HUMANS, BEST BE ON YOUR AVANT-GARDE The Employees, originally produced at Studio Teatrgaleria in Warsaw, is a visionary performance and installation work by Polish-born artist, writer and di…
A MEANINGFUL MUSICAL WHERE IDENTITY, ART, AND SILENCE COLLIDE IN 1996 PENNSYLVANIA The title might suggest a classical drama"perhaps something Shakespearean or starchy"but Keen Company's lat…
NOTHING HAPPENS. EVERYTHING HURTS. If you're a fan of Annie Baker"whose plays of quiet revelatory naturalism include The Flick, Circle Mirror Transformation, John, and my personal favorite, …
KNEEL AT THE CHURCH OF CHURCHILL A drum roll begins each act and ends with a cymbal crash. Paired with the red front curtain and chaser lights outlining the proscenium arch, one might brace …
THE NAKED TRUTH In Amour, Acide et Noix, Canadian choreographer Daniel Léveillé presents a stark and unflinching meditation on the human form"one that reduces dance to its most essential c…
WHITEOUT NYU Skirball adheres closely to James Baldwin's dictum: "Artists are here to disturb the peace." With the U.S. premiere of Masterclass, Skirball's mission has been resoundingly fulf…
IT'LL KNOCK THE PANTS OFF O' YOUSE Who Is Jimmy Pants? is the second production in the York's Spring 2025 "New2NY" series, presented at the Theater at St. Jean's on East 76th Street"a welcom…
UPSIDE DOWN A STRAIGHT UP MUSICAL SATIRE I admire AMT Theater for two key reasons: its dedication to developing new works"particularly musicals, which I've witnessed in the past"and its comm…
EMBRACIN' JASON For many, Jason Tam first made a lasting impression with his unforgettable audition for Paul in the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line, as seen in the documentary Every Little…
LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL In what may be the slowest lights-up in New York theater, the first cue of Grangeville takes several minutes to complete"perhaps a 400 count. But lighting designer Stace…
Danny Brown's two-hander opens with an orgasm and closes with a cathartic cleansing. Between these bold bookends lies 90 minutes of small talk"covering everything from sex and relationships …
KEVIN CSOLAK HAS HIS HOPES HIGH, NOT TO MENTION THE TIME, PLACE AND RHYTHM Kevin Csolak (pronounced SO-lack) is currently playing Tulsa in the Broadway production of Gypsy with Audra McDo…
FOR ALL IT'S GIRTH Sumo is a Japanese sport in which two bulky Japanese wrestlers clutch and grab at each other within a circular ring. The goal is to either eject the opponent from the ring…
A SHOUTING SHAME On the Evolutionary Function of Shame"which Second Stage Theater opened on February 26 at The Pershing Square Signature Center"ambitiously tackles complex themes of identity…
IT'S SAFE TO DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS AT HOUSE St. Ann's Warehouse, in association with New York's Irish Arts Center, presents Safe House, a one-person song cycle originally produced at Dub…
A DESIGN AS IMPRESSIVE AS A REDWOOD ITSELF The new Broadway musical Redwood, which opened on February 13, is a master class in tech theater. Set designer Jason Ardizzone-West makes this clea…
MADELINE SEIDMAN IS REMARKABLE IN GARSIDE'S CAREER Since 1995, the invaluable Mint Theatre Company has been unearthing lost, neglected plays from yesteryear. With artistic director Jonathan …
MIND FOR GOLD Vinny DePonto, the Brooklyn-based mentalist, is undeniably a master showman"and a strikingly handsome one at that (I'll draw a comparison to Jake Gyllenhaal). Like all magician…
WAKING US UP TO WOKENESS Playwright Jonathan Spector makes an impressive Broadway debut with Eureka Day, a strikingly relevant and well-crafted production that convincingly captures the comp…
DEATH BECOMES HER BECOMES BROADWAY I had opposite opinions this week between the opening of the film version of Wicked and the new Broadway musical comedy Death Becomes Her. Wicked outsoared…
HELLO, SATCHMO! THANK GOODNESS LOUIS IS BACK IN TOWN; WE NEED HIM MORE THAN EVER There's a new jukebox musical in town. But don't run in the other direction. A Wonderful World, which opened …
DESIGNING THE FUTURE Tony-nominated set designer for this season's Lempicka, Riccardo Hernández also designed Suffs. Other Broadway productions have included The Thanksgiving Play, Jag…
Alexi Melvin has found a new home in the New York theater scene, striving to champion innovative storytelling and artists within marginalized communities. In less than one year's time, she h…
THE NOT-SO-GOOD, THE BAD AND THE REALLY REALLY UGLY What better way to get a fresh perspective of our American West than by attending a 300-year history reenactment in 100 minutes? Written a…
HOLY QUEER HORROR! IT'S JOEY MERLO Joey Merlo may be best known (so far) for his On Set with Theda Bara, a "haunting and refreshingly funny fever dream" (Vulture), a one-man play starring Da…