Friday, January 4, 2019
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 12:36PMMonday, December 31, 2018
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 12:40PMThursday, December 20, 2018
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 11:45PMWednesday, December 19, 2018
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, …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:37AMSaturday, December 15, 2018
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 10:27AMThursday, December 13, 2018
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 09:32AMWednesday, December 12, 2018
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 12:27AMTuesday, December 11, 2018
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…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:19AMFriday, December 7, 2018
“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 …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:25PMTuesday, December 4, 2018
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 12:14PMSunday, December 2, 2018
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 11:38AMWednesday, November 28, 2018
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 03:06PMWednesday, November 21, 2018
“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…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:52PMTuesday, November 20, 2018
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 06:57PMSunday, November 18, 2018
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 05:51PMThursday, November 15, 2018
“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 …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:33PMKim 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 12:37AMSaturday, November 10, 2018
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 09:37AMWednesday, November 7, 2018
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…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:40PMMonday, November 5, 2018
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 …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:41PMDelightfully 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…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:01PMSunday, November 4, 2018
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 11:56PMWednesday, October 31, 2018
"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 10:19PMTuesday, October 30, 2018
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 03:14PMFriday, October 26, 2018
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…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:04PMTuesday, October 23, 2018
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 11:59AMSunday, October 21, 2018
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 11:25AMWednesday, October 17, 2018
For the first 25 minutes, the bushy red-bearded, receding with flowing hair Mr. Butler appears solo performing a series of his delightful songs. Butler superbly plays the banjo, guitar and h…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:52PMFriday, October 12, 2018
Mark Sonnenblick’s exceptional book is an accomplished mixture of prodigious research, well-drawn characters and adept if misguided construction. It skillfully dramatizes the gay experienc…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:26AMThursday, October 11, 2018
Presented by the San Francisco-based The Custom Made Theatre Company, this production is masterminded by its artistic director Brian Katz who adapted and directed it. Mr. Katz’s accomplish…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:29PMTuesday, October 9, 2018
Mercer’s direction coordinates the outstanding design components into an aesthetically successful presentation with some neat stage pictures and tableaux. However, the deliberate quest for…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:55PM 
