We laugh along the way, but what Kissajukian shows us is something refreshingly creative and unusually original - much like himself and the art he makes. Perhaps it takes an unconvention…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 08:15PMA Wonderful World is an important story, a hopeful story with a sunny disposition, a story that believes in the possibility of change and in seeing the beauty in the world and trying to buil…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 09:15PMRomeo + Juliet drips vibe... The tale is as old as time, but the telling is new, exciting, and refreshed. The post ROMEO + JULIET appeared first on The Front Row Center.
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 11:28AMTEETH is charming, funny, poignant, timely, and a piece that you can really sink your teeth into (wherever you may have them). Don’t try to resist temptation, make your way to New World …
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 09:15PMEveryone loves a good love story and everyone loves a story about conquering the odds, second chances, and living life to its fullest. Unfortunately Delia Ephron’s Left of Tenth simply d…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 11:10AMOverall the piece is enjoyable, but not as strong as it would be with either a little more rehearsal, a snappier pace, and/or better chemistry between performers. As it stands, it’s a wo…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 12:40PMBut is it hopeless? David Finnigan’s solo show asks. Can we learn from the past to improve the future? Can theater impact society’s outlook on climate change? Can we have hope and posi…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 11:30AM“Book of Travelers” is an album of beautifully poetic songs inspired by the sights seen, people met, and personal history explored on one man’s train journey. That said, the staged p…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 05:07PMIn The Roommate, a Bronx woman looking to escape her nefarious past heads to Iowa where she rooms with a Midwestern woman living alone after her marriage ends and her son relocates to the bi…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 09:17AMSee What I Wanna See by Out of the Box Theatrics is a well-crafted, beautifully and emotionally performed revival which breathes new and revitalized life into a 20 year old piece: the first …
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 08:27AMA full-body celebration of telling stories, being vulnerable, and (very loosely) Illinois making some noise right now at the St. James Theatre.
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 12:20PMI had the pleasure of witnessing a night full of understudies who really stepped up to the plate. Gianna Harris stepped into the role of Ali and brought such gumption, brightness and joy t…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:05PMJordans presents a worthy perspective with lots to unpack. How do we unlock the door and let ourselves out of the complex? The play doesn’t have solutions to offer, though it creativel…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 01:23PMA piece of documentary theater that combines perfect portions of fact, statistics, politics, and emotion; Grenfelll: In the Words of Survivors bakes up a well-seasoned call to action; enligh…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 04:16PMThe Leading Ladies Club is a great idea with a fabulous wrapper, but a bit of a mess in the middle.
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 02:38PMHouse of Telescopes is a beautiful piece, wonderfully designed and fabulously performed and crafted. Filled to the brim with questions and experiences around trans identity, it is universa…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 04:42PMI enjoyed the smart script and intelligent jokes as well as some of the slapstick moments and highly energized performances, but felt that the show lingered far too long and could have used …
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 06:07PMI left the piece wishing for more, wanting the characters to grow or change from their experience, to learn something. I appreciated Chowdhury’s desire to provide the audience screenshot…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 09:30PMTERCE is a ritual which the audience is invited into. It’s an evolving and growing practice that believe that, through the rigor and work of asking the same question each day in an earnest…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 04:34PMSchool Pictures is at once entertaining, educational, thought provoking, vulnerable, hilarious, sentimental, and heart-warming. It reaches you on an extremely human level, and on a politic…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 12:24PMTranslation's message rings true on both a personal and a more global level. It explores how we connect with each other and what we choose to keep and value of myth, legend, history and cul…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:53PMThe Gardens of Anuncia is a wonderfully magical and heartfelt piece. As Anuncia tends to her garden with soil and water and nourishment, she is also tending to the audience by refilling ou…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 12:44PMDaphne is a haunting tale of a love, nature, and the cost that often comes with truly escaping.
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 09:00PMLizard Boy is a modern fable about self-love and discovering the power that your weirdness can wield. It’s a story that feels simple and child-like in theme, with laugh out loud charming…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 02:21PMThe piece asks the artist, the thinker, the average Joe to consider what it would take to stop performing; to open yourself up to failure and try to create something for someone else - in do…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 10:00PMBrat Pack is a jam packed hour of fun. The June 12 show I attended was a revival of an earlier show in March and I hope that it becomes a more regular affair. I only wish I had gotten to…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 02:09PMThe Order of the Golden Scribe: Initiation Tea is the perfect way to spend an afternoon with a friend, a partner, a group of four, or even perhaps a competitive office outing looking to drin…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 01:08PMThis play with music (written & directed by Colette Robert with music and lyrics by Dionne McClain-Freeney, co-produced by New Georges and The Movement Theatre Company), takes a good, ha…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:45PMThe Thanksgiving Play is a comedic romp, one expertly crafted in a way that had even the white-skinned, white-haired audience of the Great White Way in hysterics for the full 85-minute plea …
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 02:41PMAccording to the Chorus is an enjoyable night out at the theater for both those who love it, familiar with its intricacies and challenges, and for those who are discovering its complicated c…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 02:57PMA Gaga Guide to the Lower East Side is a really fun afternoon experience for folks interested in a walking tour of the lower east side, though less so for any who may be hoping for a theatri…
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