205 stories by "Bob Rendell"
An outstanding cast largely comprised of many of today's finest stage actors has been assembled by director David Saint.
Two River Theatre Company is in the midst of an extraordinary season in which it is not only providing exceptional work for its own audience, but is also nurturing and developing new works w…
Unlike most plays and movies which depict similar experiences which show deeply sympathetic and achieving educators relating to their charges and providing hope and sustenance to them, Summe…
Although the seams show and he sometimes misses the mark, by and large White stitches each of these elements together to provide a pleasant, light entertainment. Add the strong ensemble perf…
It is happily a warm and winning early Spring at the Paper Mill Playhouse where a fast-paced, spiffy production of Damn Yankees, far and away the most successful baseball musical ever, is pr…
In Gino DiIorio's Reparation the history and status of race relations in the United States is presented in order to promulgate a heartfelt and harshly critical view of our country and those …
What a pleasure it is to be able to recommend without reservation the Centenary Stage Company's hilarious and expert production of "The Ladies Man."
There can be no doubt but that Marsha Norman has written a play with a smooth, poetic flow of language.
"Jitney," the eighth play in August Wilson's ten-play "Pittsburgh Cycle" depicting a century of African-American life, is likely the simplest, most straightforward, realistic and casual of t…
The richly entertaining and engrossing "Veronica's Room" is a tricky and complexly plotted play that is very difficult to fully realize.
It is a wonder to behold the plethora of ideas and the depth and complexity of characterization that playwright John Logan has managed to encompass in "Red," a ninety minute, one act, two ch…
"The Convert," an ambitious and promising play by Danai Gurira is set in the colonial city of Salisbury, Rhodesia (present day Harare, Zimbabwe) in the late 19th Century (1895-1897) during a…
The reliable, ubiquitous Beth Leavel pours so much physical and vocal energy into the role of Berthe that one wonders how she can possibly do it eight times a week even for this limited run.
The "Nibroc Trilogy" is an ambitious trio of Southern plays by Arlene Hutton ... The concluding play of the trilogy, "Gulf View Drive," is currently being presented by Alliance Repertory.
With unerring skill, Dietz has provided theatregoers with an intelligent, light entertainment.
"Honk! A Musical Tale of The Ugly Duckling" is that rare breed of family holiday theatre which will please viewers of all ages, and please them relatively equally.
"akersfield Mist," the new one-act, two-character play at the New Jersey Rep, depicts the brief encounter of a very odd couple. Its enticements for theatregoers include quirky, interesting c…
A uniquely authentic stage adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" is treading the boards at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.
Once it hits its stride, the world premiere musical comedy "The Nutcracker and I" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (music), Gerard Alessandrini (lyrics) and Peter Brash (book) becomes a gorgeous …
Centenary Stage Company has turned the Menken-Ahrens-Ockrent musical "A Christmas Carol" into a community extravaganza ...
After Christmas season Broadway engagements in 2008 and 2009 (and appearances in other major cities), the stage version of "Irving Berlin's White Christmas" is now happily ensconced at the P…
sometimes you can go home again, and to the enthusiastic delight of its Bickford Theatre audience, "Over the River ..." has returned to New Jersey in a charming production which gives this w…
"No Child ...," a one-act play written and performed by Nilaja Sun, is downtown fringe or Off-Broadway theatre transferred virtually intact ... on the basis of "Mammoths," Madeleine George i…
... revived by the Garage Theatre Group in a production which is quite remarkable for the richly integrated, farcical comic performances of its recruited troupe of six terrific actors.
What makes "Next Fall" fresh and alive is the richness of the quirky detail of the characters and relationships which Nauffts has created.
