Monday, May 25, 2015
In Samara Weiss' harrowing "AK-47 Sing-Along," Palestine has two arms-promoting revolutionaries to teach children about martyrdom in their own grisly version of "Sesame Street."
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMIt's pretty implausible that in 2010 a Christian, a Muslim, and a Jew, with an atheist thrown in for good measure, would walk into a dorm room so completely ignorant of each other's religion…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMThere's nothing challenging in this occasionally funny but mostly silly mockery of Christian evangelists.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMAlthough it's not always a smooth blend, this exploration of identity, culture, and race is funny, introspective, and will appeal to the young at heart.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMSamuel D. Hunter's compelling but uneven new character drama is a nice foray into the aftermath of ruin and the beginning of redemption, but it needs to be fleshed out.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMIt takes a lot to arrest the attention of a tot. Colors need to dazzle; sounds need to pop. Gary Kupper and Rose Caiola's "Freckleface Strawberry: The Musical" does all of this and then some.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMDespite a few flaws, this semi-autobiographical musical about losing a job is funny and well executed.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMKathryn Dickinson's earnest but lackluster new play has powerful subject matter but not enough conviction.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMPowerhouse Jannie Jones hits all the right notes and steps in this splendid musical celebrating the legacies of five blues divas.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMInspired by true events, this heartbreaking tale of the decline of the castrati in late-19th-century Rome is beautifully staged and passionately performed, though hampered by some one-dimens…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMDespite a sluggish start and an occasionally overwrought plot, Jennifer Lane’s compelling tale depicts unbearable loss and confusion in fresh and poignant ways.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMThis high-energy gospel fest tries to tell the story of the birth of Christ in a creative way, but its overambition crams the spectrum of the black cultural experience into 75 minutes and le…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMThe first act of this satire on American political extremism sizzles and is as irreverent as "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson," but the fire is soon snuffed out in Act 2.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMTwo actors pick up where Sophocles'' "Antigone" left off, in a stimulating and innovative theatrical experience that deconstructs the power contests of the play and applies them to father-so…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMWednesday, March 13, 2013
AN OPERATIC DEATH IN VENICE A storm blackens the skies, casting a shadow on the land. The citizens and soldiers of Venice sway with anticipation, waiting for their mighty general to triump…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:49PMMonday, March 11, 2013
NO RESURRECTION HERE While the snow is thawing and the flowers are getting ready to shoot out of the soil, the August Strindberg Repertory Theatre, a newly-formed company that’s dedica…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:41PMTuesday, January 29, 2013
A GAMBLE WHICH DOESN’T ALWAYS PAY OFF Flashing, fluorescent lights, glitzy blazers, showgirls galore, and an immodest display of drama and decadence are the background for… wait…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:41PMMonday, January 14, 2013
ASSAULTED If you’re looking to experience the shell shock and the trauma that soldiers undergo during wartime and its aftermath, then head on down to the Michael Schimmel Center for th…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:57PMFriday, January 11, 2013
THE MANY FACES OF LOVE Even before you walk into the First Floor Theatre at La Mama to attend Something’s Got Ahold of My Heart, creators Hand2Mouth ensemble are already selling you a …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:30PMTuesday, January 8, 2013
A POWERFUL WATER BY THE SPOONFUL CONTAINS CONFUSION BY THE CUPFUL Quiara Alegria Hudes’ 2012 Pulitzer-Prize winning Water by the Spoonful is a bold and provocative drama that uses cybe…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:30PMFriday, December 21, 2012
THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION MAY LACK RHYTHM, BUT THIS IS ONE HILARIOUS AND UPLIFTING BARBER If you’re looking to usher in the Holiday season with some good entertainment, then look no furt…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:54PMThursday, December 13, 2012
A PENNY’S WORTH In the mood for some light-hearted, endearing entertainment that will make your face and heart smile? Then get yourself a ticket to Barry Kleinbort’s (direction, bo…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:15PMMonday, December 10, 2012
UNFULFILLED WANTS David Mamet’s latest dramatic work, The Anarchist, begins as abruptly as it ends, but despite the jarring effects, there is a good reason for the sharpness of these m…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:41PMThursday, November 29, 2012
EXHAUSTING BUT ENJOYABLE LUST You’ll have to suspend disbelief, endure belaboring, and excuse doltish behavior to enjoy the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Don Giovanni, but o…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:16PMTuesday, November 27, 2012
REIGNING SUPREME! Monay, Monay, Monay, Monay, MONAY! If the seemingly heartless Irish tycoon Michael R. Regan (a fantastic Dave Hanson) had a theme song in the beginning of Edward Sheldon’…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:49PMSunday, November 18, 2012
A BIG YARN AND A BIGGER YAWN In theory and concept, Francine Volpe’s The Good Mother has all the fixins’ for a juicy, if not compelling drama: diverse, colorful characters, goofy…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:05PMTuesday, October 23, 2012
A BLOODY GOOD TIME Bloody Sunday is a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, during which 13 civil rights protestors and bystanders were shot and killed by the British Army. Although the …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:54PMWednesday, August 15, 2012
THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT Unless the overview of a story is grossly inadequate, people seldom ask for both the summary and details. Presented as two monologues on a sparsely furnished stage…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:28PMSunday, June 19, 2011
SPIDER-MAN 2.NO By now, you’ve probably read at least a portion if not all of the hoopla that surrounds Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark, originally helmed by book writer and director Jul…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:04PM 
