1,097 stories by "Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief"
While 'Titus Andronicus" is not for the squeamish, it has definite importance in Shakespeare's canon showing us where he started, how he was influenced by his contemporaries, and how he deve…
Playwright Cary Gitter and composer Neil Berg's "How My Grandparents Fell in Love," their follow-up musical to "The Sabbath Girl" also seen at 59E59 Theaters, is a charming old school two-ch…
The company of PAC NYC production of "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" at the Broadhurst Theatre (Photo credit: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade) In recent years we have been offered…
Nicole Travolta, a member of the famous Hollywood family, has turned her life into a one-woman show that is introducing her to the New York stage. "Nicole Travolta is Doing Alright" is an en…
If you ever wondered what it is really like to work in the corridors of power, "Public Charge" based on the political career of Julissa Reynoso, an idealistic diplomat who was Deputy Assista…
"School Pictures," Milo Cramer's last New York show, a solo musical, was wildly inventive, hilarious funny, and extremely insightful about the New York education system, based on his own exp…
The dominant form of American theater since Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virigina Woolf?" has been the dysfunctional family drama of which there have been countless such plays. The newest…
Sierra Boggess and Adam Jacobs in a scene from the York Theatre's production of the musical "Monte Cristo" at Theatre at St. Jean's (Photo credit: Carol Rosegg) After the musicals based on t…
The world premiere of Anna Ziegler's new play, "Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)" now at The Public Theater, is one of four ambitious attempts to update Sophocles' tragedy playing …
Ryan Howell's Art Deco unit set with the outline of the Chrysler Building gives the story a midtown feel but does not make clear when all this is happening. The costumes by Cathy Small are c…
"Blood/Love," the Vampire Pop Opera, may just have the most energy of any musical in town. Dynamic, obsessive and seductive this rock opera is the kind they don't seem to write any more. Thi…
Mannes Opera's production of "The Silent Serenade" now seems retro with its lilting score, a combination of Johann Strauss II and Jerome Kern who was working in Hollywood during Korngold's t…
"Burnout Paradise" is the most unique show in New York right now and enormous fun. A sort of athletic performance piece, it is also an interactive circus competition. Four members from the A…
James Caverly and Andew Morrill's Trash is a provocative play about two late 20s deaf roommates who have nothing in common except sharing an apartment. However, what is most intriguing about…
The latest show about intolerance and social outcasts is the delightful "Bigfoot! A New Musical," now at New York City Center Stage I. Similar in plot to "Bat Boy: The Musical" but with a ha…
While not the classic that "Hobson's Choice" has become, Harold Brighouse's follow-up play "Zack" proves to be a charming Edwardian comedy drama in the Mint Theater Company's production whic…
Billed as a "comedy in two acts" on its title page, it is not funny nor does it deal with comic material, though the direction tries to emphasize its bitchier moments. Its plot involves homo…
Unlike "Glengarry Glen Ross" which also begins at luncheon meetings in a Chinese restaurant but then took us to the office in its second act, "Chinese Republicans" is mostly set at the month…
Alcoholism and Alzheimer's wouldn't seem to have much in common. However, Jake Brasch cleverly links the two in his comedy drama "The Reservoir," the story of a recovering drunk on leave fro…
Not only does Phanésia Pharel's "The Waterfall" have a great deal to say, it is also very revealing of immigrant views on the American Dream. A tour de force for two actresses, Taylor Reyno…
Written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu, author of "The Last of the Love Letters" (Atlantic Theater Company) and "Good Grief" (Vineyard Theatre), 'The Monsters" is a tour de force for two acto…
Like Beth Wohl's Liberation, Jacob Perkins' "The Dinosaurs" follows a group of women who meet weekly to discuss a problem that interests them, in this case alcoholic addiction. Covering many…
Tata's staging is also problematic making almost every scene look like every other. The mob scenes have been reduced to five actors (other than the lead characters) which does not sugges…
Going along with leaving much unsaid, Zeldin in his direction has kept things rather slow and leisurely so that the play's 80 minutes seems much longer. Also much of the backstory is missing…
"Just Desserts" is an entertaining satire on competitions, "a musical bake-off." With witty songs and colorful characters this show with book and lyrics by Barbara Campbell and music by Brad…
