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22 stories by "Tom Penketh"

Lenny's Dead by Tom Penketh

Actor and first-time playwright Alex Giacin's clichéd tale offers no new insights into the emotional cost of war.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Terms of Dismemberment by Tom Penketh

To say this musical is over the top is an understatement, but director-choreographer Hinton Battle has a lot of fun with the material.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Jurassic Parq: The Broadway Musical by Tom Penketh

The writing of this new musical spoof is sharp and satirical, the direction crisp, the choreography inventive, and the cast terrific.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Alligator Summer by Tom Penketh

Dylan Lamb's "Alligator Summer" celebrates racy situations and over-the-top characters of Southern Gothic drama while mocking it.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Therapy Rocks by Tom Penketh

The soap-opera rollercoaster has a few fun turns, but mostly it follows apath of well-worn romantic comedy clichés of entanglement and discord.SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

The Swearing Jar by Tom Penketh

Though the story is slight and sometimes a bit predictable, the talents of the terrific cast make Kate Hewlett's new play a pleasure to see.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Happy Birthday, Mom by Tom Penketh

Why is it so difficult for Mom to get the sex she wants on her birthday? That's the central question of "Happy Birthday, Mom," a tepid new play written and directed by Meghan Gambling.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Wintuk by Tom Penketh

If you can pony up some extra cash for these pricey tickets, I'd strongly advise you to catch a performance of Cirque du Soleil's dazzling work.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Without You by Tom Penketh

In "Without You"—based on successful "Rent" actor Anthony Rapp's 2006 memoir— reveals that the late 1990s was also a time of great personal loss.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Blind Date by Tom Penketh

Rebecca Northan is nothing if not nervy, working with an audience volunteer for 90 minutes in this sweet and hilarious improvised show.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, & Marriage by Tom Penketh

"Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, & Marriage" seems to have been designed solely as a diverting way for a gaggle of young single women (say, a bachelorette party) to spend an evening.SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

NY Review: 'Mummenschanz' by Tom Penketh

In a world in which Blue Man Group and Cirque du Soleil are staples of the mainstream, the troupe's abstract puppets seem oddly antiquated.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

NY Review: 'Zarkana' by Tom Penketh

A leaner, shorter "Zarkana" returns to Radio City Music Hall as less "Magic Flute" and more Harry Potter.

SOURCE: Backstage at 1:01am on June 15, 2012☆⚑

Anna and the Annadroids: Memoirs of a Robot Girl by Tom Penketh

With verve and wry humor, dancer Anna Sullivan channels the cyberpunk aesthetic to express the way sex and soulless plasticity have become shamelessly intertwined in modern media.

SOURCE: Backstage at 2:43am on August 21, 2011☆⚑

The Bardy Bunch: The War of the Families Partridge and Brady by Tom Penketh

Stephen Garvey's comic mash-up attempts to cross-pollinate the plots of Bill Shakespeare with the sitcom humor of Sherwood Schwartz, but Garvey doesn't add much that's original.

SOURCE: Backstage at 4:41am on August 19, 2011☆⚑

Love in a Tub by Tom Penketh

This new musical is young, foolish, and in love with theater, but it lacks the wit and sophistication to be anything more than a 90-minute inside joke.

SOURCE: Backstage at 2:34am on August 19, 2011☆⚑

Em O'loughlin Was a Big Fatty Boombah! by Tom Penketh

Recounting her life story through the prism of her struggle with weight, talented Aussie comedian Emily O'Loughlin weaves a delightful though somewhat shallow tale.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:15am on August 18, 2011☆⚑

Smoking Section by Tom Penketh

No need to check Zagat's. Brian Pollack's tiresome restaurant farce "Smoking Section" moves at a glacial pace and does not offer anything very tasty on the menu.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:12am on August 18, 2011☆⚑

Break by Tom Penketh

Louise Rozett's Sept. 11–themed drama suffers from an often-pedestrian script that shifts awkwardly among three scenarios despite the efforts of a veteran cast.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:40am on August 17, 2011☆⚑

Cobu: Dance Like Drumming, Drum Like Dancing by Tom Penketh

COBU takes traditional Taiko percussion and kicks it up a notch—literally—with a vigorous mix of American and Japanese choreography in this thrilling 45-minute set of nonstop p…

SOURCE: Backstage at 6:12am on August 16, 2011☆⚑

Smoke the New Cigarette by Tom Penketh

Is this history of an unbearably hip musical group an evening of pretentious experimental theater or just a parody of it? Either way, the show is a complete bore.

SOURCE: Backstage at 3:44am on August 13, 2011☆⚑

NY Review: 'Zarkana' by Tom Penketh

Underneath all the wondrous acrobatics, costumes, and sets and the cacophonous score, Cirque du Soleil's dark new show has a romantic heartbeat generated by two terrific performers.

SOURCE: Backstage at 7:00am on June 29, 2011☆⚑
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