995 stories by "Darryl Reilly"
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…
"Rosalee Pritchett" and "The Perry's Mission" are in the provocative tradition of such works of the period as Amiri Baraka's 1964 play Dutchman and Melvin Van Peebles' 1970 film "Watermelon …
Playwright Zayd Dohrn has a facility for setups, punch lines and zingers that might play well as an HBO situation comedy attempting to mix humor with seriousness. As a theater piece, his p…
If only there were perversion in "Perversion." Instead, it's a tedious, mélange of the absurdist styles of Jean Genet, Eugène Ionesco, Jules Feiffer and Dr. Seuss. There's the eerie sens…
Though rather flawed in execution, there is much to enjoy in "Picnic" & "Come Back, Little Sheba": William Inge in Repertory. It is also revelatory in proving William Inge's high ranki…
Mr. Rojas vividly creates an entertaining panorama of the Puerto Rican community in The Bronx of the 1960's and 1970's. A gallery of characters and numerous incidents are lovingly described.…
Herbert Fields's book was based on a story by E. Ray Goetz and New Yorker cartoonist Peter Arno. This clunky concert adaptation by Jack Viertel is crammed with double entendres, puns, anach…
His innate charm, joy of performing and theatrical grandeur is always on display in this show. All of those qualities combined with his resonant, Australian accented vocal delivery makes it …
Speaking in an engaging Texas twang, the blonde Reeder recounts Ginnifer's somber story with emotional straightforwardness and humor. Employing her expressive facial features, striking eyes…
Beckett lived in rural France, and his nearby neighbor, Boris Roussimoff, helped him build a cottage on his property in 1953. Beckett grew close to the family, and offered to drive Andre to…
It's well constructed, the dialogue is snappy and filled with some funny one-liners. The milieu is that of upper middle class Manhattan white-collar workers. Moderately entertaining, it at…
Playwrights Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen with developer Oliver Butler, creatively evoke the tragic, nostalgic spirit of Booth Tarkington's "The Magnificent Ambersons" and the wonderment of th…
"It looks like when you got your Kennedy Center Honor!" exclaimed Mr. Reineke, as a spotlight shone on John Kander, who was attending the concert from a first tier box at Carnegie Hall. He …
Playwright Jeff Talbott offers an overall well-written and plotted social drama that detours into a strident political battle over capitalism. The sympathetic characters are trapped by thei…
Chilean playwright Guillermo Calderón constructs a simple, engrossing and often funny scenario. Three women, all named Alejandra, have been selected as members of a deliberative, special …
Mr. Howard is eminently qualified to hold forth on the subject, having been a prominent New York City acting teacher for over 60 years. Concurrently with an active theatrical career, he stu…
Darryl Reilly, Critic Miriam Colón died recently at the age of 80. She was a great actress who had a long and distinguished career on the stage, screen and television. She arrived in New …
Playwright Erica Schmidt has a minor aptitude for believably snappy dialogue, but not much else. Her tired scenario is astonishingly familiar and offers no fresh insights. That adolescence…
Darryl Reilly, Critic You need to somehow get into a play, be seen in it, remembered for your performance, and be seen by a person (an author or director or producer) who just happens to hav…
