Thursday, February 23, 2017
Jake Gyllenhaal has proven in plays, on and off Broadway (Constellations, If There is I Haven’t Found It Yet), that he is an
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00PMWednesday, February 15, 2017
A New York Times review sparked fury for critiquing Mark Twain's racial politics. Here, Nicole Serratore steps into the critical dispute over Big River and representation in theatre.
The pos…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 07:33PMThursday, February 9, 2017
Those clamouring for Glenn Close’s musical return to Broadway won’t be disappointed. She gives a suitably grandiose performance as the reclusive screen
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00PMThursday, January 19, 2017
Honour, family, lost promise, and legacy are the broad themes that August Wilson hones in Jitney, his tale of a motley crew
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00PMSaturday, December 31, 2016
For months I’ve struggled to write about my time at Taylor Mac’s A 24-Decade History of Popular Music. I could not head into 2017 with this piece hanging over my head any longer. &…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 10:26PMFriday, December 23, 2016
In 2016 I promised myself I would cut back on theater. I saw 90 less shows in 2016 (180) than I did in 2015 (270). <pats self on the back>Here are the 10 shows which made m…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 05:40PMFriday, December 16, 2016
In his intimate production of Othello, director Sam Gold lures the audience in as co-conspirators to Daniel Craig’s playful Iago as we
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:33AMMonday, November 14, 2016
This new musical adaptation of Tolstoy’s War and Peace, which started life Off-Broadway at a 99-seat theatre, has been scaled up for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00PMThursday, November 10, 2016
In years past, to see Hollywood heavyweights on stage such as Daniel Craig or Daniel Radcliffe you would have to buy a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMFriday, May 20, 2016
Courtesy of Touretteshero"Hands on buzzards.""Biscuit wave.""Pony cunts."Suddenly, Jess Thom looks sheepish. That last phrase was unplanned. Language is slippery and in Backstage In Biscuit…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 10:45AMMonday, April 4, 2016
Marin Ireland & Morgan Spector. Photo by Sandra CoudertMartyna Majok's new play Ironbound slyly lures you in with a well-set snare. She gets you comfortable watching a couple fight…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 05:17PMSunday, January 24, 2016
I didn't know how much I needed Rey until I met her. Image: Lucasfilm I'm one of those children of the Return of the Jedi generation--in the sweet-spot of Kenner marketi…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 02:10PMTuesday, January 19, 2016
Nicole Serratore reviews a classic Jacobean tragicomedy with "a killer lead performance".
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 11:42AMWednesday, December 30, 2015
It’s no secret I love plays. But it certainly comes out more when you see what shows I prioritize when I travel. I did see some musicals but I didn't like them. This Top …
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 11:11AMMonday, December 28, 2015
Another year of broken promises to myself. An effort to see less theater this year resulted in me seeing 60 more shows over last year. New personal record: 265 shows. Eeeek. Stop…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 10:11AMMonday, December 21, 2015
Watching artists you love make a show that fails to achieve lift-off can be rough. You know they have the talent and vision, but after two hours of waiting for it to appear you realize…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 12:34PMThursday, December 17, 2015
Anne Washburn loves her meta-narratives and with 10 Out of 12 we watch a play about tech-ing a play. Although this is for all intents and purposes a "backstage" drama that is at times wicked…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 01:11PMTuesday, December 15, 2015
Photo by Sanne PeperAs mother and son wrap their hands around each other’s hands, there is kindness, understanding, frustration, control, and acquiescence. Sam Gold’s minimalist pr…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 12:46PMMonday, December 14, 2015
Cynthia Erivo is a hurricane of hurt on Broadway.
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 04:57AMSunday, December 13, 2015
In a massive room full of people seated in hammock chairs wearing noise-canceling headphones, you could still hear coughing. I gave up counting the coughs after 40 but a healthy remind…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 07:36PMMonday, November 2, 2015
I reviewed only a handful of the 70 shows I saw at EdFringe. So here are my links to those reviews and just a few notes on works I didn't get to write about otherwise (and I have a separate …
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 12:20PMSomehow this review got left in my drafts...so I'm reviving it now...with some spoilers. Annie Baker peels back the layers of a relationship in crisis in her new play, John. With an eerie …
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 12:09PMTuesday, October 6, 2015
Scottish poet, storyteller, and artist Ross Sutherland arrives in New York this week with a show called Stand By for Tape Back-Up. It's a meditation on grief, nostalgia, and the odd bi…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 11:46AMThursday, September 17, 2015
Some thoughts on Forest Fringe 2015. Another year of exciting work by artists who were largely new to me. Week OneThis Is Not A Magic Show: Vincent Gambini’s sleight of hand show like his…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 12:10PMWednesday, September 9, 2015
Walking out of I Heart Catherine Pistachio, my first thought was “What the ever-loving fuck was that?” My second thought was, “Damn, I really didn’t want that to end.” Lee Mattins…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 02:05PMSaturday, August 8, 2015
Signature Theatre hosted a short pre-show talk with Annie Baker and Sam Gold to discuss their artistic collaboration. This coincides with the fifth show they are working on together, J…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 03:19PMFriday, July 31, 2015
There is toe-tapping and foot-stomping in Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma! but with the first crash of electric guitar reverb in the show, it quickly becomes apparent this iteration i…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 06:40PMWednesday, June 24, 2015
Download file It may feel like the only show actually happening in July is a little scrappy musical called Hamilton but we found a lot of other shows worth your time. We’ve got some …
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 01:00AMTuesday, May 26, 2015
With perhaps a nod too far into camp at times the Red Bull Theater production of John Ford's famous, bloody, incest tragedy still managed to show the hypocrisy and vanity of men, the power o…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 02:11PMFriday, May 22, 2015
Self portrait, 1985Ink on boardCollection of Harvard University© The Al Hirschfeld Foundation.www.AlHirschfeldFoundation.orgAl Hirschfeld's career as the dynamic, visual chronicler of the A…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 11:06AMMonday, May 11, 2015
Perhaps a week after visiting Berlin was the wrong time to see a "new" American musical set in post-war Europe. I had just been served a healthy dose of post-war European history from …
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 05:29PM 
