This post is by Joel Benjamin Famously, it was an 18th century slave trader who redeemed himself, after many gruesome twists and turns in his life, by writing this song. Told with something…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:17AMThis post is by Joel Benjamin An astounding array of Broadway singers triumphantly performed without any electronic assistance at Scott Siegel’s Broadway Unplugged 2015 at The Town Hall. …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:00AMThis post is by Joel Benjamin Roberto Villanueva describes BalaSole as “a diverse dance company,” and it is just that. He provides opportunities for dance artists who would otherwise fi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:10PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin The suite of discrete scenes, distinguished by quasi-poetic lines in the program notes and a series of obvious theatrical gimmicks—tall columns that become an…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:27AMThis post is by Joel Benjamin "Awake and Sing!" seems at first an odd choice for NAATCO, the acting company dedicated to the advancement of Asian actors, but after an initial wary uneasiness…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:16PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin The production, directed with oddly erratic pacing by the experienced Jerry Zaks, stars the imperious Patti LuPone as the acidly ambitious Irene, the doyenne of…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:06PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin he Royal Ballet’s second program of its ridiculously short season at the David H. Koch Theater was disappointing as much for what was on it as for what wasn�…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:17AMThis post is by Joel Benjamin Certainly, the ceaseless energetic intertwinements of the Escher section could allude to his eye-popping, busy canvases and the large rectangles of white light …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:19AMThis post is by Joel Benjamin Joshua Harmon, the author of the bitingly engaging "Bad Jews," is back on the boards with "Significant Other," another modern morality tale. Again he displays…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:45PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin The Joyce Theater Foundation is presenting a short season of the Royal Ballet at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center, the Royal’s first visit to New Y…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:05PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin Judging from this program only, the PNB is firmly in the mainstream of the world’s modern ballet troupes, almost indistinguishable one from the other (viz. Ne…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:30PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin Swedish modern dance choreographer, Pontus Lidberg is a master of the quietly eerie. His works invade your brain slowly with their deliberate pacing and strang…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:02PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin The Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet has had the good fortune to have had financial security during its twelve-year existence; that is, until this year when its p…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:55PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin The annual School of American Ballet Workshop performances are more than occasions for fundraising. They are a chance to see the next generation of classical b…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:01PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin Deborah Zall has been a presence in the modern dance scene, specifically in the Martha Graham orbit, for decades. Recently, after years of relative obscurity, …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:08AMThis post is by Joel Benjamin George S. Kaufman’s only solo effort, the 1925 satire, "The Butter and Egg Man" is a colorfully exaggerated snapshot of the nitty-gritty, seat-of-your-pants t…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:38PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin Mr. Rioult, a French native, has Piaf’s music in his bloodstream. His "Street Singer" also using RIOULT Dance NY started and ended with the song most identif…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:14PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin The Steps Repertory Ensemble is full of beautiful dancers, refreshingly, of all physical types. Yet, they move like a company all on the same beam, which is to…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:51PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin Four intensively self-involved, but personable, performers meandered on and off the stage which was glaringly lit by the geometrically arranged fluorescent bulb…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:51PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin "Something Rotten!" isn’t just for insiders, though. Its pleasures are multiple: a divinely hyper cast led by Mr. d’Arcy James, John Cariani (sweet and lo…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:26PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin "It Shoulda Been You" is the new musical by Brian Hargrove (book and lyrics) and Barbara Anselmi (music) and marks the Broadway directing debut of Broadway vete…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:40PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin Where is John Doyle when we really need him to whip new life into a musical? [Answer: he’s directing another Broadway musical, "The Visit."] There’s a mov…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:17PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin The Ballet Hispanico has long been revered as a beacon of dance art in the Latino community. Its school and repertory have helped illuminate the Latino experie…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:42PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin The director/choreographer Christopher Wheeldon has re-envisioned this icon with a panache that borders on the genius, fulfilling the promise he showed with his…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:43PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin There is audience participation; a huge orchestra—conducted by Patrick Vaccariello—that keeps rising from the depths, acrobatic choreography, and, most of a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:52AMThis post is by Joel Benjamin What became clear over the course of the four performances under review attended were the subtle changes in Mr. Taylor’s work over the years, how his works ha…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:38PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin In Doug Wright’s "Posterity" at the Atlantic Theater Company two monumental cultural figures of 19th century Norway lock horns in a battle of wits and sensibi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:49PMThis post is by Joel Benjamin The maternal ending was considered problematical in 1988, but seems less of a copout in 2015. In fact, the feminist thrust of the play has also dulled in the e…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:31PMBob Baldori and Arthur Migliazza are two brilliant musicians with an overwhelming jones for Boogie Woogie music and its many artistic descendants. Their encyclopedic knowledge of popular mus…
SOURCE: theaterscene.com at 10:47AMMake sure your seatbelts are fastened when you go to see Triassic Parq the Musical at the Soho Playhouse, especially if you are in one of the onstage seats. (For those, bring a catcher’s m…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:26PMKaufman and Hart’s delightfully mean and funny comedy/farce THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, headed by the boisterous Jim Brochu, is pitch and period perfect.
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