93 stories by "Sarah Downs"
The Fabulist Fox Sister is an absolute delight. Intelligent, sardonic, deep-down human with just enough edge to keep you on your toes, the show cracks open the origin story of séance…
An admirable goal and lofty subject matter, Christopher Tajah's's solo show about systemic racism and violence takes on a difficult, timely subject but alas doesn't help us to shed any parti…
Swing State is unique in that it is a political play that is not overtly political. Focusing on the human, the play sets out the emotional terrain on which ideologies and preconceptions …
Masha King takes on the role of Helena Weinrauch in this astonishing one-woman show. She is riveting in her portrayal of a woman reliving the dreadful years of World War II during which …
In the Public Theater's musical adaptation of The Tempest, currently running at the Delacorte Theater, Shakespeare's convoluted story of betrayal, revenge and love has been condensed into a …
I don't know if it's the direction or the writing -- or both, but The Half-God of Rainfall does not fare well, despite a fine cast and brilliant set design. The material is so clearly in lo…
Flex, at the Mitzi Newhouse Theater, is a play about friendship, ambition and hope, as played out in the fiercely competitive world of sport. It is 1997 and the nascent WNBA has given femal…
Ballet Hispánico, where have you been all my life? Where have I been? This is a true blue dance company, and future performances are on my 'must see' list. The Company demonstrates …
Fallen Angels, written in 1925, centers on the competition of two women over the same old flame. (scandale!) Each is not-so-silently convinced that she was the one he loved more. …
I saw Wet Brain and lived to tell the tale. A story of one family's relationship to addiction, the play barrels its way through a tangle of emotional damage in a claustrophobic marathon …
Monsoon Wedding, the Musical is an absolute delight. Bursting with color, dance and lots and lots of marigolds, it's the kind of musical that reminds you why it's so much fun to go to thea…
Women's Voices" paid tribute to the work of women in the arts, including excerpts from ballets created by women, and a panel discussion, in which Artistic Director and choreographer Kathryn …
In his diaries Beaton bares his teeth more than his soul, choosing to belittle lesser mortals and excoriate in private those whom he had to endure in public. He maintains the façade of t…
In a flurry of energetic percussion, daring brass and beguiling strings, the various ensembles shone, performing in several styles, from a pure classical sound, through old school jazz with …
In her one woman show Yes, I Can Say That!, Judy Gold shoots from the hip, right across our collective bow, in an impassioned wake-up call to remind us what 'free speech' means. And of how …
First there was Ernest, now there is Frank. The Rewards of Being Frank, at the ART/New York Theatre, a sequel to Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest, is a delightful and much ne…
black odyssey at the Classic Stage is a brilliant voyage into a world of myth and mystery. At once epic and intimate, the play follows the hazardous journey of Ulysses as he searches for…
I wanted to like Cornelia Street more than I did, especially because I loved the actual café. Alas, the musical left me a little cold. It feels clumsy, as if it is trying to be too …
In this solo concert, Nathalie Lermitte personifies Edith Piaf without doing an impression or imitation. Rather, Lermotte has internalized the spirit of Piaf's specialty, the chanson ré…
In The Far Country, playwright Lloyd Suh explores how far someone will go, and how far away you will travel, in search of what you hope will be a better life -- and how that voyage can compl…
In her delightfully irreverent play The Patient Gloria, Gina Moxley takes aim at those preconceptions, joyously dissecting patriarchy with in-your-face abadon. Brilliant, funny and suber…
Sandra is a marathon feat of storytelling, following the footsteps of a woman who risks everything in service of a friend, who has apparently disappeared while on a trip to Mexico. As the m…
Everything old is new again in East Side After Dark at the Café Carlyle. In their return engagement at Café Carlyle, cabaret (and husband and wife) team John Pizzarelli and Jessica Mol…
Wuthering Heights has gotten a makeover at St. Ann's Warehouse in a production that blows across the stage like a tempest on the moors. Imaginative and visually stimulating, with beautiful …
The more I think about it the more I love this production. It's visually striking, beautifully acted and deeply affecting. Previously to me the play has been more of a jagged little pill, …
