Sunday, November 17, 2024
By all outward appearances, the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew on West 86th Street is an unlikely location for a performance space, but deeply nestled into its 2nd floor can be found the …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:43PMSunday, November 3, 2024
The good news is that "Little House on the Ferry" is full of heart and brimming with laughs. Sook’s use of the space is commendable even if she struggles to wring a few ounces of earnestne…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:29PMMonday, October 14, 2024
“Lust, jealousy, and personal politics” are the punches promised by the publicity tag line for award-winning playwright Yussef El Guindi’s new play "People of the Book," currently on t…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:01PMTuesday, September 24, 2024
There is no program for the event nor a press script, which makes sense, since "The Spirits’ Speakeasy" is less theater and more experience. There are missed opportunities for the actors t…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:43PMSunday, June 9, 2024
Grant’s work is well-known to many, but this intimate, compact little revue featuring four actors, Matelyn Alicia, April Armstrong, Patrice Bell and Brian Davis, is an enjoyable, informati…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:23PMWednesday, February 21, 2024
Director/writer Suzanne Karpinski has made a valiant effort to corral the chaos by encouraging the audience to get a card stamped by the actors in the various spaces, presumably in the hopes…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:17PMSaturday, November 18, 2023
As a work of writing, "A Good Day to Me Not to You" is blisteringly funny and seems deceptively shapeless, almost like a meandering evening of stand-up comedy, until it comes together to a f…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:39PMSaturday, October 28, 2023
Olson might very well be the three-way love child of Thomas Dolby, Bill Irwin, and Max Headroom. He carries the show with an unbridled, infectious, childlike enthusiasm, sharing what he know…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:02PMWednesday, October 11, 2023
Both Garelik and Samuel’s performances as teens are fully formed and not stereotyped; their portrayals as young adults at their ten-year high school reunion are just as authentic. Directio…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:14AMSunday, September 17, 2023
Borelli as Doris Day is charming and appealing; her voice is not quite as strong as Day’s, but it is pretty and expressive, especially in quieter, more intimate moments. At the peak of som…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:00PMTuesday, August 1, 2023
Lightweight, the cleverly titled one-woman play currently being performed at the SoHo Playhouse, shines an important light on the subject of anorexia, and who better to tell her own story wi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:36AMThursday, June 8, 2023
As for the play itself, "Love + Science" tells a good story, even if not necessarily a new one. It’s largely another history of AIDS with a few scientific sprinkles thrown in. Where Glass�…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:36PMSaturday, May 13, 2023
There’s no shortage of race-related storytelling in today’s theater and film arenas, and it takes a special entry to become seen among the offerings. "Being Chaka" is one such play; thou…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:03AMFriday, April 28, 2023
The direction by Nicholas Viselli ultimately misses a key point in this plot, which is that Alan and Annette should be staged as perpetually trying to leave Veronica and Michael’s apartmen…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:54PMFriday, April 21, 2023
Matt O’Shea as Matthias and Rachel Gatewood as Sheila in a scene from Frank Tangredi’s “Muse” at The Tank (Photo credit: Bronwen Sharp) Christopher Caz, Critic Greenhouse Ensemble of…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:35AMMonday, April 17, 2023
Fortunately for us, “Magisian” Drance is quite the storyteller. Under the reasonably succinct direction of Jackie Lucid, he spryly moves around the space, emphasizing parables with chalk…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:54PMTuesday, March 7, 2023
Borinsky’s dialogue is filled with colorful, quirky lines which are often funny and entertaining, but the entire script borders on absurdity without a cohesive through point. There are a h…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:07PMTuesday, February 28, 2023
Setting aside societal shame and judgment, anonymous sexual encounters have their benefits. If the chemistry works, then there’s the immediate gratification in the form of pleasure. If the…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:35PMWednesday, November 16, 2022
Norris’ smart and effective script is packed with controversy; its characters are stained by the trauma in which their lives have been steeped, and it’s uncertain they will ever feel cle…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:53AM 
