16 stories by "Vahni Kurra"
Claws is the creepiest theatre experience I’ve ever had (in a way that I’m still recovering from).
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Rose Byrne’s comedic timing is impeccable, and Kelli O’Hara’s physical comedy is a marvel. Fallen Angels is perfect for fans of Roaring 20s hijinks and buddy comedies featuring women w…
Rheology is theatre on a knife’s edge, brutal, daring, and emotionally sharp. In a unique blend of science, art, and deep love that could only come from Misha Chowdhury’s singular vision…
"Heavenly Baba" is a show of immense heart and daring humor that will make you a believer, if not in God, then at least in Ismael Loutfi as a remarkable comedic talent.
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Teatro La Plaza's Hamlet is a jubilant dance with mortality and disability (sometimes literally). With the show's run at Theatre for a New Audience ending on April 4, see this dazzling play …
Bringing together five philosophers from vastly different eras and schools of thought to discuss a Greek classic whose epic themes echo across generations may sound like the most interesting…
Josh Sharp's ta-da! is an intimate reckoning with mortality, a moving coming-out memoir, and a parade of dirty jokes all strapped into one roller coaster of a show. The thing about ta-da! is…
This reinterpretation of Romeo and Juliet featured a largely Asian cast as the feuding Montagues and Capulets in a supposedly "dystopian" setting shaped by "fate, class conflict, and astrolo…
Soyinka's portrait of a society's anti-colonial awakening and environmental consciousness is gorgeously crafted. It is an incendiary work that speaks directly to our troubled world.
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"Madcap" doesn't begin to cover it. The Play That Goes Wrong, now in an extended off-Broadway run at New World Stages, is a rollicking fan favorite that continues to surprise and delight aud…
Abby Govindan made her off-Broadway debut with her comedy special "How To Embarrass Your Immigrant Parents" at SoHo Playhouse for a 2-week run. It will make you want to call your stoic, immi…
Longtime fans and the uninitiated alike can find something to love from this vision of Jonathan Larson's work.
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In Jiggs Burgess' Wounded, presented by SoHo Playhouse, the grief and rage of three people in a small, Texas town explode in a show that pulls no punches.
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Radio Downtown: Radical '70s Artists Live on Air is a satisfying blend of documentary storytelling and madcap character work that brings 1970s New York to life.
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Blind Runner is not to be missed" a rattling and devastating ride through incarceration, exile, and a marriage pushed to the brink.
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Karen Akers delivered a warm evening of sentimentality and humor in her cabaret show, "Feels Like Home" at the famous Birdland Jazz Club, featuring music by Carly Simon, Stephen Sondheim,and…
