433 stories by "Simon Saltzman"
Courtesy of Joan Marcus
From left: Manu Narayan, Jessie Austrian and Ben Steinfeld in 'Merrily We Roll Along'
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It has become a pleasure for me to look forward to performances by The Fi…
excellent text, eminently reflective of its characters
Christina Gorman has picked a thorny, topical and timely subject on which to build a dramatic story American soul.
Ethan Hawke and Paul DanoPhoto credit: Joan Marcus What is it about Sam Shepard's "True West" that packs a wallop each and every time I see it -- and that is four times if memory serves? Tha…
Colin Quinn's observations on the chaotic state of our Union
all three plays are calculated to sting, surprise and stir up the kind of feelings you might otherwise not care to acknowledge.
a short play buoyed by riveting performances
On Blueberry Hill
Jeremy Pope and members of the cast Photo credit: Matthew MurphyTarell Alvin McCraney's "Choir Boy" premiered at the Manhattan Theatre Club's Stage II in 2013. It is now in revival with exte…
Members of the supporting castphoto credit: Caitlin McNaneyOkay, so you missed this terrific show during its brief Off-Broadway run in 2012 and then perhaps missed it again when it showed up…
Jeff Daniels and Gbenga Akinnagbe (photo: Julieta Cervantes)The good news is that Jeff Daniels is a terrific Atticus Finch -- without diminishing the memory of the sterling Academy Award-win…
Jon Barker and Erin Partin (photo: Jerry Dalia)You can really feel the chill of winter in the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's production of Shakespeare partly morose, partly magical "A W…
Nicholas Rodriguez (center) and companyForgive me if I am not playing fair when I say that this absolutely delightful production of "Holiday Inn" has the sparkles even if it is not generatin…
Kellie Overbey and Ann McDonoughphoto: T. Charles EricksonNora slamming the door at the end of Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" has to be one of the most famous exits in all dramatic literatu…
Tom Stoppard's latest play is
mainly theory and not very theatrical
Kerry Washington and Steven PasqualePhoto: Peter Cunningham
I am pleased that "American Son" has found its way to the Booth Theatre on Broadway following its premieres at the Barrington Stag…
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curiously confounding or eminently divertingosing 10/21/18
A rarely prduced Tennessee Williams play that's comedic as well as melancholy at its core
A new adaptation of Shaw's anti-war masterpiece by the Gingold Group
Even though though the target audience for this is too young to vote in "regular" elections, they can be counted on to cast their vote for this musical as the hottest chi…
semble acting at its very best in this unusual and beautifully structured play www.curtainup.com/housethatwillnotstand18.html
a bevy of oddly familiar characters whose history has made them easy to identify
Emma Degerstedt and ensemblephoto credit: Joan MarcusIt's not that I wasn't listening to the radio during the 1950's and 1960's, but I just didn't think that such songs as "Baby Baby," "Pois…
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Jordan Harrison's new satiric play charts the journey of a gay couple, a Lesbian couple and a transgender one through their humorously impassioned trans-formations
Donna McKechnie photo: Jerry Dalia How often have we heard someone over sixty years old say, When you become a senior you become invisible? That may be all too true in some circles…
a charming and disarming entertainment