288 stories by "Elyse Trevers"
photo by Julieta Cervantes Most musicals feature two or three impressive dance numbers, numbers that leave the audience breathless. However, often those dances are incidental to the story. T…
photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman The good news about "Bad Cinderella," the new musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by David Zippel is that it's not all that bad. T…
photo by Joan Marcus Most shows on Broadway begin with an announcement reminding the audience to turn off phones and recording devices. The revival of the musical "Parade" begins with a reco…
Jessica Chastain is undeniably one of the finest actresses performing in the movies today. When it was announced that she would return to Broadway after an 11 year gap, it was considered an …
photo by Joan Marcus Historically, the Jewish people have been wanderers, always in search of a homeland. They moved from place to place seeking somewhere to put down roots. Never totally we…
Photos by Julieta Cervantes Today most celebrities are on social media, so everything they do is shared with the public. It was quite different years ago when celebrities like Neil Diamond p…
Photo Credit Monique Carboni I love comedians who are skilled at wordplay. Some relate stories; others deliver one liners, generally without the gratuitous use of foul language. They make yo…
Photo by Russ Rowland The theme that runs through Anthony Rapp's one man show at the New World Stages is loss. Known for originating the role of Mark the videographer in "Rent," Rapp wrote h…
photo by Jeremy Daniel Andy Warhol is as famous for his iconic look as for his silkscreen paintings such as Campbell's Soup Cans and Marilyn Diptych and his experimental films. Before seeing…
photo by Joan Marcus It's hard to imagine a show by Stephen Sondheim that wasn't an immediate hit; yet "Merrily We Roll Along," first produced in 1981, left the critics and audiences unimpre…
Sometimes one performer in a small cast stands out among the rest. That's one of the problems with the revival of "Between Riverside and Crazy," the 2015 Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Steph…
Those who adore Audra McDonald for her magnificent singing voice often forget what a fine actress she is. The six-time Tony Award winner once again puts her talents on display in Adrienne Ke…
photo by Matthew Murphy How would you define an old-fashioned musical? Maybe a show with non-stop singing and dancing, storylines that we accept even when implausible, a love story or two an…
photo by Joan Marcus The day before I attended "Ain't No Mo'," a new comedy by Jordan E. Cooper, the show posted a closing notice for December 18. It is a unique satirical show that played t…
photo by Julieta Cervantes Alfie is a quiet, ordinary man who is a ticket-taker on a bus during the day, but by evening he is the director of the players at St Imelda's Church. The power of …
At the end of Shakespeare's classic play, "Romeo and Juliet," Juliet awakens to realize that Romeo is dead. Heartbroken, she commits suicide. What if she didn't kill herself? What if, instea…
"Kimberly Akimbo" opens with Kimberly approaching her 16th birthday; and nearing the end of her life expectancy. She is a special teenage girl who suffers from a rare condition that causes h…
photo by Emilio Madrid Cancer, type two diabetes, death. Hardly the fodder for comedy " Yet In the hands of Mike Birbiglia, this serious subject matter becomes hysterical in his latest one-m…
Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy A show about rock music should be loud. So loud that you feel the music going through you! When the cast of "Almost Famous: The Musical " took the stage and performed…
photo-by-Julieta-Cervantes The true star of the revival of "August Wilson's The Piano Lesson" isn't Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks or John David Washington. Although the three actors all…
photo by Marc J. Franklin "Keep your eyes on the cards," instructs the young man on stage as he shifts three playing cards around on a makeshift stand. It's not so easy as we get lulled by t…
The word revival suggests a renewal or improvement of something. So each time there's a Broadway revival, the director tries to change something to encourage ticket sales. The recent hit "Th…
photo by Joan Marcus In his most personal work yet, playwright Tom Stoppard tells the story of the Merz family. Somewhat autobiographical, "Leopoldstadt" begins with a tableau of an extended…
photo credit @ Jeremy Daniel The play "Cost of Living" by Martyna Majok will touch your heart and resonate in your consciousness long after you've left the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Deftly…
photo by Matt Murphy / @murphymade When a show moves from a big Broadway stage to an off-Broadway venue, something's gotta give. Whether it's the staging, the size of the cast, or the number…
