228 stories by "Tulis McCall"
By Tulis McCall Will Harrison as Jacob is kept on his toes for the better part of the first act of Punch, by James Graham, now at Manhattan Theatre Club's Friedman Theatre. Â Harrison tear…
"The script of Murdoch; The Final Interview came to me in a very strange way," says Mr. Krebs. "It was left at the door of Theater555 overnight in a plain manila envelope addressed to…
By Tulis McCall Saturday Church, now at New York Theatre Workshop, is an invitation into a fantasy. Â We are invited in by the Black Jesus (J. Harrison Ghee) whose voice and presentation a…
By Paul Meltzer Pangea" is what scientists call the one big merged landmass that existed before it all broke up into continents and drifted around the globe. Fitting then that Pangea, th…
"TWELFTH NIGHT" IS AT THE DELACORTE!!
Bravo to the return of theatre to this glorious location!!! Â Bravo to the hundreds of people who made it happen. Â There is nothing like sitting un…
CAN I BE FRANK? Morgan Bassichis is a very, VERY funny, very talented stand-up comedian. Â Their timing is impeccable. Â They could make up a routine based on the menu at The West Side D…
Cary Gitter has created a play that is earnest and informative, but left me wanting to be touched the way that I was by Radner and Wilder when they were together and with us.
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Trophy Boys is an investigation of gender both on and offstage. Â The Australian playwright Emmanuelle Mattana lays out the thesis that "Gender is learnt, which means it can also be taught…
Mr. Philip possesses a heart filled with Courage, Love and Hope that he happily shares with all of us with each song.  We leave his show feeling uplifted.  Who among us c old  not u…
By Tulis McCall Prince Faggot is a beguiling tragicomedy. Â "Beguiling" " I don't often use that word, but it is the one that surfaced. Jordan Tannahill's play is a dense tapestry of wonde…
Jean Smart is superb. Her performance is so smooth - even through rough bits - that she appears not to be acting at all. Â She simply transforms over and over again as she slips into each …
"Angry Alan" is an earthquake of a production. Â It will lift you out of your lives, the way only extraordinary theatre can, and return you to them filled to the brim with the experience o…
The HA HA HA HA HA HA HA is not a laugh fest.  It is a release and an invitation.  To tell you exactly what she does would ruin the surprise so I will say that it is a slow reveal. Â�…
...as mild mannered as the text was, Birney and Emery made us believe that these two were the real deal. Â As performers and characters their bond is mighty. Â And that, my friends, is p…
Njikam leaps onto the stage and into our hearts.  You don't have a chance to deny him, because he is that slick.  The deed is done before  you realize it. S-L-I-C-K!
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By Tulis McCall Red Bull's "Imaginary Invalid" is a perfection of a confection that will soothe the blues we are all experiencing. Â I PROMISE it will make you laugh. Â It made me laugh,…
There are moments when Hill's performance is so pure we would swear it was 1957 and the game was truly on. Â The game of survival, race, rage and madness. Â We are hurled back and forth …
In the late hours of last Friday evening, along with many of our colleagues from across the arts sector, MCC Theater was informed that our FY25 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts…
By Tulis McCall If you do not adore Sondheim " this could be the show that changes your mind. Â On the other hand, if you don't LIKE Sondheim, you may be suffering from some heretofore unn…
Whatever-the-heck "Pirates! The Penzance Musical"Â is trying to be, you can be assured that a good time is waiting for you in the French Quarter that never was.
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You will carry this family and their associates with you. Â No matter your race or economic situation. Â In this tiny little shop in this tiny little family rests the whole world. Â Ev…
When the show is over and we leave because they make us leave, we are not mourning the very short life of Bobby Darin. Â Not even close. Â We are celebrating. Â We are high on the stor…
If Ryan J. Haddad's script for "Hold Me In The Water" were any more spare it would disappear. Â As a mater of fact, this enchanting piece already does that. Â This is a master class in t…
(New York, NY " April 22, 2025) Today, on the production's seventh Broadway anniversary, producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child released a new video trailer illustrating the immersiv…
By Tulis McCall Talk about circuitous journeys. Â Here is a question for you " where were you in 1994? Â Or 1996? Â Do you remember ANYTHING from those years. Â Well, if you are Tina…
