1,037 stories by "Jk Clarke"
by JK Clarke Bedlam Theater Company, for reasons that do not become apparent during the play (or after, in contemplation), has combined Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya with …
Last night, Monday, September 24, The American Theater Wing celebrated newly minted EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar Tony) winner, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber at Cipriani on 42nd Street. …
by JK Clarke Note: If you are the sort of person who is offended by candid discussions of female genitalia and sex in general, and by the rampant use of th…
by Samuel L. Leiter Scraps is an angry play. Not that it doesn't have plenty to be angry about. However, the solution it takes to dealing with its issues suggests…
by JK Clarke The three plays that make up Henry VI are among William Shakespeare's earliest works. Presumably written in the early 1590s and said by some s…
by Samuel L. Leiter R.R.R.E.D., one of the most annoying show titles for anyone who has to type it out, refers to the Redheaded Revolutionary Evolutionary …
by Martha Wade Steketee The first show empties out, and a rapt audience of cabaret enthusiasts files into 54 Below for a late-night show featuring Eric Yve…
by Grace Treston Whitney Houston is a tricky star to emulate. The late performer is often paid tribute by professional and aspiring singers alike"perhaps so often…
by JK Clarke To call the second Shakespeare in the Park production of this summer "Twelfth Night," referring to the William Shakespeare play of the same na…
by JK Clarke If there's an upside to eras of social and political strife, it's that they tend to produce groundbreaking and significant works of art. Recen…
by Samuel L. Leiter Sometimes theatregoers need a break from a diet of high protein shows like Angels in America and want something that goes down easily, theatrical com…
by Samuel L. Leiter Tickets are reportedly scarce but here are three reasons why you should nonetheless try your damnedest to see The Damned, Dutch …
by Steve Nardoni The Bronx has been the birthplace of unbelievable musical talent, and none is worthier of acclaim than Melissa Manchester, who continues t…
by Samuel L. Leiter Playwright Rinne Groff (The Ruby Sunrise) rubs her dramatic sticks together vigorously in Fire in Dreamland, now at the Public after it…
by Myra Chanin Tuches oifn tisch? That means "Shall we lay our cards on the table?" in the most vernacular Yiddish. OK? OK. Then, immediately select your preferre…
by Carole di Tosti The New York Musical Festival and White Elk Productions are presenting Pedro Pan, book by Rebecca Aparicio and Music/Lyrics by Stephen A…
by Brian Scott Lipton Do we direct the course our own life or does life merely happen to us? That's the major existential question faced by the title chara…
by Samuel L. Leiter Although hardly a household name in New York theatrical circles, John Wulp, now 90, has had a rather abundant career as a playwright, d…
The Lad From Upper Hutt Wows Uptown Manhattan with the Coward who Changed His Life by Myra Chanin Jason Henderson began his third performance of "Getting to Noel …
by JK Clarke The first thing you notice, within minutes of Alan Cumming grabbing the microphone on the cozy stage of Joe's Pub for his new show Legal Immigrant (r…
by JK Clarke There are a handful of phrases that are likely to get the attention of the FBI's algorithms and probably should be avoided in your emails or G…
by JK Clarke Despite remarkable progress in the acknowledgement of LGBTQ+ civil rights over the past twenty to thirty years, there is a growing misconception in t…
by JK Clarke On the heels of last year's controversial (and totally misunderstood) social-commentary-tinged Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Ca…
Wednesday, June 13 saw the opening night of the madcap musical comedy, Desperate Measures for an open at New World Stages after an Outer Critics and Drama Desk Awards winning run a…
The Band Visited, the Band Saw, the Band Conquered. The 2018 Tony Awards took place Sunday, June 10 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The big winner of the nigh…
