into a story abou…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:28PMChain Theatre, Variations Theatre Group, Off Off Broadway
By Jordan Swisher
BOTTOM LINE: Variations Theatre Group solidly delivers Neil LaBute’s signature naturalism.
Some Girl(s)…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:32AMTheatre for the New City, Off Off Broadway
By Bradley Troll
BOTTOM LINE: Eduardo Machado's exploration of Cuban gay hustler culture comes across as an exercise in missed theatrical p…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:24AMSaturday, May 4, 2013
Joyce Theatre, Stephen Petronio Company, Off Broadway
By Jane Sato
BOTTOM LINE: This is a dance show/concert well worth seeing. The show's title "Like Lazarus Did" is taken from the …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:07AMMonday, April 29, 2013
DR2 Theatre, Off Broadway
By Eleanor J. Bader
BOTTOM LINE: This intriguing but ultimately disappointing drama focuses on one psychotherapist whose primary project is to heal from her…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:28AMSunday, April 28, 2013
Libra Theater Company, Shetler Studio's Bridge Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By Rachel Merrill Moss
BOTTOM LINE: A difficult but rewardingly challenging play about the human need to prob…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:40PMThe Brick Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This unusual rock musical remains consistently riveting in its exploration of what it means to be an artist and …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:51PMFriday, April 26, 2013
Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway
By Jordan Swisher
BOTTOM LINE: This drama about two brothers and the father figure they never had features a powerhouse trio of performers all living up …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:54PMMonday, April 22, 2013
Lucille Lortel Theatre, Red Bull Theatre, Off Broadway
By Regina Robbins
BOTTOM LINE: A skillful production of a relentlessly pessimistic (if sometimes amusing) classic of the twenti…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:05AMSunday, April 21, 2013
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway
By Brett Epstein
BOTTOM LINE: Lively Motown music gets the crowd going, but this Musical is fatally low on story, plot and playable dialogue.
The bes…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:09PMSaturday, April 20, 2013
American Airlines Theatre, Roundabout, Broadway
By Zak Risinger
BOTTOM LINE: The first Broadway revival of a lesser-known work by a literary icon, featuring a cast filled with stars …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:54AMThursday, April 18, 2013
Elektra Theatre, Pinchbottom, Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: Pretençión showcases some of New York City's best burlesque performers.
Pinchbottom’s Pretençión: …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:32AMSunday, April 14, 2013
Kraine Theatre, MediumFace Productions, Off Off Broadway
By Weston Clay
BOTTOM LINE: This show doesn't suck.
If you need a refresher, Showgirls was the 1995 big budget, rated NC-17 …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:58PMFriday, April 12, 2013
Shubert Theatre, Broadway
By Bradley Troll
BOTTOM LINE: Why haven't you bought tickets yet?
I don’t think there are many of us who haven’t been touched by the magic of Roald Dah…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:00AMTuesday, April 9, 2013
Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: Kinky Boots is both amusing and appealing thanks in part to Cyndi Lauper's musical score.
Despite its provocative t…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:35PMMedicine Show Theatre, F*It Club, Off Off Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: Six short sprightly plays from six bright new-ish voices.
F*IT Club's The Spring Fling: The Morning …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:03PMMonday, April 8, 2013
Theatre 54, Roots and Wings Theatrical, Off Off Broadway
By Bradley Troll
BOTTOM LINE: An exciting, original, opera-infused play about Rome, pornography, and the dangers of ambition.…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:52PMThursday, April 4, 2013
Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: A first-rate production of a love letter to journalism.
Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy is a highly likeable production. The late …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:09AMWednesday, April 3, 2013
Second Stage, Off Broadway
By Tzipora Kaplan
BOTTOM LINE: If you see a show where the original cast recording is one of the defining albums of your young adulthood, it can go either …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:51PMWorkShop Theatre, MTWorks, Off Off Broadway
By Haytham Elhawary
BOTTOM LINE: An entertaining representation of Oscar Wilde’s novel, which does a decent job of bringing to life a ch…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:06AMSunday, March 31, 2013
WorkShop Theatre, Ego Actus, Off Off Broadway
By Weston Clay
BOTTOM LINE: A tense and engaging show about a high school smartphone sex scandal.
Cell phones — perhaps a hundred of …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:42PMSaturday, March 30, 2013
Elektra Theatre, Off Broadway
By Brett Epstein
BOTTOM LINE: Despite the energy of the cast, F#%king Up Everything can’t overcome an inane, overstated book.
For a musical about 20-…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:52PMFriday, March 29, 2013
Broadway Theatre, Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: Not your grandma's Cinderella, but not a far departure.
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is a fan favorite from way-back…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:59PMTuesday, March 26, 2013
Access Theatre, Crashbox Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: Crashbox Theater's production of Brooke Berman's stunning play does justice to the work; it's wel…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:22PMSaturday, March 23, 2013
Access Theatre, Bedlam, Off Broadway
By Benjamin Coleman
BOTTOM LINE: George Bernard Shaw’s classic play is revived in a provocative production, that occasionally favors boldness o…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:38AMFriday, March 22, 2013
59E59 Theatres, Off Off Broadway
By Rachel Merrill Moss
BOTTOM LINE: Three grizzly bears struggle to find their place as their very existence changes around them in this charming new…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 06:59PM 
