Tuesday, March 4, 2025
"Exiles" has a complicated history: it was published before it was produced, and was rejected by theaters in the UK and Ireland, most notably by W.B. Yeats on behalf on the Abbey Theatre in …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:05PMSunday, January 12, 2025
The fun is in the technological achievement of the piece, which is impressive. Gelb performs center stage while his image is broadcast to screens on either side of the theatre. What happens …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:54PMTuesday, December 3, 2024
"Tender Napalm" is a poetic play that doesn't so much tell a story as it does evoke feelings. What is love? What are relationships between men and women really about? Set (sort of) on a dese…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:36PMMonday, October 21, 2024
Comedian Hannah Gadsby became an international sensation with their Netflix Special "Nanette," in which they revealed traumatic episodes from their past along with a slew of jokes. Gadsby's …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:56PMSunday, October 20, 2024
"Ashes & Ink," a new play by first time playwright Martha Pichey, is getting an excellent production at the AMT Theater in Manhattan. Tony-nominated actress Kathryn Erbe leads a strong c…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:20PMMonday, October 7, 2024
Barry Primus’ "Soup in the Second Act" is described in press materials as a "dramatic comedy" but it's more drama than comedy. The humor comes from old-fashioned actor jokes such as this o…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:19PMMonday, September 16, 2024
Rebecca Hoodwin, Arielle Flax, Fady Demian, Arielle Beth Klein and Melissa Woolf in a scene from Pamela Weiler Grayson’s “Observant” at The Chain Theatre (Photo credit: Dallas Phelps) …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:12PMTuesday, May 21, 2024
Watching Jimmy Tingle is like encountering a fascinating guy at a bar : you listen, you're engaged, you're just enjoying the ride. Tingle has been at it a long time, and he has stories to …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:37PMMonday, May 13, 2024
The play, taken by Phelim McAleer from witness accounts in interviews performed by Ann McElhinney and McAleer in Israel in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, is incredibly powerful, if …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:57PMSunday, May 5, 2024
"Fingers & Spoons" does have its titillating moments, with descriptions of sex and even mild simulations. (The show is sexual enough that it would probably be a hit at the Edinburgh Frin…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:54PMFriday, October 20, 2023
"Helen." is a new play by Caitlin George based on Greek myths that is being given a terrific production at La MaMa by SuperGeographics in association with La MaMa and the storied company En …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:01PMFriday, October 6, 2023
"Saw The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw" begins with a picture perfect recreation of the disgusting bathroom from the first movie in the iconic horror franchise. Then the puppet (Bi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:01PMWednesday, September 13, 2023
Everyone loves a good immigrant story, from The Godfather on down. 'No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh" doesn't reach that high, but it succeeds in what it tries to do, which is to be an accu…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:03PMSaturday, August 12, 2023
Pee-Wee Herman looms large in Cowl Girl, now playing through August 27 at the Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre of The Players Theatre. The play, written by Anna Capunay, began its life back…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:35PM 
