50 stories by "Christopher Caz"
Although "Burbank: Walt Disney in Crisis" occasionally has its actors delivering monologues out to the audience, the most compelling drama occurs from the interactive scenes between the acto…
As a piece of writing, "The Near Disaster of Jasper & Casper" is whacky and creative, and except for a couple of out-of-place bits of humor, one involving a middle finger and another a c…
D'Astolfo (that's duh-STAHL-fo, mkay?), who also wrote the piece, sends Taylor off like a firecracker from the moment he comes onto the stage, speeding through Taylor's wry and witty dialect…
Shekar's script is extremely smart, funny at just the right moments, and morally gripping. Her characterizations of Ariel and Sanam are fully formed, uniquely individual and carefully comple…
Liz Larsen, Dan Sharkey, Midori Nakamura and Allen McCullough in a scene from Charles Gluck's "Our Brother's Son" at The Pershing Square Signature Center (Photo credit: Russ Rowland) Christo…
In the 13 years that span this earnest, thought-provoking play, three weddings, fear, war, and death all serve to test the strength and sanctity of these women's bonds. Toossi's script is in…
Direction by Victoria Pérez could have better negotiated the script transitions and emotional shaping of the piece; however, script, director and actors, as well as lighting design by Migue…
As a piece of theater, "Songs About Trains" is earnest and unique. Lead author (and performer) Beto O'Byrne, along with contributing authors Eugenie Chan, Reginald Edmund, Jay B Muskett and …
Greenspan, a six-time Obie Award winner, whirls at breakneck speed through this three-act play in just over an hour, transforming from one character to the next with expert fluidity. He tran…
The play itself is suitably dramatic and thought-provoking; as a piece of theater it should continue to be presented to enlighten future audiences. This particular production isn't quite up …
Mandell's costume and wig design are exquisite, perfectly defining each character in their own distinct look and style with numerous fabrics and colors and without overlap. Each of the actor…
Throughout these plays there resonates an overarching message of female empowerment, a message that provides depth to the otherwise light comedy being served up. Nuns are habit forming, that…
Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize winning play Wit, an exquisitely literate and dramatically poignant piece, would certainly suffer in the hands of less than able artists. Fortunately, the pro…
This show is conceived, directed, and choreographed by Randy Skinner, and his four-time Tony Award-nominated talents shine throughout the production. The choreography is inventive, interacti…
Meyer's darkly comic script is ultimately terrifying, a nod to Orwell and a brilliantly satirical parable which is uncannily prescient in today's political climate. Director Jess Chayes brin…
Without the benefit of sight, one must strain to listen more closely in order to understand the events of the play; footsteps, cane taps, ball bounces, far off music, distant voices and othe…
Von Essen did sing a couple of songs from a living composer, one Andrew Lloyd Webber. He relayed the story of going on for Ricky Martin in Evita, where the curtain had to be held so that all…
Each interviewee's name is projected onto the back wall as Clark carefully transitions between the 21 people she's interviewed; young, old, male, female, cis- or otherwise. This is a large n…
In his thankless role as Ray, Grossman's performance is perpetually defensive, harried and out of breath. As unlikable a character as Ray is expected to be, Grossman doesn't quite manage to …
Fortunately, good things come to those who wait, even after an hour and a half. The play suddenly takes a turn when Karen X has a breakdown behind a dumpster at Whole Foods. Karen X may have…
As Sammy, Jason Alexander's exquisite comic genius delivers like gangbusters, a delivery which gets even richer in some subtler moments when Sammy surprises himself with some honest emotions…
The music by Manuel Pelayo, Giancarlo Bonfanti and Katz sets an eerie, futuristic tone that, combined with numerous dance and visual elements, presents X the Experience like a long MTV video…
Chapdelaine's writing is funny and sincere, thought-provoking and smart. There is a suggestion in the script that these four individuals could all be different facets of the same person, and…
There is plenty of over-the-top acting, physical antics and far-fetched story lines, all perfectly acceptable ingredients for a zany gender-bending farce. The only thing missing are the laug…
One of the most interesting attributes of this play (apart from the clever title being a less common and unharmful definition of the word "faggot") is playwright J. Julian Christopher's insi…
