987 stories by "Darryl Reilly"
Employing humor, documentary detail and suspense, Bachner offers an emotional detective story. Wit and whimsy meld with poignancy as the picaresque quest begins in present day New York City.…
Darryl Reilly, Critic "I'm not a real dancer but in this play, I celebrate my health." Bina Sharif emotionally said to the audience following the curtain call of her self-written play, Dream…
A hard-edged picaresque fable is what playwright Lynn Nottage came up with in her enjoyable, "Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine" that premiered in 2004. A two-time Pulitzer-Prize win…
Darryl Reilly, Critic There were so many exceptional original plays among the 144 productions that I reviewed for Theaterscene.net in 2018. In addition, several solo shows were outstanding, …
Mr. Goode's structure is creatively simple, the eight reindeers offer their foul-mouthed sometimes conflicting testimony one by one. Rudolph is unable to appear as he is confined to a padded…
Darryl Reilly, Critic "Nothing brings you closer than almost breaking a hip together!" cracks performer John Burns about his later in life romance that culminated in marrying his husband. "Y…
Except for "Santa Baby" and "The Little Drummer Boy," virtually every Christmas song in existence is wonderfully performed during the pleasant holiday extravaganza, Ruben & Clay's…
In 90 minutes, Ms. Raffo packs in a great deal. We learn about Iraq's past and present, religious lore, marital conflicts, unrequited love and the hardships of immigrants. The stiff treatmen…
"Why did I marry such an idiot?!" exclaims Deanna about her goofy husband Keaton. Not only is he an inept drug dealer but he has also kidnapped a seal who is presently in human form and her …
Overbearing nuns, eccentric priests and confusing religious tenets are detailed with stand-up comedy gusto by performer Martin Moran in recounting his Colorado Catholic upbringing during his…
Pink's "Perfect" was the exhilarating finale of singer Christopher Caswell's vivacious cabaret act, "Step into the Sun." Fourteen eclectic, mostly unconventional numbers were performed in 75…
Visually impressive due to the inventive work of scenic designer Donald Eastman and director Arthur Adair's fine staging, "Chasing the New White Whale" is playwright Mike Gorman's muddled at…
"Hip hop gave me my name" says Peep One, a captivating young mixed race woman who is a beat maker; the one who crafts the tune for a hip hop song. This is one of numerous pertinent details i…
As Michael, the soulful and animated Michael Broadhurst enthralls as he rhapsodizes about his deceased wife, philosophically opines and stalwartly copes. Jonathan Judge-Russo has shattering …
Cute, whimsical and lightly enjoyable, the musical "The Other Josh Cohen" is hampered by its lack of a compelling plot. "This is the story of a strange piece of mail that changed my life." A…
"That's it?" is likely to be one's reaction at the conclusion of playwright Christopher Demos-Brown's tidy topical 90-minute racial drama "American Son." Theater enthusiasts often rhapsodize…
Kim Kardashian West, Melania Trump and Chinese popstar Bingbing Fan appear as wacky contestants on a philosophical gameshow hosted by Oprah Winfrey in the lighthearted, thoughtful and souped…
Did Blaze, a Doberman Pinscher, cause the death of Pippi, a German Shepherd-Chihuahua mix? That is the crux of Italian playwright Marco Calvani's three-character, way-out, occasionally hilar…
Ms. Hynes has the cast at full speed emphasizing slapstick and employing stylized poses and gestures. Â There's exaggerated choreography-like movement such as extending legs and dipping do…
Purring sensually with a slight nasal New York accent, dressed in a black suit, white shirt and a black tie and handling a microphone while in front of its stand, actor Ronnie Marmo vocally …
Delightfully growling in a quasi-Middle Eastern accent, her head encased in a babushka, plastered with makeup, wearing a flowing robe and hobbling on a cane, Sandra Bargman is terrific as…
Three original one-act solo-performer musicals comprise "Inner Voices 2018," presented by the Premieres theater company. Since 2008 they've produced several editions of this enterprise. The …
"Good Grief" opens with a celestial sequence and continues with Nkechi's narration. Sometimes incidents are replayed in order to get them closer to the truth since all are memories and not a…
Ms. Stephens has a substantial pedigree with her previous works having appeared at prestigious institutions and winning awards. The piffle on display here does exhibit craft, discipline and …
Christopher Plummer's guest appearance on a 1987 episode of "The Cosby Show" giving a Shakespearean mini-recital in the Huxtable living room had a profound effect on writer and performer Orl…
