Monday, September 17, 2012
East 4th Street, Off Off Broadway
BOTTOM LINE: What are you doing Saturday? Come hang out with Theasy at Fourth Art Block's FAB! Festival!
Join us for an afternoon of free performa…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:51PMRed Room, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This collection of one-act plays offers several hits and a few misses.
After teaming up this summer for the consistently …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:06AMFriday, September 14, 2012
Barrymore Theatre, Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: Chaplin is a smart, compelling musical about the biggest star in silent pictures.
Charlie Chaplin broke box office an…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:35PMThursday, September 13, 2012
59E59 Theatres, Off Broadway
By Benjamin Coleman
BOTTOM LINE: A darkly comic story of two Irish care workers who find themselves in a financial pinch and at a moral crossroads when th…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:59PMTuesday, September 11, 2012
New Ohio Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: Happiness and the search for purpose are thoughtfully examined in this hyper-stylized play.
Ivan Dimitrov's new play…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:14PMMonday, September 10, 2012
HERE, Off Off Broadway
By Rachel Merrill Moss
BOTTOM LINE: A beautiful and unusual pair of stories told through object manipulation that takes its time in the telling.
For the charac…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:51AMSunday, September 9, 2012
Lion Theatre, Off Broadway
By Eleanor J. Bader
BOTTOM LINE: A heavy-handed drama about two heterosexuals trying to juggle busy personal and political lives.
It’s supposed to be a b…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:42PMSaturday, September 8, 2012
Dixon Place, The Roadsters, Off Off Broadway
By Benjamin Coleman
BOTTOM LINE: A highly theatrical ensemble tells tales of unlived life in Ohio, blending the avant garde with American…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:43AMMonday, September 3, 2012
Playroom Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By Brett Epstein
BOTTOM LINE: Methtacular! is skillfully directed by Adam Fitzgerald and features a refreshingly honest and courageous performance f…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:00AMWednesday, August 29, 2012
The Huron Club, Soho Playhouse, The Players Club, FringeNYC
By Molly Marinik
19 shows from the 2012 New York International Fringe Festival have been selected for the FringeNYC Encore Series…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 06:53PMTuesday, August 28, 2012
The First Floor Theatre @ La MaMa, FringeNYC
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This modern retelling of Alice in Wonderland turns Alice into a New York City woman in search of sexual…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:38PMSunday, August 26, 2012
The Steve and Marie Sgouros Theatre, FringeNYC
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: Becoming Butch is a funny, heart warming coming-of-age story about self acceptance.
Premiering in …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:17AMConnelly Theatre, FringeNYC
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This fanciful, surreal play explores what happens when a gloomy, graveyard dwelling man falls in love with a sunny, flowe…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:54AMSaturday, August 25, 2012
HERE Mainstage Theatre, FringeNYC
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This play's unusual story centers on a parapelegic burlesque dancer torn between her male and female love interests…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:39PMFriday, August 24, 2012
The First Floor Theatre @ La MaMa, FringeNYC
By Jason Rost
BOTTOM LINE: This Australian dark comedy is an entertaining examination of three secluded souls trying to love while they ar…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:27PMPleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland
By Rachel Merrill Moss
BOTTOM LINE: A riveting fantasy journey through London’s South Bank.
Let’s imagine that Pete Edwards is the…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:20PMThursday, August 23, 2012
Robert Moss Theatre, FringeNYC
By Regina Robbins
BOTTOM LINE: City of Shadows has no plot and no characters; instead it offers gorgeous music, a look into the past, and a dark, yet co…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:44PMTuesday, August 21, 2012
The Steve and Marie Sgouros Theatre, FringeNYC
By Jason Rost
BOTTOM LINE: A devastating and funny personal monologue about losing a parent performed by a master storyteller -- a true …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:06PMMonday, August 20, 2012
Kraine Theatre, FringeNYC
By Ben Coleman
BOTTOM LINE: An exciting and topical play about political values in an age where the internet leaves nothing private.
The NY Fringe Festival …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:13PMJimmy's #43, FringeNYC
By Eleanor J. Bader
BOTTOM LINE: A touching and funny look at the ways racism, classism, sexism, and sexual preference intertwine in the lives of three disparat…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:41AMSunday, August 19, 2012
Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland
By Rachel Merrill Moss
BOTTOM LINE: In addition to the sheer pleasure the title gives to the lips (pronounced “quim-pew”), this int…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:48PMKraine Theatre, FringeNYC
By Regina Robbins
BOTTOM LINE: Intelligence, silliness, and human frailty come together in Chain Reaction, a dark comedy about the men who built the atomic b…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:35AMClurman Theatre at Theatre Row, Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: Skilled acting performances help to flesh out this simple story, creating an enjoyable and suspenseful …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:01AMSaturday, August 18, 2012
Soho Playhouse, FringeNYC
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: A modern comedy for real people -- particularly real people who like pop culture -- produced by a highly skilled group of artis…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:42PMCherry Lane Theatre, FringeNYC
By Weston Clay
BOTTOM LINE: An intiguing, important and insightful story about a high-profile murder in the Los Angeles gay community.
In the opening m…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:05AMThe White Box at 440 Studios, FringeNYC
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This double dose of solo shows explore issues relating to sexuality and body image -- by blending humor and …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:21AMFriday, August 17, 2012
The First Floor Theatre @ La MaMa, FringeNYC
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: Josh Mesnik brings us into a world of schtick and snark with his comedy about a gay boy who finds him…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:38PMThe Gene Frankel Theatre, FringeNYC
By Haytham Elhawary
BOTTOM LINE: An endearing tale of an identity crisis, a Latina alter ego and how much darn fun you can have in Argentina.
In a…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:31AMThursday, August 16, 2012
The Players Theatre, FringeNYC
By Weston Clay
BOTTOM LINE: A comedic musical about a group of New York women looking for a self-esteem boost and the spiritual "Mother" who guides them…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:19AMThe Gene Frankel Theatre, FringeNYC
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This play successfully captures the tragic life of Alan Turing, choosing to focus on emotions -- rather than spec…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:54AMWednesday, August 15, 2012
The Living Theatre, FringeNYC
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This unusual, off-the-wall comedy explores the hilarious misadventures of three earnest but clueless young women trying…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:59PM 
