The atmosphere of a comedy club was replicated outside a NYC café at this Filipino-centric event held during the pandemic where polished comics entertained a masked audience. The post St…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:47PMThis Bronx-born Off-Off-Broadway dynamo strove to put people of color on the stage in her substantive and empowering material. Appearing in one of her plays was so memorable. The post Steph…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:25PMWith New York City theater in limbo for the foreseeable future, now seems the time to acknowledge the outstanding presentations of this COVID-19 era. The post A 2020 Four Best List appear…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:27PM“Romeo and Juliet” at this unique theater was the first Broadway show I saw. Rex Harrison, George C. Scott and Brian Bedford were also memorable there. The post My Circle in the Squar…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:16AMThis 1980’s obscure and brief-running dark work is my favorite play. I later met the author’s wife, which inspired Rupert Pupkin-style delusions. The post Jules Feiffer’s Grown Ups ap…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:09PMDarryl Reilly, Critic Like many, I have sought solace through entertainment during these first weeks of shelter-in-place. This is a roundup of the most enriching such works. María Irene For…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:47PMHere are accounts of productions I attended just before live performances traumatically ceased in NYC due to COVID-19; one review was not published before. The post The Last Theater Show app…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:22AMThere are happy and distracting memories to ponder while the arts and life are in limbo due to COVID-19. Lauren Bacall also appears in this recollection. The post Vincent Price Was Oscar Wi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:31PMWith its eloquent nods to conceptual art, good-natured comedic tone and superior performance, "The Artist Will Be With You in a Moment" is an intelligent entertainment. The post The Artist W…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:03PMThe declarative lyrics are written by Mr. Goldstein and the show’s composer Michael Friedman. Mr. Friedman was a notable musical theater figure who died of HIV-related causes in 2017, at t…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:36AM“Spicy. Cajun. Alfredo. With Bourbon Infused. Crumbled. Bacon” is the hoped-for path to victory for the pivotal Memphis cooking competition in award-winning playwright Katori Hall’s up…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:26AMWearing costume designer Janice Pytel’s arresting black and red ensemble, Ms. O’Connell mostly sits in a chair on scenic designer Andrew Boyce’s authentically detailed drab and ominous…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:44AM"Extremities" on a ship best sums up its playwright William Mastrosimone’s adept, if off-kilter, new psychological thriller "Rules of Desire," that’s been given a tidy production. In it,…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:18AM"Anatomy of a Suicide"’s title is more than accurate as two suicides are depicted. Dramatizing such subject matter would usually be intrinsically harrowing. However, acclaimed British play…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:07PMMr. Droege’s sharp and well-observed writing renders each of these familiar figures with biting depth, achieving grand mini-portraiture. Though preoccupied with comedy, an undercurrent of …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:53AMAmidst the hubbub that includes coerced audience clapping and singalongs, we attempt to discern what the point is. It appears to be the story of an outsider who takes up residence in a rural…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:03AMICE raids, harrowing border crossing journeys and transferring money home are depicted in the rousing and moving play "Fandango For Butterflies (and Coyotes)." It’s derived from undocument…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:39PM“Producing theatrical works that feature compelling stories created by emerging theater artists” is from the New Light Theater Project’s self-description. Their vastly and thoughtfully…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:50AMWriter and director Renee Philippi’s appealing scenario is simple, heartfelt and dramatic. It’s realized by Ms. Philippi’s supreme command of stagecraft that revels in theatricality. D…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:47PMSmiling Faces, Skull, Princess, Pile of Poo and other notable emojis cavorting around might have made for a peppy contained sophisticated children’s show. The creators of "Emojiland: The M…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:39AMThe show was conceived, directed and designed by Theodora Skipitares. Her treatment of these biographical details is that of a fanciful saga with the awestruck tone of a children’s book. T…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:55PMFog wafting, an empty rocking chair moving by itself, blackouts, ghostly apparitions and crashing music are all part of the spooky fun in "The Woman In Black." Scary moments, intriguing hoku…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:57AMWith her richly expressive character voice, alternating between appealing deepness and wonderfully hitting high notes, she beautifully does justice to each song. We see every hallowed surrea…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:00PMMore in the spirit of Carrie Fisher than Christina Crawford, performer Barra Grant chronicles her life and that of her famous mother in her engaging and smartly presented self-written solo s…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:35AMAs a seasoned New York theatergoer, I experienced her immense talents many times and today is cause to recall a few of her unheralded performances. The post In Praise of Frances Sternhagen …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:12PMA lively cast comprised of Harrison Unger, Caturah Brown, Tay Bass and Jonathan Cruz not only deliver exceptional performances during the inconsequential "Or, An Astronaut Play," they also…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:04AMElaine Stritch and I were among the many stars and strivers whom this preeminent and gracious NYC photographer vividly rendered by her profound portraits. The post Remembering Denise Winte…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:51PMThese superior revivals, bold new plays and a terrific solo show were the most fascinating and memorable productions I experienced this year. The post A 2019 Ten Best List appeared first on…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:53AMFrothiness abounds in "Pockets," an amusing spoof of British musicals that’s presented by the Los Angeles-based comedy troupe Robot Teammate. The rollicking score is a collaboration betw…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:57AMBesides Mr. Skittles, there are 18 other characters of different races, ages, genders and sexualities. They’re a cross section of the downtrodden and those involved with aiding them. Ex-co…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:24PMPossessed of an awesome soaring tenor voice, the magnetic Dutch-German Mr. Ratzke offers not a conventional cover band-style tribute show with slavish imitation, but instead a thrilling perf…
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