350 stories by "Doug Marino"
In full disclosure, I'm looking to recover my investment in this play. I don't see why I can't sing the praises of this double-over-with-laughter, pee-in-my-pants production at the sam…
Fresh, provocative new American theater relevant to to the fabric of our society. That's just what you'll get with Robert O'Hara's new work on the Main Stage at Playwrights Horizons. B…
A benefit concert for Transport Group, The Music Man in Concert brought together some of the biggest and brightest stars on Broadway today at the Signature Theater.Conceived and directe…
With music and lyrics by Samuel Bernstein, this fantastic entrant into the New York Musical Theater Festival (NTMF) seems to be seriously rallying for a future off-Broadway run. I am i…
This might be referred to as a juke box musical and I will admit I usually don't go see these very often. However, someone so embedded in the musical fabric of a generation deserved a …
Playwright Laura Eason has penned a remarkably intelligent, thought-provoking, well-balanced, two-hander about writers and their plight in today's modern world.The talented and beautiful Ann…
In its pre-Broadway try-out at the Bank of America Theater in Chicago, Sting's new musical, The Last Ship, is working out the kinks and honing its message for the masses of New York City thi…
It has a cult following. It's a mix of glam-rock and drag queen. It's got heart and is rather in-your-face about the whole affair. Neil Patrick Harris takes the reigns of this mo…
The Roundabout Theatre Company strikes (out) again. Jim Dale is an extraordinary song and dance man He's likable, flexible, and talented - even at this ripe old age of 79 - he's …
I was moderately entertained. Indeed, I was. However, knowing what I know, I feel a bit cheated. If I didn't know any better (as most of the out-of-towners who attend these…
Originally produced for a brief run at Playwrights Horizons in 1997, Violet is seeing a new incarnation at Roundabout's American Airlines Theatre with a star as bright as the moon in a dark …
Sarah Treem has been busy these past few years and I didn't even realize it. Aside from writing this mesmerizing and provocative new play, When We Were Young and Unafraid, she's been …
New York Theater Workshop strikes again with a provocative, edgy, discordant, and artistic presentation of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe on several train rides between New York and Virgin…
Fresh off her last off-Broadway turned Broadway run, The Lyons, Linda Lavin joins up once again with playwright Nicky Silver once again at the Vineyard Theatre for Too Much Sun, a full…
Gerard Alessandrini is at it once again. His smash hit show, Forbidden Broadway, (subtitle on the Playkill - Comes Out Swinging!) is back in the saddle at the comfortabl…
Jon Robin Baitz' story is re-told at Second Stage this spring. I didn't know at the time but it was previously a movie in 1996 with a great cast (Sarah Jessica Parker, Ron Rifkin, Timo…
The weather outside may be delightful, but folks, Autumn has no velocity. It's a magnificent story with a perfectly cast leading lady that should be told in 35 minutes - tops. Th…
Let me state right off the bat - I'm no theatrical historian. I know very little about Mr. Moss Hart except what I've seen of some of his work. (For more info on Mr. Hart, start …
Lynne Meadow and Barry Grove have once again produced a small-theatre ensemble gem at the Stage I at City Center of the Manhattan Theatre Club.Assembled for this fine work are the "it" girl,…
After the initial smile the news of Cabaret's revival brought to my face, it soon turned slightly sour. Don't get me wrong, I love the show. What brought a little disdain to the …
When I was recovering from a recent surgery, I suggested to my friends that I would soon be ready to 'get back out there and see some provocative and exciting theatre'. Little did I kn…
Investing in Broadway has one downside - I can't objectively review the shows. (After all, I want to make a profit!). From the moment I heard about the text and substance of this play …
The simplicity of this play is blinding. The message is complex and thought provoking. Donald Margulies is a master of dialogue and rich language and context hidden in plain sigh…
Well, I'm an investor so I can't really review the show objectively. But my decision to invest was made based mainly on the brilliant casting (Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale) and dir…
Well this is not your typical play. Commissioned by LCT, this quirky theater collective named Rude Mechs has taken the farce to new heights on the stage. Seven talented actors gr…
