191 stories by "Judd Hollander"
Reviewed by Judd Hollander"Death will come and then perhaps, life begins." A line at the end of August Strindberg's bitter comedy The Dance of Death which best sums up what the two main char…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderGiven the state of things in the world today, one would think the time would be prefect for a revival of the 1950 Broadway musical, Call Me Madam. The show currentl…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderIt's easy to draw parallels between Bertolt Brecht's blistering political satire The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and the current U.S. presidential administrat…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderFor those who have known nothing but despair for far too long, the idea of one's survival takes on an almost fervent urgency. A reality brought devastatingly home i…
Reviewed by Judd Hollander"Extraordinary the tricks that memory plays", a character exclaims in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. One would be hard pressed to find a truer statement. …
Reviewed by Judd HollanderThe true strength of a classical piece of theatre is its ability to be re-imagined without losing those elements which made it special in the first place. Case in p…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderA feeling of despair lurks just below the surface in A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur. This seldom-seem Tennessee Williams drama, which had its initial New York run …
Reviewed by Judd HollanderWhat do you do when the one thing you've always counted on is suddenly yanked out from under you? This is the question posed in Sharr White's new political dra…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderBig Brother is no longer simply watching. He's now taking an active role, in everything. So suggests the musical Be More Chill at The Pershing Square Sign…
A Surrealistic Journey Well Worth TakingReviewed by Judd HollanderDid you ever have a dream where different elements from completely separate parts of your life - a current love, a place you…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderEach of us during the course of our lives will meet, work and interact with numerous people on an almost daily basis. Yet in the end, we'll never really know many o…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderChoosing to die with dignity when your body is falling apart is a hotly debated topic. But what happens when one's entire family agrees with that decision, only to …
Reviewed by Judd HollanderIn this world of message musicals and important themes, it's nice to know that every so often a vehicle comes along whose only purpose is to offer a good time…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderLike an immense series of interlocking puzzle pieces, Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night inexorably charts the downfall of a family which has …
Reviewed by Judd HollanderOne can't be helped out of a bad situation unless they are first willing to help themselves. A tenet for anyone suffering from substance abuse, and also when it com…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderDirector Simon Stone's reinterpretation of Federico GarcÃa Lorca's Yerma is, quite simply, one of the best shows of this or any other theatre season. E…
A Good Idea Taken Too FarReviewed by Judd HollanderIn the world of tabloid talk shows, few are more famous, or infamous, than "The Jerry Springer Show". A place where relationships, question…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderThe McKittrick Hotel, home to such artistic triumphs as Sleep No More and The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, has another winner with their latest offering, Flig…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderFor the last quarter of a century, the appeal of the Encores! series at New York City Center has been the opportunity for audiences to see little known, or long for…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderIt's great to have a best friend when you're a child. Someone you can tell secrets to, watch television with, and just hang out together. But as one grows up, …
Reviewed by Judd HollanderShadows of the past run long and deep, and breaking free to find your own way is not as easy as it may seem. A point Adrienne Kennedy makes clear in her absolutely …
Reviewed by Judd HollanderA theatrical documentarian gets pulled into his own subject in The Undertaking, now at 59E59 Theaters.After working on various projects for the investigative t…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderIf "sleep is freedom", as one character points out in Enda Walsh's Ballyturk, then it follows that ignorance is bliss and knowledge offers an awareness that can be …
Reviewed by Judd Hollander"I don't know how to want less", exclaims Hazel (Deborah Findlay) in Lucy Kirkwood's dystopian drama The Children. This Londontransfer currently having its North Am…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderEach person's life touches others, often in the most unexpected ways. It's a lesson learned by George Bailey in the 1946 film "It's A Wonderful Life", and given a n…
