As the opaquely complicated plot played out on the stage, the three lead dancers (Ranee, Aparna and Ashwini Ramaswamy) took turns displaying impeccable Bharatanatyam technique: Â feet ador…
Sadly, these promises aren't kept in this mishmash of plots and characters that never quite meshes into a viable whole; it remains an unsteady comedy/fantasy never morphing into a smooth-run…
"Roles and Rules of Comedy," six short comedic bits of fluff written and directed by Harold Dean James is a character-driven view of contemporary New York City. Presented at the elegant …
It's unlikely that New York City will ever see these five troupes sharing a stage again. This was a festive occasion despite being uneven in tone and not particularly representative of a…
It is definitely worth a gander for both its subject matter and its performer, the disarming and immensely talented Jon Peterson who also adapted the one-man play from Chip Deffaa's original…
Hamilton Clancy, the artistic director of The Drilling Company, joins forces with his assistant director Karla Hendrick to stage The Two Noble Kinsmen in a modern-dress version that makes th…
She gets to sing everything from the Patsy Kline classic "Crazy," "Respect" (made famous by Aretha Franklin), and "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess to generous, beautifully acted scenes from …
In what might just be the best stage role of her career, Jackie Hoffman plays the multi-faceted Ariana in E. Dale Smith's "Fruma-Sarah (Waiting in the Wings)" at Nancy Manocherian's the cell…
The Icarus of Icarus and Amina is a poster of Henri Matisse's brilliantly colorful abstraction of that Greek mythological character who soared too close to the sun, and Amina (Sidney Caruth …
Havel's Audience represents CAMT's first foray into modern Czech literature having previously staged imaginative productions of folk material. This visit to contemporary theater, unfortu…
Written by Krista Knight and Brinegar, Sloppy Bonnie follows its title character (played with irresistible zest by Amanda Disney) as she lays waste to everything and everyone in her path, le…
"Sea," according to Magloire's program notes is "loosely inspired by the movement of waves."Â Five dancers"Anabel Alpert, Megan Foley, Amber Neff, Rachele Perla and Alison Tatsuoka-dresse…
Sutton Foster, one of the shining lights of New York City's currently dimmed theater scene, glowed in Sutton Foster/Bring Me to Light. Â Her voice and interpretations were the richest they…
Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie, the artistic director of the effervescent Ephrat Asherie Dance (EAD) has absorbed the disciplines of a number of dance forms:Â hip-hop, breaking, Latin-American a…
Aguirre manages to have written a play that doesn't feel like a play thanks to his interpretation of the main character. He doesn't overdo the emotions, letting the songs carry that weig…
"Jericho" has a great deal going for it. It is directed by Marsha Mason and features Jill Eikenberry. These two formidable theater artists' participation promises quality which is ev…
Now directed by the energetic and warm Enrique Cruz DeJesus, Alpha Omega provided welcome relief from months of quarantine and angst with "Solo Suites," a breezy"in every sense of the word"o…
"Rooms2020" was to have been presented in a live season which was aborted by the current Covid crisis. Instead, the troupe has presented the work artfully streamed in a version that is more …
Van Hove's energetic cast is too often lost among the video images which is sad because they are a wonderfully scrappy group of actor/dancer/singers who give their all. (I'm told that th…
If one were to come to conclusions about the Netherlands after seeing the three ballets presented by the Nederlands Dans Theater at the New York City Center, the Netherlands would clearly co…
This illustrates the biggest problem with "Suicide Forest": it takes on too many issues, jumping from social to sexual to mythological to intimate family subjects. Making the play ev…
Music director Andy Einhorn who conceived the show was a genial, informed host. Having worked as the music supervisor and music director for the most recent revival of "Hello, Dolly!,"…
Could there be five more self-involved, selfish, self-deceptive characters than those who populate Lily Akerman's "The Commons" at the 59E59 Theaters? No, these five roommates aren't evi…
"Goy Friendly" is clearly meant as a light entertainment with lecture-demonstration components and succeeds as such. It's delightful spending time with this superb raconteur, even if he …
Hosted by the Graham Company's elegant director Janet Eilber, the program began with some historical comments after which two groups of dancers, one representing the Graham technique from Gr…