Thursday, May 10, 2018
With a Judy Collins-style mane of blonde hair and wearing jeans and suede, the sleek Luba Mason as Joy certainly looks the part. That mien is reinforced by Ms. Mason's smoothly conversationa…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:05PM[SHARE]The one bright spot is the 15-minute segment "Without Precedent." It's the title of Trump's imaginary HBO comedy special and is the highlight of Ezra Barnes' terrific performance as Trump. K…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:13PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Ms. Barron's conception is more of an agenda driven fantastical tract rather than a well-crafted play with a cohesive plot. Her tone is of exaggeration and artifice with mannered dialogue th…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:39AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 6, 2018
"Never judge a heifer by the flick of her tail" is just one of the many kernels of down home wisdom in playwright N. Richard Nash's lovely piece of Americana, The Rainmaker. It's been tender…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:52PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Angela Lansbury's electrifying surprise appearance was the grandest of the many highlights of the New York Pops' sensational 35th Birthday Gala, "Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken.…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:25PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 1, 2018
With a contemporary sensibility, Mr. Patrick dramatizes the familiar situations with simplicity, lively dialogue and tasteful irreverence. There is also excessive philosophical speechifying …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:19PM[SHARE]Monday, April 30, 2018
Mr. McAnuff who worked wonders with his direction of "Jersey Boys" here offers a chilly vision that evokes a sterile landscape replicating a heavenly waiting room in connection with Robert B…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:42AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 28, 2018
A speech of Madame Arcati's from Noël Coward's "Blithe" Spirit recited in Armenian is just one of the many highlights of Nicole Ansari's awesome performance as Victoria.  The long-hair…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:34PM[SHARE]"The Shakespeare Conspiracy" is based on Ted Bacino's novel of the same title that he and Rufus Cadigan have adapted for the stage. Their effort is not in the league of such highly skilled d…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:17PM[SHARE]Friday, April 27, 2018
In the mode of vibrant Broadway leading ladies of the likes of Donna Murphy is the red haired and vivacious Kaitlyn Baldwin as the home economics teacher, Ms. Benson and as Private Jayne, th…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:51AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Darryl Reilly, Critic Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. “The Fourposter transformed our lives and we were here!" reminisced the actress Tandy Cronyn at New York City's Historic Landmarks …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:43PM[SHARE]Monday, April 23, 2018
The epic myth of the Trojan War gets a fanciful treatment in playwright Nina Kethevan's "Dress of Fire." Â Lasting about 95 minutes, it still packs in a lot of incidents with 12 actors som…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:57AM[SHARE]Friday, April 20, 2018
Scenic designer Dedalus Wainwright utilizes a simple assortment of benches and office furniture for the first act. For the second, Mr. Wainwright creates a configuration of gray wood platfor…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:36PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 19, 2018
Wearing a funereal suit, a black topcoat and a black fedora, Matthew Broderick as Mr. Lockhart has initial dry pleasantness giving way to chilling steeliness as he takes on the persona of a …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:31PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 18, 2018
The white-haired O'Hare's appealing tenor voice with its regional cadences is expressive. His instrument is in the realm of a tuneful storyteller who mines laughs and emotions with vocal flo…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:57AM[SHARE]Monday, April 16, 2018
A regular on the television series "Dawson's Creek" and currently appearing on "The Affair," the affable Joshua Jackson plays James. Mr. Jackson's talents are not showcased in this productio…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:03PM[SHARE]Friday, April 13, 2018
War, guns, Vietnam, the excesses of capitalism, toxic masculinity, blind American patriotism and feminism are among the targets of Mr. Vonnegut's characteristically overloaded satire. Such c…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:30PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 11, 2018
In 70 gripping minutes, Keller takes this familiar premise in a compelling direction. His biting dialogue reflects the divisive era during the mayoralty of the African-American David Dinkins…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:12AM[SHARE]Zoe Farmingdale's book is a tart and good-natured treatment of the salvation of a high school misfit. The cheery, witty and melodious score has lyrics by Ms. Farmingdale and Toby Singer and …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:10AM[SHARE]Friday, April 6, 2018
Michael Roberts' music is a tuneful assortment of melodies some of which have an appropriate ethnic flavor. Mr. Roberts' lyrics range from inspired to rudimentary with the overall score bein…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:48PM[SHARE]Monday, April 2, 2018
Besides depicting the upper crust, the lives of the servants are harshly detailed with inspiration from social documentarian Jacob Riis' muckraking journalism. There are searing descriptions…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:36AM[SHARE]Friday, March 30, 2018
Michel Foucault and Walt Whitman are quoted offstage at the beginning of "Dinner With Georgette." It's riddled with pretentious nonsense masquerading as profundity and this bit is a harbinge…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:03PM[SHARE]This biographical survey concert fused together several strands. There were the zesty performances by Danny Gardner, Emily Hsu, Holly Butler, Richard Riaz Yoder, Jada Temple and Bryonha Mari…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:24AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Eleanor Roosevelt gets the biggest round of applause during the projected cultural icons slideshow as Queen's "We Are The Champions" is histrionically performed in "Rocktopia." It's a hokey …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:04PM[SHARE]Monday, March 26, 2018
Noted theater artist John Jesurun wrote the opening sequence. From 2014 to 2017, Mr. Jesurun engaged in a collaboration with Japanese playwright and director Takeshi Kawamura. They each wrot…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:46AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 25, 2018
"We'll Take a Glass Together" is an exhilarating production number. Brandon Uranowitz's animated youthfulness is up to the task of equaling the impact of Michael Jeter's legendary turn in th…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:59AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 21, 2018
The lithe and silvery-haired Ms. Gilbert dazzles for 90 minutes as she addresses the audience directly with her warm and joyous presence. She tells jokes, sings, and dances, all while convey…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:55PM[SHARE]Saturday, March 17, 2018
Mr. Graber's trite scenario is rendered as a superficial by-the-numbers treatment and the presentation is overwrought. Â Near the end there is an exchange between Jim and Gavin as they sit…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:53PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Dan Hodge commandingly plays the American narrator who has written a book about his youthful experiences in Rwanda during its 1994 civil war and genocide. Mr. Hodge created the role in the 2…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:52PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 11, 2018
One sits there for two hours numbed by the experience of watching the talented cast often vigorously playing for laughs that aren't there. They are Rand Guerrero, Ralph Guzzo, William Laney,…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:16PM[SHARE]Friday, March 9, 2018
Hilariously impersonating Marlene Dietrich while playing an accordion, singing and trotting about, is one of the grand highlights of performer Phoebe Legere's "Speed Queen."Â Spanning fro…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:19PM[SHARE] 
