Monday, November 11, 2024

High Praise from Jim Catapano for SKYSCRAPER by Jaymichaelsae

The Skyscraper Rises Again The 1960s Broadway Musical Is Gloriously Revived for the First Time.The determined and spirited Georgina Allerton has two goals—to make her antique shop a succes…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 07:03PM
Thursday, November 7, 2024

Jim Catapano explores the 21st Century Dating Scene with his review of “He’s Different” by Jaymichaelsae

Love Will Find You He’s Different Takes a Witty and Insightful Look at Contemporary Dating “It was just a party…a normal Halloween party, smack in the middle of Bushwick, when everythi…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 01:03PM
Sunday, October 27, 2024

Cleats, Chords, and Connections: Jim Catapano reviews 2 by Ken Couglin by Jaymichaelsae

Ken Coughlin’s New Plays Are Love Letters to Two Legendary Pastimes The award-winning Ken Coughlin has turned his attention to two of the most cherished pursuits of modern times: Baseball …

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 04:47PM
Thursday, October 24, 2024

Jim Catapano, ZORA, and The Harlem Renaissance by Jaymichaelsae

The Life of a Literary Legend Actor Antonia Badón and Director Greg Freelon join forces to bring us the triumphant Zora!, a new staging of Laurence Holder’s play, realized as a one-woman …

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 03:32PM
Monday, October 21, 2024

Jim Catapano faces Demons in the Darkness by Jaymichaelsae

A Comedic Queer Horror Play Shines at The Days of the Dead Theater Festival Riverside, California, 2010: Friends and co-workers Pablo (Sergio Caetano) and Owen (Hraban Luyat) are in a pickup…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 06:58PM

Jim Catapano on how they died. by Jaymichaelsae

Anne L. Thompson-Scretching’s Poignant and Essential Reminder of a People Destroyed by Hate Everyone in the District of Greenwood in Tulsa Oklahoma is dead—brutally murdered by the Ku Kl…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 06:40PM
Monday, October 14, 2024

Jim Catapano reviews the revival of “The Buffalo Hero” by Jaymichaelsae

Flying on Angel Wings  The Powerful, Poignant The Buffalo Hero of WWI: The Wayne Minor Story Is Revisited and Reimagined at the ATA Playwright and Director Kenthedo Robinson’s masterwo…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 08:41AM
Friday, October 11, 2024

Jim Catapano and the Well-Mannered Wife Swap by Jaymichaelsae

A Stylish Adaptation of Shaw’s Slick Comedy Comes to the American Theatre of Actors Way back in 1912, George Bernard Shaw, a master at depicting the complexity of human relationships and b…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 09:28AM
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Jim Catapano is Living, Lying, Leaving and Loving in Corporate America by Jaymichaelsae

“Is there even such a thing as a One-Third Life Crisis?” Aaron is a 29-year-old company troubleshooter who has fallen into a rut in what astrology buffs would call his “Saturn Return�…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 11:25AM
Friday, August 30, 2024

15 minutes with Jim by Jaymichaelsae

Jim Catapano is the lead reviewer at Five Star Arts Journals and has covered everything from Shakespeare to Hard Rock. He himself is a world class musician, writer and performer. ArtsIndepen…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 05:42PM

Jim Catapano Review: A New Musical Casts the Spotlight on a 20th Century Legend by Jaymichaelsae

The tragic story of British mathematical genius Alan Turing (1912-1954), who is considered by many to be the father of theoretical computer science, was long overdue a modern retelling. And …

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 05:25PM

Jim Catapano Music Review: In It to Win It!: Atti Juhasz Brings Old School Anthem Rock Roaring into the Modern Day by Jaymichaelsae

“Gotta Win It” just might be pumping through the sound system at stadiums and arenas all over the world very soon. This is two minutes and 15 seconds of adrenalin-rushing, fist-pumping h…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 05:13PM
Monday, August 19, 2024

An Historic Moment Captured Through a Surreal Lens explored by Jim Catapano by Jaymichaelsae

An Historic Moment Captured Through a Surreal Lens Catherine Gropper Crafts a Gripping and Innovative Look at Events Leading up to the 2016 Election The Meeting: The Interpreter is a Tour De…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 01:17PM

A Time When Madman Led the Blind by Jaymichaelsae

jim Catapano and the Shakespeare mountain A Powerhouse King Lear Graces the American Theater of Actors Under the excellent direction of James Jennings, King Lear is reborn for the modern sta…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 12:59PM
Friday, August 9, 2024

American Theatre of Actors presents what is considered by some to be Shaksepeare’s masterpiece: King Lear (article by Kaitlyn E. Clark) by Jaymichaelsae

August 14 – 25 ( 7:00 PM (Wednesday through Saturday), 3:00 PM (Sunday) on the John Cullum Stage of the American Theatre of Actors. Purchase  here. Directed by James Jennings himself, the…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 07:27PM
Sunday, August 4, 2024

Pall in the Family: Jim Catapano reviews “Bringer of Doom” by Jaymichaelsae

Bringer of Doom Shines a Black Light on the Human Condition Lotte (Lena Drake) is a directionless woman whose main motivation appears to be getting revenge on her mother Esme (Laura Botsacos…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 03:42PM
Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Nick Payne’s Constellations takes a Quantum Leap Across the Roads Not Taken — and Jim Catapano was there.

The Darkest Timelines For the overthinker that resides in most people’s heads, one constant obsession is: “What if I said or did something differently that night?” Nick Payne shows us …

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 10:20AM
Sunday, July 14, 2024

A Warrior to Direct Warriors

ATA Journeyman KEN COUGHLIN has been chosen to direct MACBETH for the American Theatre of Actors’ Shakespeare Summer Fest 2024. Kaitlyn Clark spoke to Ken about with version of “That Sco…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 08:12PM
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Who did it better? Paris Martino 

By Kaitlyn E. Clark for Jay Michaels Global Communications  Excitement is building as the next edition of “Women Do It Better” is set to hit the stage in just eight months! 54 Below has…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 05:01PM
Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Where Have You Gone, Lefty? Jim Catapano wants to know

A Sequel to the Classic Play Concludes That Nothing Has Changed Inspired by the Taxi Drivers’ Strike of 1934, the original Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odetswas an indictment of the socia…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 02:28PM

The Theater Under St. Marks has many exits, but none of them are meant for our three already-doomed protagonists, says Jim Catapano. 

Michael Hagins’ New Spin on Sartre’s Masterwork Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit has been given a fresh coat of existential dread by Michael Hagins as part of this season’s Frigid NYC. It�…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 02:21PM
Saturday, July 6, 2024

Fernando Buzhar Segall can kill it!

“I’m a Brazilian writer who has been based in NYC since 2016. In my formative years in Brazil, I was part of a traveling troupe of clowns for a couple of years before I came to NYU to do…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 03:13PM
Friday, June 28, 2024

Life, Love, and Basketball: a review by Jim Catapano

A Pivotal Moment in the Journey of a Young Athlete, and the Story of How She Got There The tension of a win-or-go-home college championship game is compounded by the drama of the players’ …

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 05:48PM

A Reading from the Book of Renovations: Jim Catapano reviews Ripple Effect’s RADIANT VERMIN

Philip Ridley’s Radiant Vermin is Dark, Devastating, and True to Our Times Ollie (Matt Braddak) and Jill (Mimi Brill) are an upbeat, upwardly mobile couple having their first child and loo…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 10:42AM
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

STILL WAITING FOR LEFTY: Luke Bond couldn’t wait!

Logophile Productions present…A New Play by Luke Bond The Revolution Continues! STILL WAITING FOR LEFTY Join us Independence Day WeekendJuly 4th @ 7:00 p.m; July 5th @ 7:00 p.mJuly 6t…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 04:54PM
Monday, June 24, 2024

Tony Award winner, FRANK WOOD and KELLEY CURRAN of HBO’s The Gilded Age star in THE MEETING: THE INTERPRETER, a new play written by Catherine G

Tony Award winner, FRANK WOOD and KELLEY CURRAN one of the stars of HBO’s The Gilded Age star in THE MEETING: THE INTERPRETER, a new play written by Catherine Gropper and directed by …

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 02:54PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic