Friday, September 30, 2011
ATA's Sargent Theatre, The Seeing Place Theater, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: The Seeing Place Theater gives a worthy performance of Patrick Marber’s brilliant…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:29AMWednesday, September 28, 2011
The Flea, Horizon Theater Rep, Off Off Broadway
By Haytham Elhawary
BOTTOM LINE: An intriguing story told in an intimate setting which, in spite of some great acting, falls a little s…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 06:09PMTuesday, September 27, 2011
The Seeing Place, ATA Sargent Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By Weston Clay
BOTTOM LINE: A family drama that was developed using an innovative actor-based technique. The characters are str…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:04PMSaturday, September 24, 2011
Abrons Art Center, Off Broadway
By Jessica Cauttero
BOTTOM LINE: Spectacle, drag queens and puppets, oh my!
Puppets are magic. Anyone who can disagree with that statement hasn’t fu…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:44PMFriday, September 23, 2011
Elevator Repair Service, New York Theater Workshop, Off Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: Inventive direction and a delightful cast make The Select an event worth seeing.
No on…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:23AMThursday, September 22, 2011
Hudson Guild, White Horse Theatre Company, Off Off Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: A well executed production of a classic post-realism Williams play.
To commemorate Te…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:49AMWednesday, September 21, 2011
Lion Theatre at Theatre Row, Off Broadway
By Alan J. Miller
BOTTOM LINE: A sometimes amusing but not very deep play about how much more important loving and honest relationships can b…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:59AMSunday, September 18, 2011
Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row, Off Broadway
By Weston Clay
BOTTOM LINE: A political drama about three women who are invested in a senatorial election that, despite some strong perfor…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:47PM59E59 Theatres, Off Broadway
By Alan J. Miller
BOTTOM LINE: A wonderful combination of Commedia dell’Arte and Story Theatre, engendering an exceptionally entertaining and creative w…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:08AMSaturday, September 17, 2011
Neo-Futurists, Kraine Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By O'Hagan Blades
BOTTOM LINE: A playful and hilarious adaptation of a classic playwright's work.
The New York Neo-Futurists are best …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:45PMFriday, September 16, 2011
Knife Edge Productions, Abingdon Arts Complex, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: A well-designed set, skilled director, and convincing cast give life to this revival …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:00AMThursday, September 15, 2011
Hard Sparks, Under St. Marks, Off Off Broadway
By Terra Vetter
BOTTOM LINE: Wonderfully chaotic romping tornado of a play with a first-rate ensemble cast.
Set in a New York suburb on…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:58PMTuesday, September 13, 2011
Marquis Theatre, Broadway
By Dan Dinero
BOTTOM LINE: Any production of Follies is certain to be a can’t-miss event, and this one is no exception.
If I could go back in time, one of…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:41AMMonday, September 12, 2011
Ars Nova, Off Off Broadway
By Rachel Merrill Moss
BOTTOM LINE: An irreverent romp through a pseudo-Eastern European, wannabe Western culture that makes for an all-around enjoyable lif…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:12PMThe Flea Theater, Off Broadway
By Eleanor Bader
BOTTOM LINE: A provocative mix of humor and pathos about what it means to be The Other told from numerous divergent perspectives.
Jona…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:19AMTuesday, August 30, 2011
The Mint Theater, Off Broadway
By Jessica Cauttero
BOTTOM LINE: A conflict between man, wife, poverty and the need to do what is right sits at the heart of Temporal Powers, Teresa Dee…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:50PMMonday, August 29, 2011
Kraine Theatre, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: Elysian Fields tells the imagined stories of Allan, Sebastian, and Brick, three gays whose offstage de…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:46AMWednesday, August 24, 2011
Manhattan Theatre Source, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Alan J. Miller
BOTTOM LINE: A well-acted two person psychological thriller about obsessive love.
Tara (Isabel Richardson), a …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:27PMTuesday, August 23, 2011
Dixon Place, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Terra Vetter
BOTTOM LINE: An imaginative and daring production of an immensely relatable play. Perfect Fringe fare.
Cow Play is a simple…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:39AMMonday, August 22, 2011
Theatre For the New City, Off Off Broadway
By Joshua Bombino
BOTTOM LINE: A daringly experimental, multimedia pastiche about the rise and fall of America in the Atomic Age, easily wel…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:18AMSunday, August 21, 2011
Teatro LATEA, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Alan J. Miller
BOTTOM LINE: A remarkable new play that breaks new ground in form and structure.
What the Sparrow Said by Danny Mitaroton…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:52PMSaturday, August 20, 2011
Bleecker Theatre, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: The Legend of Julie Taymor is a satirical Fringe musical re-imagining the recent Spiderman debacles …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:25PMFriday, August 19, 2011
Flamboyan Theatre, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By O'Hagan Blades
BOTTOM LINE: Puppet theatre tries to find the secret to happiness.
In 1901 August Strindberg had a near-psychotic epi…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:22AMWednesday, August 17, 2011
Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row, Off Broadway
By Eleanor J. Bader
BOTTOM LINE: A tightly written, well-acted, three act dramedy that takes place on one tumultuous day in the life of tr…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:02PMTuesday, August 16, 2011
59E59 Theatres, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: An interesting mix of stories, voices, and tones makes this series of short plays worth seeing.
59E59 Theatres off…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:08PMConnelly Theatre, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Dan Fingerman
BOTTOM LINE: A well-constructed one-woman show about an actress's lifelong relationship with the Anne Frank story.
Sin…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:50PMMonday, August 15, 2011
The Ellen Stewart Theatre, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Julie Feltman
BOTTOM LINE: Ampersand is poignant and musical modern day Romeo & Juliet with an LGBT twist and cult classic po…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:30PMPlayers Theatre, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: Big laughs and big heart make Molly Equality Dykeman the most loveable, pill-popping elementary school secur…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:21AMSunday, August 14, 2011
Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: Yeast Nation is a fun, outrageous musical from the creators of Urinetown. It's THE s…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 06:02PMCSV Flamboyan, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: A suspenseful play depicting two damaged characters’ attempt at a one night stand.
The New York theatre…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:05AMSaturday, August 13, 2011
Bowery Poetry Club, FringeNYC, Off Off Broadway
By Dan Fingerman
BOTTOM LINE: An incredibly engaging and beautifully constructed look at the life of Sissieretta Jones, an African-Amer…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:15PM 
