Saturday, 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 08:15PMThe Amoralists, The Gershwin Hotel, Off Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: Two full-length plays in one night ofter nearly four hours of highly theatrical fun that's not without i…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:32AMMonday, August 8, 2011
59E59 Theatres, Firework Theater, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: An innovative and lively work that explores the dynamics of a married couple’s fragile relations…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:57PMSaturday, August 6, 2011
Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row, Cause Celebre, Off Broadway
By Alan J. Miller
BOTTOM LINE: A slight one act precursor to The Glass Menagerie, well performed and directed, but likely of …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:19AMMonday, August 1, 2011
The Wild Project, Less Than Rent Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By Haytham Elhawary
BOTTOM LINE: A joyful and endearing production with catchy music and that will transport you back to you…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:13AMTuesday, July 26, 2011
June Havoc Theatre, Midtown International Theatre Festival, Off Off Broadway
By Alan J. Miller
BOTTOM LINE: A charming adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderl…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:56AMTuesday, July 19, 2011
TBG Theatre, Fresh Fruit Festival, Off Off Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: A moving, realistic ensemble play about the struggles of being gay and on the backside of youn…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:07PMMonday, July 18, 2011
59E59 Theatres, Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: An immensely humorous and inspiring solo show that examines one woman’s adolescence in Brownsville, Brooklyn in the 19…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:49PMSunday, July 17, 2011
PTP/NYC, Atlantic Stage 2, Off Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: Victory is an intelligent, intrepid play with brilliant costumes and an extraordinary ensemble of actors.
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SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:17PMSaturday, July 16, 2011
Fulcrum Theatre, Access Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By Haytham Elhawary
BOTTOM LINE: A realistic view into the way tragedy can affect parenthood and the individual roads to healing -- w…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:07PMWednesday, July 13, 2011
Black Moon Theatre Company, The Flea Theater, Off Off Broadway
By Jessica Cauttero
BOTTOM LINE: A feast for the eyes; intense, poignant and disturbing.
Chastity, sensuality, God, de…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 06:37PMTuesday, July 12, 2011
PTP/NYC, Atlantic Stage 2, Off Broadway
By Ben Charles
BOTTOM LINE: A film-noir mosaic story.
The Potomac Theatre Project (PTP) has returned to New York City this summer for their 25…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:00PMMonday, July 11, 2011
Manhattan Theatre Company, Friedman Theatre, Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: Master Class is a dramatization of one of the workshops Maria Callas hosted late in her care…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:43PMSaturday, July 9, 2011
Irish Repertory Theatre, Off Broadway
By Weston Clay
BOTTOM LINE: A story of love and deception delivered beautifully by a strong cast and crew.
Adelaide, the protagonist of Karoline…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:38AMFriday, July 1, 2011
Manhattan Theatre Source, Off Off Broadway
By Eleanor Bader
BOTTOM LINE: An entertaining and fun look at 400 years of Greenwich Village history in 80 minutes of song, dance, and come…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:41AMWednesday, June 29, 2011
Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, Off Broadway
By Terra Vetter
BOTTOM LINE: The Berenstain Bears is an excellent opportunity to introduce little ones to theater in a friendly, famil…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:15AMMonday, June 27, 2011
Down Payment Productions, Walkerspace, Off Off Broadway
By Haytham Elhawary
BOTTOM LINE: An entertaining analysis of stereotype and prejudice through a New York city lens with some en…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:50PMSunday, June 26, 2011
AntiMatter Collective, The Bushwick Starr, Off Off Broadway
By Weston Clay
BOTTOM LINE: A play that blends the classic zombie and western genres into an entertaining and clever stage …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:10PMSaturday, June 25, 2011
St. Luke's Theater, Off Broadway
By Eleanor J. Bader
BOTTOM LINE: A well-acted, moving, new musical about legendary blues singer, Bessie Smith.
Ninety years ago, Blues singer Bessie…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:12AMFriday, June 24, 2011
3LD, Off Off Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: The Germ Project is an unmissable collection of scenes taken from four full-length commissioned plays “of scope and advent…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:34AMWednesday, June 22, 2011
HERE, Clubbed Thumb, Off Off Broadway
By Rachel Merrill Moss
BOTTOM LINE: An enjoyable piece of political commentary with a snarky script and a talented cast.
Comparing the insatia…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:57PM59E59 Theatres, CollaborationTown, Off Off Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: Smart storytelling to tell a sad story.
When you hear about a natural disaster, you're usually privy…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:08AMSunday, June 19, 2011
Barrow Street Theatre, Off Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: With a powerhouse performance by Nilaja Sun, No Child is an intense and theatrically satisfying production.
From th…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:48PMFriday, June 17, 2011
Workshop Theater Company, Off Off Broadway
By Steve Hauck
BOTTOM LINE: A wise, witty and exuberant new play about learning to love.
Oscar Wilde said it best: “To love one's self i…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:25AMThe Gene Frankel Theatre, Planet Connections, Off Off Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: A curvy girl with a legend’s name finds solace and recognition in that star’s …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:28AMWednesday, June 15, 2011
Robert Moss Theatre, Planet Connections, Off Off Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: A wonderful premise and an energetic bunch of performers: this production has room to grow, but…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:18AMTuesday, June 14, 2011
Theatre for the New City, Off Off Broadway
By Joseph Samuel Wright
BOTTOM LINE: Four plays with twists centering around sex and relationships.
Theatre for the New City is currently s…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:03PMThe Red Room, Off Off Broadway
By Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: A charming, appealing work that is able to convey both lighthearted humor as well as heavy-hitting drama.
Memory is a…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:24AMSunday, June 12, 2011
Atlantic Theater Company, New York Theatre Workshop, Off Broadway
By Rachel Merrill Moss
BOTTOM LINE: Despite focusing on dark and dysfunctional family drama, the great cast and produ…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:25AMSaturday, June 11, 2011
CAP21, Off Off Broadway
By Weston Clay
BOTTOM LINE: A not quite outstanding new musical about four late twenty-something New Yorkers struggling with life’s questions, featuring some…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:07PMFriday, June 10, 2011
Bridge Theatre Company and Starry Night Entertainment, LABA Theatre, Off Off Broadway
By O'Hagan Blades
BOTTOM LINE: Hitchcock for the 21st century.
Starry Night Entertainment, in as…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:34AM 
