988 stories by "Darryl Reilly"
Dynamic performer Migguel Anggelo exhilaratingly recalls the showmanship of Desi Arnaz and the performance art of Klaus Nomi in his terrific autobiographical cabaret act, "Another Son of Ven…
"Our goal is not to impersonate her but to channel her," said Mr. Sperling, the artistic director, writer and director of this entertaining event. In addition to these tasks, he also sang, …
Scholars, critics, actors and audiences have long been entranced and intrigued by these plays. They appear to reflect Beckett's perpetual theme of despair and joy coexisting within the huma…
Darryl Reilly, Critic "I'm Anne Jackson, I'm a great actress and I'm pushing a shopping cart with Lestoil and chicken breasts through Gristede's!" That was one of many funny outbursts Anne J…
Instead of a satirical take as in the film "The Candidate" (1972) or HBO's television series "Veep," the treatment of the subject here is realistic in the mode of Norman Lear's 1970's situat…
Leonard Nimoy intended "Vincent" as a vehicle for himself that would showcase his talents. In this Off-Broadway premiere presented by Starry Night Theater, "Vincent" is now such an outlet f…
Rachel Hauck's scenic design is the most outstanding feature of the interminable "Antlia Pneumatica." Ms. Hauck accurately and vividly represents the Texas ranch setting by an elaborate kit…
Shoving a grapefruit into Mae Clarke's face in "Public Enemy," George M. Cohan's "Yankee Doodle Dandy" song and dance numbers for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the "Top …
The prime instigator of the events, John Adams, was rotund and abrasive. Here he is played by the handsome Santino Fontana who was Prince Charming in the recent Broadway production of Cinder…
Much of "Locusts Have No King" by J. Julian Christopher appears to be in the well-mined terrain of Mart Crowley's "The Boys in the Band," Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and…
Virtually performed all in English with some Spanish for comic effect," ¡Figaro! (90210)" is true to the art form with recitative and arias, that is sung speech and grand solos rather the…
"He was tied to the life of jazz clubs," said Billy Stritch of Cy Coleman, the subject of The 92nd Street Y's Lyrics & Lyricists Series Presents: "Witchcraft: The Jazz Magic of Cy Colem…
"He was the premier balladeer of his generation and the first African-American to sing a song on network radio," Malavet declared of the entertainer. Billy Eckstine (1914-1993) was a Virgin…
Taking place in real time, Aaron Loeb's entertaining play is in the mode of Paddy Chayefsky's "Network" with shades of "The Blair Witch Project." It also echoes the explosive style and reso…
In his widely produced 1977 play," The Elephant Man," Bernard Pomerance employed the theatrical device of having the grotesque John Merrick portrayed by an actor (invariably a handsome one) …
A pulsating medley from Kander and Ebb's musical "Chicago" was the thrilling second act opening number of The New York Pops' pleasant concert of eclectic show music, "42nd on 57th: Broadway …
Director David Staller has ingeniously staged this small-scale production with numerous theatrical flourishes. Scene transitions are accomplished with actors in character moving furniture, …
Patrick Brian Scherrer plays Peter, appearing in all 11 scenes, often in intense situations. The very personable Mr. Scherrer's performance is quite heroic as he boldly embraces the play's …
When the audience enters, the curtain is up and Christopher Oram's imposing scenic design of the faded hotel lobby is in view. The visual effect of its industrial greenish walls, dirty ston…
Breezily delivering his erudite script from a music stand, black-backed cards that he occasionally held, and from memory, Naughton cited Jazz, Gospel, The Blues, Country and Doo-wop. He also…
Director Ruben Santiago-Hudson has inventively and thoughtfully staged the show with vibrant precision. Mr. Santiago-Hudson's work combined with Camille A. Brown's often stunning choreograp…
His great grandnephew, the French-born and raised Alexis Chevalier has written this well researched play with music that is based in part on Maurice Chevalier's memoirs. It is structurally …
Company XIV founder, director and choreographer Austin McCormick recycles his stylistic techniques that include a having troupe of physically attractive and dynamic dancers in skimpy costume…
Ms. Udofia's dialogue is richly expressive and she renders the four characters with depth and detail. The relationships between the characters are fully explored and their interactions wher…
Robert Langdon Lloyd's eloquent performance as the blind prophet Tiresias energizes what had been a stilted presentation of this small-scale production of "The Burial at Thebes." Before Mr.…
