987 stories by "Darryl Reilly"
Presented by NAATCO (National Asian American Theatre Company), it has a virtually all-Asian excellent cast of sixteen, several of whom play roles of opposite genders. Creatively conceived by…
Spirited, tuneful and fabulously performed but lacking a strong plot, the silly "R.R.R.E.D." might have made for a lively hour-long cabaret show. However, as a full-length musical, it's a ti…
Gambling, palace intrigue and poetry abounds in playwright Jonathan Leaf's imaginative and engrossing historical drama "Pushkin." In the course of two acts and numerous scenes, the eventful …
Translated into English from the Swedish by Charlotte Barslund, Ms. Langseth's trite sexual obsession scenario is reminiscent of the novels of Patricia Highsmith and the French thriller film…
That renowned man of the theater Austin Pendleton's concept to adapt and combine portions of William Shakespeare's "Henry VI, Part 3" with Richard III is intriguing and textually successful.…
Reveling in their grating vocal affectations, gesticulating at a fever pitch or moving catatonically and projecting snarky personas they hold forth on their revered subject in various permut…
This plotless, mostly sung-through exhibition conveys the tumultuous 20th century urban African-American experience through Micki Grant's dazzling score for which she wrote both the music an…
A central concern of the play is detailing Wellington's five love interests: a white guy he meets at a hilarious Brooklyn vegan party, an Indian young man, an 18-year-old Muslim food cart ve…
Its maddening structure, extraneous scenes and superfluous characters diminish but do not totally obliterate the potency of playwright Jerry Small's romantic drama, "Before We're Gone." What…
As the sleek and black-clad Tanya Marquardt vigorously wraps up her self-written 60-minute autobiographical show "Stray," with her giddy dancing and hurling her ponytail around, the aimless …
Mr. Gray infuses his straightforward 70-minute interview treatment with tension, suspense and drama. A third character, Norm Hansen is a 60-year-old straight married board member of Pendarvi…
Street Theatre.
"I'll be delivering the longest soliloquy from any Shakespeare play," Mr. de Rogatis explained about the substitution of Richard III's celebrated opening line for a speech fr…
Rebecca Aparicio's book is a skillful fictionalization of the true story of Operation Pedro Pan, which facilitated the immigration of over 14,000 children from Cuba to the United States betw…
Structured as a series of confessional vignettes, Innit begins in the school psychologist's office and alternates between there and Kelly's home. Her 34-year-old mother works at a sandwich s…
Though designed as an agitprop exploration with one woman as "Bad" and the other as "Good," Ms. Brennan's simple yet effective writing elevates it into a quietly powerful work. The dialogue …
Filloux in collaboration with director Amy S. Green have distilled the raw data they gathered into a searing and poignant narrative containing absurdist flourishes that include a talking lab…
Mr. Kahn's dialogue is a witty amalgam of up to the minute lingo, well-observed lifestyle data, psychological insights and emotional depth that all realistically and artfully conveys the cha…
The unison of Jason Robert Brown's accomplished score, Kate Whoriskey's exciting direction and Rennie Harris's vibrant choreography make this New York City Center Encores! Off-Center's re…
This is "God Save Queen Pam"'s world premiere and though spirited, it's sluggish at a full length of two and half hours with an intermission. There's repetitiousness, extraneousness and …
For 85 minutes, we get a take on the gay male experience that includes a randy Midwestern adolescence, waitering and escorting in Manhattan, crystal meth and recovery. Â The writing is wel…
With her honeyed and smoky Texan vocal inflections, wearing a short-haired lustrous brown wig and costume designer Rhonda Key's gleaming trim white suit, actress Lisa Hodsoll is phenomenal a…
Harrison's dialogue is well-crafted and often in setup punchline mode peppered with plentiful pop culture references that falls flat. The overall effect is of a rote accumulation of touchsto…
The audience is frequently called upon to participate onstage and from their seats with one elaborate portion involving their driver's licenses. London vacation photos of Mr. Beckman, a guar…
The show then become energized when Babatundé describes how Jefferson was discovered by a music executive when he was singing on the Texas streets while holding a tin cup. A recording contr…
"This is the world of Magritte," and indeed it is. The play opens with a young woman silently appearing and wearing a flowing white gown, a derby with a flower and a pipe. This takes place o…
