39 stories by "Robert Feldberg"
The producers of "The Pee-wee Herman Show," which opened Thursday night at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, are either inspired or delusional.
Insensitivity is not the problem in a show that's a mixed bag of arresting, entertaining and disappointing.
Two things happen when it's presented in a less than perfect production, as is the case with the perfectly respectable revival that opened Thursday night at the American Airlines Theatre.
Sometimes, you just scratch your head and wonder why.
"Elling" might have worked as a gentle portrait of character, but director Doug Hughes has staged it as very broad comedy, with sentimental inserts. In that form, its not sturdy or funny eno…
I guess I could list all 30 songs performed during the concert, but you know very well what they are. There were no surprises.
Vivid as the outpourings are, though, they also become one of the evening's problems.
Things don't get much worse than they've been this season for Lincoln Center Theater.
For all its woes, "Women" does stand out in one way. It's that rare show that manages to be absolutely frantic and utterly static at the same time.
On second look, "Time Stands Still" holds up extremely well.
At a recent performance of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" — which is not opening anytime soon at the Foxwoods Theatre — my responses ran the gamut: boredom, bewilderment, disbel…
For much of the musical's 90 minutes, its presentation of the life and times of our seventh president is a wildly entertaining ride - and a sobering one.
"He could never live up to the play," said Patric, 44. "It was a great achievement that became an albatross around his neck."
As for Paul Alexander's direction — I've seen infomercials with more dramatic tension.
Whimsy should come with a warning label: Use sparingly.
There isn't much to "A Life in the Theatre," but what there is is quite entertaining.
After nearly 20 years, it's clearer than ever that "Angels in America" is a great play.
Its hold comes and goes, and, nearing the end, it seems to slide away rather than reach an emotional crescendo.
