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]Saturday, April 11, 2020
Here are accounts of productions I attended just before live performances traumatically ceased in NYC due to COVID-19; one review was not published before.
The post The Last Theater Show app…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:22AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 19, 2020
There are happy and distracting memories to ponder while the arts and life are in limbo due to COVID-19. Lauren Bacall also appears in this recollection.
The post Vincent Price Was Oscar Wi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:31PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 12, 2020
With its eloquent nods to conceptual art, good-natured comedic tone and superior performance, "The Artist Will Be With You in a Moment" is an intelligent entertainment.
The post The Artist W…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:03PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 11, 2020
The declarative lyrics are written by Mr. Goldstein and the show's composer Michael Friedman. Mr. Friedman was a notable musical theater figure who died of HIV-related causes in 2017, at the…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:36AM[SHARE]Friday, March 6, 2020
"Spicy. Cajun. Alfredo. With Bourbon Infused. Crumbled. Bacon" is the hoped-for path to victory for the pivotal Memphis cooking competition in award-winning playwright Katori Hall's upliftin…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:26AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Wearing costume designer Janice Pytel's arresting black and red ensemble, Ms. O'Connell mostly sits in a chair on scenic designer Andrew Boyce's authentically detailed drab and ominous motel…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:44AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 25, 2020
"Extremities" on a ship best sums up its playwright William Mastrosimone's adept, if off-kilter, new psychological thriller "Rules of Desire," that's been given a tidy production. In it, a d…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:18AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 23, 2020
"Anatomy of a Suicide"'s title is more than accurate as two suicides are depicted. Dramatizing such subject matter would usually be intrinsically harrowing. However, acclaimed British playwr…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:07PM[SHARE]Sunday, February 16, 2020
Mr. Droege's sharp and well-observed writing renders each of these familiar figures with biting depth, achieving grand mini-portraiture. Though preoccupied with comedy, an undercurrent of pr…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:53AM[SHARE]Friday, February 14, 2020
Amidst the hubbub that includes coerced audience clapping and singalongs, we attempt to discern what the point is. It appears to be the story of an outsider who takes up residence in a rural…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:03AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 11, 2020
ICE raids, harrowing border crossing journeys and transferring money home are depicted in the rousing and moving play "Fandango For Butterflies (and Coyotes)." It's derived from undocumented…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:39PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 4, 2020
"Producing theatrical works that feature compelling stories created by emerging theater artists" is from the New Light Theater Project's self-description. Their vastly and thoughtfully enter…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:50AM[SHARE]Monday, February 3, 2020
Writer and director Renee Philippi's appealing scenario is simple, heartfelt and dramatic. It's realized by Ms. Philippi's supreme command of stagecraft that revels in theatricality. Designe…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:47PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Smiling Faces, Skull, Princess, Pile of Poo and other notable emojis cavorting around might have made for a peppy contained sophisticated children's show. The creators of "Emojiland: The Mus…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:39AM[SHARE]Monday, January 27, 2020
The show was conceived, directed and designed by Theodora Skipitares. Her treatment of these biographical details is that of a fanciful saga with the awestruck tone of a children's book. The…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:55PM[SHARE]Friday, January 24, 2020
Fog wafting, an empty rocking chair moving by itself, blackouts, ghostly apparitions and crashing music are all part of the spooky fun in "The Woman In Black." Scary moments, intriguing hoku…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:57AM[SHARE]Monday, January 20, 2020
With her richly expressive character voice, alternating between appealing deepness and wonderfully hitting high notes, she beautifully does justice to each song. We see every hallowed surrea…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:00PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 18, 2020
More in the spirit of Carrie Fisher than Christina Crawford, performer Barra Grant chronicles her life and that of her famous mother in her engaging and smartly presented self-written solo s…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:35AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 12, 2020
As a seasoned New York theatergoer, I experienced her immense talents many times and today is cause to recall a few of her unheralded performances.
The post In Praise of Frances Sternhagen …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:12PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 8, 2020
A lively cast comprised of Harrison Unger, Caturah Brown, Tay Bass and Jonathan Cruz not only deliver exceptional performances during the inconsequential "Or, An Astronaut Play," they …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:04AM[SHARE]Monday, December 23, 2019
Elaine Stritch and I were among the many stars and strivers whom this preeminent and gracious NYC photographer vividly rendered by her profound portraits.
The post Remembering Denise Winte…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:51PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 19, 2019
These superior revivals, bold new plays and a terrific solo show were the most fascinating and memorable productions I experienced this year.
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SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:53AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Frothiness abounds in "Pockets," an amusing spoof of British musicals that's presented by the Los Angeles-based comedy troupe Robot Teammate. Â The rollicking score is a collaboration betw…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:57AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Besides Mr. Skittles, there are 18 other characters of different races, ages, genders and sexualities. They're a cross section of the downtrodden and those involved with aiding them. Ex-conv…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:24PM[SHARE]Friday, December 13, 2019
Possessed of an awesome soaring tenor voice, the magnetic Dutch-German Mr. Ratzke offers not a conventional cover band-style tribute show with slavish imitation, but instead a thrilling perf…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:12PM[SHARE]After pillaging Ibsen in "A Doll's House, Part 2" and lampooning the former First Couple for "Hillary and Clinton," vaunted playwright Lucas Hnath's latest piffle, "The Thin Place" is a Wall…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:04AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Fabulous technical elements and spirited performances from a large ensemble of actors, singers and dancers cannot overcome the authorial negligence of the musical science fiction pastiche, "…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:56PM[SHARE]Friday, December 6, 2019
Cariou is now appearing Off-Broadway as the titular character in playwright George Eastman's slight though moving two-character work, Harry Townsend's Last Stand. Sharp one-liners, funny set…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:40PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 5, 2019
Prominent Georgia attorney Dep Kirkland "decided to listen to his own voice, and walked away from the legal field altogether to pursue his previously private dream of acting, writing, and di…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:50PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 1, 2019
Maddeningly alternating between being an absorbing historical drama and a grating exercise in self-indulgence, Â "A Bright Room Called Day"Â is author Tony Kushner's reimagining of his 1…
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