988 stories by "Darryl Reilly"
Created by the documentarian theatre company Sister Sylvester, "Maps for a War Tourist" was intended to be a biographical exploration of the life of Deniz Karacagil. A former Turkish art st…
Carlo Adinolfi plays John, the performance artist. With his British accent and wiry physicality he has an intense presence but possesses limited charisma. Mr. Adinolfi's simple but inspire…
The goal of their three week Women in Theatre Festival is "a direct response to gender disparity in theatre leadership, casting, and production, the objective of WIT is to broaden the opport…
Mr. Perry has certainly followed the maxim, "write what you know." We follow the romantic and personal travails of four stereotypical, contemporary Los Angles types who have the financial r…
Director Jesse Berger's fast-paced staging is an exuberant amalgam of physical and verbal virtuosity combined with visual flair. A highlight is a crowd of characters hurrying into a closet …
Mr. Grandbois' engrossing scenario is in the vein of such feminist fantastical works as "Diary of a Mad Housewife" and "Up the Sandbox." An expedition to a salsa dance club, buying a puppy …
It is set in present-day rural Afghanistan. Several years earlier, Paiman as a child was sold by his father to the well to do Jahandar. The two have an intense emotional and physical invol…
Amidst Mr. Maierson's barrage of mechanical set-ups and punch lines, there are a few amusing jokes and insightful observations. Reprise is in the tradition of substantive romantic comedies …
Darryl Reilly, Critic "She was very clear that she wanted her life to be celebrated, not mourned," said Erica Dubno, who superlatively organized the packed, 90-minute memorial tribute to her…
In the ambitious T"hey Promised Her the Moon," playwright Laurel Ollstein explores a relatively untold chapter of American history. Solidly written but unsatisfyingly structured as a clunky…
Director Weyni Mengesha's physical staging is proficient since for 80 minutes the actors are competently placed throughout for a fluid presentation. Unfortunately, Ms. Mengesha has the soun…
The writing is poetically descriptive and moderately engrossing with plentiful profanity. It is, however, a decidedly grim scenario despite abundant humor. The conclusion is a rhetorical a…
Handsome musical theater leading man Ryan Silverman is a commanding Ulysses with his operatic singing. Jeff Blumenkrantz is marvelously humorous and pitiful as Menelaus, Helen's jilted husba…
Darryl Reilly, Critic "For Darryl who isn’t Wally Shawn,” meticulously inscribed John Simon, along with his signature, in my copy of his collected theater reviews. This massive v…
That this production has such an ideal Sloane puts it into the stratosphere. With his sculpted physique, prevalent musculature and chiseled features that recall the young Malcolm MacDowe…
Mr. Karl gives a captivating performance that's a whirlwind of energy, charisma and exceptional singing and dancing. It's a commanding star turn that cannot quite compensate for the show…
The sensational highlight of the concert was a medley from "South Pacific." "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right out of My Hair" had the luminous Ashley Park euphorically performing that showstop…
Victor Herbert's 1903 operetta "Babes in Toyland" was presented by MasterVoices (formerly The Collegiate Chorale), in a splendid concert production, to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Music…
Provocative, startling, and theatrical, "Her Opponent" is a recreation of the 2016 U.S. presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The twist is that actors of reverse ge…
The dialogue of Ileana Alexandra Orlic's English translation is problematic. Floating around are a few Shakespearean snippets, but otherwise it's rather stilted. Without much verbal grande…
Alternating between flavorfully humorous and darkly revealing dialogue, Mr. McLure vibrantly renders his characters' personalities and motivations. There's a hilarious analysis of the incom…
"A really fun mix-tape of some our favorite songs…with no through line," was how Steven Reineke, the exuberant music director and conductor of The New York Pops, described this delightful …
The dialogue is sparse as various mundane activities are depicted, such as learning to drive, shaving and ordering food from a deli. The infants are played by adult actors. The cast wears …
Ms. Hogan's dialogue is well crafted and the structure is stageworthy, but it all comes across as a playwriting exercise rather than a full-fledged dramatic work. Medically, Hogan's premise…
"The structure of 'CasablancaBox' is inspired by another filmmaker's technique, Robert Altman's roaming camera," writes playwright Sara Farrington and director Reid Farrington in their progr…
