Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Presentational flourishes abound in director Ralph B. Peña's gorgeous physical staging which combines small-scale spectacle with humanity. Scenic designer Junghyun Georgia Lee provides a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:05PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 20, 2022
Unfortunately, Huff the author of the psychological puzzler "A Steady Rain" in which Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman starred in on Broadway in 2009, and who has written  episodes of the tel…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:06PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Nina Simone's vocal talents, physical presence and spirit are all dazzlingly channeled by Laiona Michelle in her engaging self-written biographical concert-style musical, "Little Girl Blue."…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:39PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Puns, witty repartee, double entendres, verbal wordplay out of Abbott and Costello, sight gags and slapstick all abound in playwright Talene Monahon's zany, edgy and accomplished historic…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:27PM[SHARE]Saturday, March 5, 2022
Conceived and directed by Les Waters, his staging of Out of Time is of purposeful simplicity. The actors are seated, standing or in motion fulfilling the intentions of each author. The stage…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:48PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 2, 2022
So rages legendary Right Wing Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper in playwright Claude Solnik's well-observed historical fantasia about the 1950's anti-Communist Blacklist, "The Unameric…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:29AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 27, 2022
A woman's arm falls off soon into playwright Charly Evon Simpson's engrossing allegory, "sandblasted." Ms. Simpson's tone beautifully mixes the comic with the wistful, her dialogue is glorio…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:28PM[SHARE]Sunday, February 20, 2022
Lisa and The Other Lisa are the two characters in acclaimed Irish playwright Enda Walsh's haunting short play, "The Same." The conceit that The Other Lisa is Lisa 10 years ago is soon discer…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:40PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 8, 2022
The dynamic W. Tré Davis and Tyler Fauntleroy deliver rousing performances as Tambo and Bones. Each is possessed of a limber physicality, superior comic timing and dramatic depth. Their imm…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:56PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 29, 2022
Set in the breakroom of a stamping plant in 2008, Ms. Morisseau achieves a high level of dramatic writing with this well observed exploration of Black working-class life. Each of the short s…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:29PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 25, 2022
After a grand Pippin-style introductory opening, one exhilarating number follows another in acclaimed theater maker Taylor Mac's "The Hang." Derived from jazz and opera, this vibrant musical…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:58PM[SHARE]Monday, January 17, 2022
First presented in London in 2017, this shimmering U.S. premiere affirms its acclaim. The Australian-born Ms. Kalnejais' writing is highly crafted, imaginative and affective. Kalnejais was i…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:16AM[SHARE]Monday, January 10, 2022
For 80 minutes, Mr. Wilson commands the stage with his expressive voice and charismatic physical presence. Wilson portrays Robinson from robust youth to early middle-age beset by early Alzhe…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:45PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 26, 2021
In the past, my annual wrap up excluded Broadway but this year Broadway presented the bulk of the year's outstanding works.
The post A 2021 Five Best List appeared first on TheaterScene.ne…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:06PM[SHARE]Friday, December 24, 2021
With narrative flashes reminiscent of Rod Serling's striking storytelling, "Logic & Hope" is a resonant examination of a heterosexual marriage during the era of early COVID-19. A cooped …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:09PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 12, 2021
Broadway fixture Rob McClure occasionally channels Robin Williams with sparkling riffs and simulated ad libs but makes the roles of Daniel and Mrs. Doubtfire his own and each distinctive esp…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:58PM[SHARE]Ideally, the good-natured play with music, "Little Christmas Miracles" would perform only at matinees before an audience mostly of eager children rather than seasoned theatergoers.
The post…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:37PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 8, 2021
David Bowie's "All the Young Dudes" triumphantly rendered with a touch of Dixieland is one of several grand numbers in the spirited Irish-French performer Camille O'Sullivan's engaging theat…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:53PM[SHARE]Monday, December 6, 2021
Will a former Afghani U.S. Armed Forces interpreter get himself and his family out of the country before he's captured by the Taliban in 2013? This is the crux of playwright Sylvia Khoury's …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:05PM[SHARE]Saturday, November 20, 2021
David Hyde Pierce taking off his suit trousers to practice on a drum in his boxer shorts is one of many hilarious bits that are meshed with drama in "The Visitor." It's a faithful, resonant …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:04PM[SHARE]Saturday, November 13, 2021
The Off-Off-Broadway world premiere of "The Dark Outside," nonagenarian English playwright Bernard Kops' poetic, archetypal and fantastical family secrets drama is problematic. Directoria…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:33AM[SHARE]Friday, November 5, 2021
Co-creators and co-directors Darren Lee Cole and Alexander Flanagan-Wright have crafted a novel documentary premise, enforced with immaculate historical detail without being pedantic. The…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:03PM[SHARE]Sunday, October 31, 2021
"Work Bitch," "Oops! I Did It Again" and "Gimme More" are also among the choice hits included in the show's delirious soundtrack, interspersed with audio statements by Britney Spears.
The p…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:59PM[SHARE]Friday, October 29, 2021
Director Nicholas Viselli's physical staging crackles with force and exhibits visual flair with numerous arresting stage pictures. Bert Scott's artfully simple scenic design conveys the sens…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:06PM[SHARE]Monday, October 25, 2021
Magnificent leaps, graceful gestures with his hands and arms, grand turns, and Martial Arts-style moves are all to be experienced by Tomislav Nevistic's exceptional modern dance technique. H…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:35PM[SHARE]Saturday, October 23, 2021
An idealistic down on his luck Filipino American father home schools his two children. To teach them about The Great Depression and the present U.S. economy, he has them study the plays of C…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:12PM[SHARE]Friday, October 22, 2021
Wearing costume designer Katrina Lindsay's artful business attire is the distinguished British trio of Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Adrian Lester. They initially portray the three Le…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:18PM[SHARE]Friday, October 15, 2021
Employing his majestic vocal and physical talents, Santiago-Hudson supremely differentiates each of his brief characterizations with specificity and pathos. There's also a poignant dynami…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:43PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 30, 2021
Ms. Blauvelt has a fine ear for contemporary dialogue, sharply delineates her seven characters and gradually sets up a credible plot. The resolution is a familiar take on the financial world…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:55PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 28, 2021
The pop music classics of the 1980's intermixed with audio clips of President Ronald Reagan telling jokes is an apt pre-show soundtrack to playwright Alix Sobler's "Hindsight." With Stoppard…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:38PM[SHARE]The title, Extra! Extra! refers to Raneri's past livelihood as a prolific screen background player in such television shows as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. "I'm finally playing the lead part i…
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