Tuesday, September 28, 2021
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…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:10AM[SHARE]A highlight of the benefit is to be a rehearsal sequence of the troupe's upcoming revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin" Roof, featuring cast members Alison Fraser and Austin Pendleton. The productio…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:45AM[SHARE]Sunday, September 19, 2021
We're transported to Ms. Chen's boldly oppressive spacious prison set with bars, an austere bed, a urinal, a tank to vomit in, and a retractable metal staircase for a menacing authority figu…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:42PM[SHARE]Monday, August 23, 2021
"Do I believe in heaven and hell or another parallel universe? If I parallel park in a parallel universe will I be double parking?" muses the affable performer Robert Dubac during his cle…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:17PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 18, 2021
"Alma Baya" is distinguished by its impressive production design which wondrously theatricalizes what we're used to from experiencing science fiction on the screen and television. Scenic des…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:07AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 12, 2021
Rich Little, belatedly making his New York stage debut in the role of Richard Nixon is the show's magnetic anchor. George Bugatti crafts a wild scenario, meshing Allen Drury's sense of polit…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:31PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 15, 2021
For "The Importance of Being Earnestly LGBTQ+" which wildly lives up to its title, director Maarten Cornelis updates Wilde's scenario to present day New York City. Currency is in dollars; Ma…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:07PM[SHARE]Friday, July 2, 2021
There are installations, written words, video projections, and recorded spoken word. One setting is intended as a break area where patrons can dance or play with beachballs. Other interactiv…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:55PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Two police detective partners have breakfast while working a case at a generic U.S.A. hotel in author Gabriel Nathan's electric 15-minute play Morning Was Safe. Mr. Nathan's dialogue crackle…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:08PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 27, 2021
He died 20 years ago today at the age of 76. Why am I moved to note this anniversary? For the same reason I was compelled to see "Tribute" onstage. Viewing 1973's "Save the Tiger" as a child…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:16AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 16, 2021
During Mr. Reilly's breezy segment his life, career and views on theater were discussed. The Bronx-born Reilly has been a critic for seven years, is a member of the Drama Desk and has a BFA …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:35AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 13, 2021
Grodin created his meta gag in 1973, which was that he was playing a snide and combative version of himself. He was so good at it that some audience members gasped at his rudeness and home v…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:15AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 10, 2021
Highlights of Ed Dixon's sharp writing and grand acting inlcude joyous recreations of George Rose in My Fair Lady and The Pirates of Penzance, a sad mini portrait of Ray Walston and being tr…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:39PM[SHARE]Friday, May 28, 2021
"We have remained dear friends for 45 years, so I know the stories she has to tell. You'll love this!" wrote Alex Trebek of Ruta Lee in his foreword.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:20AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The HB Studio Facebook page thread about his death was filled with former students' testimonials of his greatness. There was mention of a video of him on YouTube, it's a revelation.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:55AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 23, 2021
Of course, there's Wilde's brilliance with his ingenious epigrams, the barbed skewering of the British class system and the precise plot. Most importantly, this glorious document preserves B…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:20AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Cameron Cueva Clarke and Logan Alexis Troyer , each offer riveting performances energetically rendering the poignant complexities of their dysfunctional characters. Director Tyler Riley's c…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:38AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 8, 2021
The captivating cast of actors who are here drag artistes is comprised of Philip McLeod, Ryan Stutz, Cammerron Baits, Jacob P.S. Lemmenes, and Sam Brackley. While striding around an…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:57PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 8, 2021
This glorious career retrospective solo show by the 91-year-old two-time Tony Award-winner has been crisply filmed for streaming.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:05PM[SHARE]Friday, April 2, 2021
A distinguished local theater company's pandemic-delayed revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens in January 2022, and there's a novel raffle to fund it.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:44AM[SHARE]Friday, March 26, 2021
NYC-based actor Connor Chase Stewart has founded a troupe which performs scenes from classic plays via Zoom as an artistic outlet during the pandemic.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:22AM[SHARE]Monday, January 11, 2021
Darryl Reilly, Critic English journalist John Heilpern died of cancer at the age of 78 on January 7, 2021, in New York City. Mr. Heilpern's sparkling reportage of the London theater scene be…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:16PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 26, 2020
The great American actor died 20 years ago today at the age of 78. I became fascinated with him during his 1970's consecutive Oscar-winning renaissance.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:02AM[SHARE]Friday, December 18, 2020
Sam Fragoso, Gilbert Gottfried, Frank Santopadre and Studs Terkel's broadcasts have provided me with entertainment and enlightenment during this pandemic.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:18PM[SHARE]Friday, December 4, 2020
Darryl Reilly, Critic "This is my first award, so please be kind" cooed Noël Coward after he sauntered down a spiral staircase to accept his 1970 honorary Tony Award from Cary Grant, whil…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:10PM[SHARE]Sunday, November 22, 2020
The atmosphere of a comedy club was replicated outside a NYC café at this Filipino-centric event held during the pandemic where polished comics entertained a masked audience.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:47PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 22, 2020
This Bronx-born Off-Off-Broadway dynamo strove to put people of color on the stage in her substantive and empowering material. Appearing in one of her plays was so memorable.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:25PM[SHARE]Friday, June 12, 2020
With New York City theater in limbo for the foreseeable future, now seems the time to acknowledge the outstanding presentations of this COVID-19 era.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:27PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 6, 2020
"Romeo and Juliet" at this unique theater was the first Broadway show I saw. Rex Harrison, George C. Scott and Brian Bedford were also memorable there.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:16AM[SHARE]Friday, April 24, 2020
This 1980's obscure and brief-running dark work is my favorite play. I later met the author's wife, which inspired Rupert Pupkin-style delusions.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:09PM[SHARE]Monday, April 13, 2020
Darryl Reilly, Critic Like many, I have sought solace through entertainment during these first weeks of shelter-in-place. This is a roundup of the most enriching such works. MarÃa Irene F…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:47PM[SHARE] 
