95 stories by "Sarah Downs"
From the Burne-Jone-esque promotional photo I thought Honeyland was going to be a nostalgic, romantic, perhaps insightful musical representation of 1960's counterculture. I'm sorry to sa…
In a special performance at Birdland on September 30th, celebrated lyricist Bill Russell showcased some of his most famous songs from his long career. Â Â Lean and vibrant, Russell burst…
BalletX brought its unique brand of contemporary ballet to the Joyce Theater last week. In a program of three ballets, these excellent dancers moved effortlessly among diverse dance and …
A woman walked into a theater ...
and lost her mind. In the best way possible.
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In Vile Isle, currently playing at the Tank, a beautiful Drag Diva prophet of doom presides over chaos as a flood of Biblical proportions threatens humanity, sending four men on a …
The Meeting: The Interpreter, purports to examine issues of identity and individual freedom in the face of government's impersonal, all-powerful machinery. Sadly, the play fails to communic…
Pilobolus, the storied, avant-garde dance company formed in 1971 by three inquisitive Dartmouth students has evolved into a major driver of change in the dance world -- and for good reason.�…
The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon (Las Dedicadas Lágrimas de la Luna Menguante), inspired by true events of historical human rights violations in Venezuela is heartfelt and heart-r…
The Village! A Disco Daydream, an over-the-top, loving tribute to the village's gay Gay past, delivers on its promise to memorialize the Village at its disco finest. You want to celebrate t…
In her solo piece Magdalene: I am the utterance of my name, Sylvia Milo challenges received notions of the identity of Mary Magdalene, seeking to restore an unjustly silenced female voic…
The Fires is a fascinating new play by Raja Feather Kelly, it's all three - at the same time - and in the same place: Brooklyn. In an anciet, railroad apartment, characters in three…
Invasive Species at the Vineyard Theatre, interrogates the confluence of certainty and accomodation in the search for, or creation of, identity. The performance is colorful, inventive, v…
The Wiz has returned to Broadway, and boy is it fun - and boy is it exhausting. Director Schele Williams has taken a "more is more" attitude to this classic show, with emphasis on bright…
Perfect Crime is a charmless, clueless play that passed its sell-by date 20 years ago. Â Between endless monologues, convoluted plot line and extraordinarily maladroit execution, this play…
Jonah, by Rachel Bonds, is an exciting, absorbing drama about a young woman navigating that difficult transition from teenager to independent adult, hampered by more than her fair share of d…
In the inventive, heartfelt and entertaining piece Primordial by Lillian Isabella, playing at the Tank through February 24th, six actresses speak the words of real women and people invol…
White Rose tells story of an idealistic young woman who with her brother and two friends braved danger by daring to speak out against Fascism in the form of a pamphlet of anonymous origin wh…
At the Town Hall on Saturday Jauary 14th, Jules Grison sang his heart out, sharing his love of the great composer and singer Charles Asnavour with an audience who deserved neither his ti…
Joy to the world! Christine Ebersole is performing at 54 Below! Together with partner-in-music Billy Stritch, Ebersole shows us How. It's. Done. In her pitch perfect holiday cabaret…
Dianne Fraser kicked off the release of her album You and I " The Words and Music of Leslie Bricusse with a cabaret of the same name at Don't Tell Mama. What an exciting moment for any a…
Reason 4,723 to visit in New York City:  Peter & the Wolf , directed and narrated by Isaac Mizrahi. What an absolute delight.  Appearing annually at the Guggenheim Museum s…
Relationships are never easy. For the five women in Shadows, written and directed by Anthony M. Laura it is ever so. Alas, we don't really learn why. The actresses do their best,…
In her play, 'Til Death, Elizabeth Coplan examines the less attractive aspects of death - less attractive in that as we watch a loved one reach the end of his or her life, feelings we would …
With next level production design, evocative score and extraordinary dancing, Jungle Book Reimagined is, well..., extraordinary. The piece recontextualizes the original narrative of …
I had one of those tingly New York theater experiences last Friday night. You know the kind -- you walk into an unprepossessing theater space, not sure what to expect, and witness some a…
