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Sunday, January 13, 2019

The Fool’s Lear by Darryl Reilly

Whether being pushed in a wheelchair or hobbling around on a cane, Mark Peters is an excellent Lear. Mr. Peters forcefully captures all of the character’s pathos, humor and despair with hi…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:12AM
Saturday, January 12, 2019

Bleach by Darryl Reilly

Do you have any objection to being touched?” asks the theater representative of audience members when they check in at the Brooklyn basement where British playwright Dan Ireland-Reeves’ …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:20PM
Monday, January 7, 2019

Smoker by Darryl Reilly

Mr. Brader’s writing on this fascinating subject is sharp, insightful and well-observed. As a performer, Brader’s breezy personability endows his personal odyssey with an appealing every…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:59PM
Saturday, January 5, 2019

Spitting in the Face of the Devil by Darryl Reilly

Mr. Brader is an engaging and soulful performer with a smooth and pleasing vocal delivery. Brader is an admirer of Spalding Gray and channels that monumental artist’s impassioned sense of …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:26PM
Friday, January 4, 2019

The Good Adoptee by Darryl Reilly

Employing humor, documentary detail and suspense, Bachner offers an emotional detective story. Wit and whimsy meld with poignancy as the picaresque quest begins in present day New York City.…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:36PM
Monday, December 31, 2018

The Return of Bina Sharif by Darryl Reilly

Darryl Reilly, Critic “I’m not a real dancer but in this play, I celebrate my health.” Bina Sharif emotionally said to the audience following the curtain call of her self-written play,…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:40PM
Thursday, December 20, 2018

Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine by Darryl Reilly

A hard-edged picaresque fable is what playwright Lynn Nottage came up with in her enjoyable, "Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine" that premiered in 2004. A two-time Pulitzer-Prize win…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:45PM
Wednesday, December 19, 2018

A 2018 10 Best List by Darryl Reilly

Darryl Reilly, Critic There were so many exceptional original plays among the 144 productions that I reviewed for Theaterscene.net in 2018. In addition, several solo shows were outstanding, …

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Saturday, December 15, 2018

The Eight: Reindeer Monologues by Darryl Reilly

Mr. Goode’s structure is creatively simple, the eight reindeers offer their foul-mouthed sometimes conflicting testimony one by one. Rudolph is unable to appear as he is confined to a padd…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:27AM
Thursday, December 13, 2018

If Loving Yule is Wrong, I Don’t Want to be Right by Darryl Reilly

Darryl Reilly, Critic “Nothing brings you closer than almost breaking a hip together!” cracks performer John Burns about his later in life romance that culminated in marrying his husband…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:32AM
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Ruben & Clay’s Christmas Show by Darryl Reilly

Except for “Santa Baby” and “The Little Drummer Boy,” virtually every Christmas song in existence is wonderfully performed during the pleasant holiday extravaganza, Ruben & Cl…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:27AM
Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Noura by Darryl Reilly

In 90 minutes, Ms. Raffo packs in a great deal. We learn about Iraq’s past and present, religious lore, marital conflicts, unrequited love and the hardships of immigrants. The stiff treatm…

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Friday, December 7, 2018

Selkie by Darryl Reilly

“Why did I marry such an idiot?!” exclaims Deanna about her goofy husband Keaton. Not only is he an inept drug dealer but he has also kidnapped a seal who is presently in human form and …

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

The Tricky Part by Darryl Reilly

Overbearing nuns, eccentric priests and confusing religious tenets are detailed with stand-up comedy gusto by performer Martin Moran in recounting his Colorado Catholic upbringing during his…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:14PM
Sunday, December 2, 2018

Step into the Sun by Darryl Reilly

Pink’s “Perfect” was the exhilarating finale of singer Christopher Caswell’s vivacious cabaret act, "Step into the Sun." Fourteen eclectic, mostly unconventional numbers were perform…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:38AM
Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Chasing the New White Whale by Darryl Reilly

Visually impressive due to the inventive work of scenic designer Donald Eastman and director Arthur Adair’s fine staging, "Chasing the New White Whale" is playwright Mike Gorman’s muddle…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:06PM
Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Hype Man: a break beat play by Darryl Reilly

“Hip hop gave me my name” says Peep One, a captivating young mixed race woman who is a beat maker; the one who crafts the tune for a hip hop song. This is one of numerous pertinent detai…

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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me by Darryl Reilly

As Michael, the soulful and animated Michael Broadhurst enthralls as he rhapsodizes about his deceased wife, philosophically opines and stalwartly copes. Jonathan Judge-Russo has shattering …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:57PM
Sunday, November 18, 2018

The Other Josh Cohen by Darryl Reilly

Cute, whimsical and lightly enjoyable, the musical "The Other Josh Cohen" is hampered by its lack of a compelling plot. “This is the story of a strange piece of mail that changed my life.�…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:51PM
Thursday, November 15, 2018

American Son by Darryl Reilly

“That’s it?” is likely to be one’s reaction at the conclusion of playwright Christopher Demos-Brown’s tidy topical 90-minute racial drama "American Son." Theater enthusiasts often …

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The Female Role Model Project by Darryl Reilly

Kim Kardashian West, Melania Trump and Chinese popstar Bingbing Fan appear as wacky contestants on a philosophical gameshow hosted by Oprah Winfrey in the lighthearted, thoughtful and souped…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:37AM
Saturday, November 10, 2018

Beautiful Day Without You by Darryl Reilly

Did Blaze, a Doberman Pinscher, cause the death of Pippi, a German Shepherd-Chihuahua mix? That is the crux of Italian playwright Marco Calvani’s three-character, way-out, occasionally hil…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:37AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Waiting for Godot (Druid Theatre) by Darryl Reilly

Ms. Hynes has the cast at full speed emphasizing slapstick and employing stylized poses and gestures.  There’s exaggerated choreography-like movement such as extending legs and dipping do…

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Monday, November 5, 2018

I’m Not A Comedian…I’m Lenny Bruce by Darryl Reilly

Purring sensually with a slight nasal New York accent, dressed in a black suit, white shirt and a black tie and handling a microphone while in front of its stand, actor Ronnie Marmo vocally …

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Sycorax, Cyber Queen of Qamara by Darryl Reilly

Delightfully growling in a quasi-Middle Eastern accent, her head encased in a babushka, plastered with makeup, wearing a flowing robe and hobbling on a cane, Sandra Bargman is terrific as t…

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Sunday, November 4, 2018

Inner Voices 2018 by Darryl Reilly

Three original one-act solo-performer musicals comprise "Inner Voices 2018," presented by the Premieres theater company. Since 2008 they’ve produced several editions of this enterprise. Th…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:56PM
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Good Grief by Darryl Reilly

"Good Grief" opens with a celestial sequence and continues with Nkechi’s narration. Sometimes incidents are replayed in order to get them closer to the truth since all are memories and not…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:19PM
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

When We Went Electronic by Darryl Reilly

Ms. Stephens has a substantial pedigree with her previous works having appeared at prestigious institutions and winning awards. The piffle on display here does exhibit craft, discipline and …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:14PM
Friday, October 26, 2018

Sesar by Darryl Reilly

Christopher Plummer’s guest appearance on a 1987 episode of "The Cosby Show" giving a Shakespearean mini-recital in the Huxtable living room had a profound effect on writer and performer O…

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea by Darryl Reilly

Brian Patrick Murphy as Danny and Lisa Fernandez as Roberta have a thrilling intensity, playfulness and chemistry together. With their accurate Bronx accents, youthful weariness and emotiona…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:59AM
Sunday, October 21, 2018

Travisville by Darryl Reilly

Mr. Harper’s taut construction, solid plotting and detailed characters all yield to a suspenseful, emotionally shattering and entertaining experience. As in the works of Henrik Ibsen, Arth…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:25AM

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