Tuesday, September 12, 2017
In interviews, Ruhl says she intends this play as a gift to her mother who played Peter Pan in Iowa as a teenager. As noble as this goal is, "For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday" never cohe…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:27AMThursday, September 7, 2017
Ms. Zelman-Doring’s cryptic scenario of deeply close twin siblings (Ana offers to masturbate Simon when he is tied up in a chair) is out of Sam Shepard and her dialogue is a pleasing cr…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:07AMFriday, September 1, 2017
As in one of Alan Bennett’s "Talking Heads" monologues, Stapleton offers a richly detailed portrait of an ordinary person that revels in the mundane. She also adds the arresting device o…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:12AMMonday, August 28, 2017
Mr. Klingenstein beautifully and simply renders his fictional account with exquisite detail and emotion. Klingenstein’s dialogue is precise and filled with sharp epigrams. It’s all a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:39AMSunday, August 27, 2017
Billed as a “bio-epic,” playwright Zachary Desmond emphasizes the epic in his uneven though compelling approach. Mr. Desmond affectionately imparts biographical details of Einstein’s…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:15PMMonday, August 21, 2017
Much of the play is like an odd synthesis of 1960’s theatrical satires. There are absurdist shades of Murray Schisgal, Elaine May, and particularly of Jules Feiffer's "Little Murders," lac…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:26PMThursday, August 17, 2017
Having a background in dance accounts for Gelman’s mesmerizing staging that is filled with finely choreographed sequences. Characters take showers onstage with actual water cascading on th…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:16PMSaturday, August 12, 2017
Set in a California, Bay Area high school, there we meet the four students who prattle on in contemporary lingo. Gradually, and without any explanation we learn that they are witches. An epi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:26PMSaturday, August 5, 2017
Book writers West Hyler and Matt Schatz have taken these facts and woven a charming piece of Americana that explores idealism coming up against cynicism. It’s very well structured, amusing…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:24AMFriday, August 4, 2017
Matthew McElligott, Larry Tuxbury and Brian Sheldon’s book is a witty, smart and sharp take on pirate lore laced with a child’s sense of individuality, tolerance and inclusivity. It’…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:39PMWednesday, August 2, 2017
Writer and co-creator Chesney Snow is also the performer. Mr. Snow appeared in the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of the a capella musical "In Transit" as the narrator. Snow is …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:18PMTuesday, August 1, 2017
Darryl Reilly, Critic There were so many brave young actors and actresses whom one felt were brilliantly talented, but their genius crashed against the morbid rocks of indifference and stupi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:47PMSaturday, July 29, 2017
"I wanted the audience to see 'Places,' not as a ‘museum’ piece, but a piece that was relevant TODAY. Nazimova was fighting the things in the 19th century and early 20th century that we …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:54PMMonday, July 24, 2017
The genial Ralph Byers’ performance as Franklin is heroic as he is onstage for virtually the entire length of the show. Mr. Byers marvelously sings, dances and cracks wise, while channelin…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:10PMSaturday, July 22, 2017
Mora works as a mermaid in a tank at the sideshow owned by the crusty, old Captain Murdock who rescued and raised her. As her romance with Johnny blossoms, there are complications. Her previ…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:06AMThursday, July 20, 2017
"Pity in History" was a teleplay commissioned by the BBC, and was broadcast on July 4, 1985. In the cast were Alan Rickman as the chaplain, Ian McDiarmid as the cook, and Anna Massey as the …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:42PMSaturday, July 15, 2017
Vamping and slinking around in a bright, red tunic laden with rhinestones and wearing black tights, the vivacious Lesli Margherita steals and salvages the show as Mephistopheles. With the ph…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:44PMConveying the premature decrepitness of Errol Flynn with flair is Jonathan Stewart. His hair styled and with a thin mustache, the charming Mr. Stewart resembles Flynn and channels his dissol…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:46AMFriday, July 14, 2017
Physically lean, with gaunt but animated features, the immensely charming David M. Lutken plays the narrator and sings many of the numbers. Mr. Lutken magnificently captures the essence of G…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:55PMSunday, July 9, 2017
While wearing an all black ensemble of a cap, T-shirt, shorts and sneakers, D’Lo commandingly holds forth with plentiful pop culture references in 70 minutes. Possessing the powers of an…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:31PMSaturday, July 8, 2017
"The Enchanter” is Alland, a magnetic and noted sculptor in Paris, in 1888, who has been through many women. He has become the object of desire for Louise. She is a 32-year-old, free-spiri…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:29PMThursday, July 6, 2017
In 85 minutes, playwright Ins Choi achieves the supreme goal of The Theater, making an audience laugh while engaging their emotions. The dialogue is flavorful and richly comical with expos…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:28AMSunday, July 2, 2017
The animated and charismatic Mr. Spitaletta is the standout of the cast, vibrantly appearing in numerous roles. Highlights of his portrayals are a commanding Russian agent spoofing Danny K…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:27PMWednesday, June 28, 2017
The show also explores Lamarr’s improbable career as an inventor. She and composer George Antheil held a patent for a miniaturized player-piano mechanism that was synchronized with radio…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:04PMMonday, June 26, 2017
Ms. Bentley has vibrantly coordinated all of the presentational elements into an intriguing 75-minute production with her commanding staging. The present, the past, and inner lives all conve…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:42PMFriday, June 23, 2017
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Foote (1916-2009) was acclaimed for his cycle of plays that celebrated his native, rural Texas that included "The Trip to Bountiful." In "The Traveling Lady," he…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:07PMTuesday, June 20, 2017
Ms. Donovan’s enthralling opening sequence sets the tone for the production. Behind the curtains are actors in silhouette with their shadows on view. Other cast members appear to the sid…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:54PMMonday, June 19, 2017
Lazarus’ score is an entertaining blend of rock, pop and show tunes. None of Elvis Presley’s actual songs are heard, but there are a number of clever takeoffs such as “Viva Milwauk…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:42PMSaturday, June 17, 2017
In the play which is billed as “a dramatic verse tapestry,” playwright Joseph Pearce ably weaves together poems and diary entries by Sassoon and Owen with extracts of other writers of th…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:33PMWednesday, June 14, 2017
Bearded, stocky and with that distinctive, wild comb-over of salt and pepper hair and wearing an artist’s smock, Brochu vividly conveys the visual, vocal and personality characteristics of…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:34PMSunday, June 11, 2017
Created by the documentarian theatre company Sister Sylvester, "Maps for a War Tourist" was intended to be a biographical exploration of the life of Deniz Karacagil. A former Turkish art st…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:50PM 
