122 stories by "David Kaufman"
It quickly becomes apparent that Brown is a master at reading body language--no less than facial and vocal expressions--to manipulate the many audience-members who participate and to read th…
Chris Anthony Giles, Nicholas Edwards, Dan Rosales, Juwan Crawley and Nora Schell (original cast) in a scene from "Spamiliton" (Photo credit: Carol Rosegg) David Kaufman, Critic Though it's …
On the fourth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in 1973, an arsonist set fire to a gay bar in New Orleans, killing 32 people. This tragic yet forgotten episode in gay history is not only…
Though the printed script, such as it is, is credited to Nel Crouch, Crouch is listed in the program as only the director, and "Fossils" is rather "By" Bucket Club, described as an "associat…
The clarity of this new play by J.T. Rogers does not only rely on the smart yet surefire way it's written, but also on the masterful staging by Bartlett Sher, who, after recent productions o…
But the Broadway version of Charlie doesn't really come alive until we're introduced to Augustus Gloop (F. Michael Hayne), the fat little German boy who finds the first of the five gold tick…
Every new play by Annie Baker is a marvel over the play before. It's been nothing less than a privilege to accompany her on her journey, as she has been joining ranks with the best American …
If this all sounds a bit over-intellectual, well, so is the play. Though the intelligent script may be based on real people, they are forever describing themselves--and each other--in ways t…
Matthew Montelongo is particularly effective in conveying Mitchell's anti-marriage convictions, only to make us feel Mitchell's subsequent anguish. Anna Holbrook is also outstanding as the s…
Presented together on the same bill, "Angel & Echoes" is part of the Brits Off Broadway Festival at 59E59 Theaters (where, it's worth noting, "Echoes" originally played last year). As w…
While setting out to "undo" our "whole, entire education" of Latin history--and to compensate for the textbook neglect of the impact of the Aztecs and the Incas on our culture and civilizati…
"To some he was dad, to some he was mate," says McNair, at the top of his monologue, "to others he was liar, cheat, addict, hero, story teller." Over the course of the next 70 minutes, McNai…
While the non-stop buffoonery is reminiscent of Charles Ludlam and his Ridiculous Theatrical Company, this British import (produced by London's Mischief Theater, no less) immediately evokes …
"Sweat" is a classic, "well-made"--or carefully constructed--play, with a focus on the dwindling work for people in the middle of the country, prompting them to install Trump in the White Ho…
Marisa Tomei excels as George, the narrator of "How to Transcend…" --and of her own story. Thanks to Tomei's vocal and visual expressions, we constantly share in George's ongoing surprise,…
Maybe "fireworks" is too strong a word for a production that is more of a slow burn. The play begins when Mark Ruffalo, as Victor, walks up, into the top floor of the home his family was con…
The confusion and the rapid pace of the production pretty much engulf--and finally overwhelm--the extremely complicated story of"Angry Young Man." The performers, on the other hand, make thi…
As he impersonates the British writer C.S. Lewis, Max McLean relies on little more than a pipe, a brown suit and tie, and a rather mellifluous voice to become the Anglican philosopher and no…
Musical star Robert Cuccioli has to call upon his experience playing both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to become Ray in "White Guy on the Bus," a first-rate, new play by Bruce Graham, that has mo…
A revolving stage permits set designer Walt Spangler to depict, with dead-on realism and dispatch, not only Linda's home--including an upstairs bedroom, which her daughters share--but also v…
Perhaps because Mamet-regular Jordan Lage is so effective as Richard, the scenes between Charles and his own attorney prove the most effective. While Laura Bauer's sensible costumes do all t…
Urban may have an admirable mission, in attempting to document the customary passage from youth to adulthood--or high-school to college, to be more precise--as he focuses on five graduating …
