Three Days to See by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Using a versatile cast of seven (Ito Aghayere, Patrick Boll, Marc delaCruz, Theresa McCarthy, Chinaza Uche, Barbara Walsh, and Zoe Wilson) who a…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 1:12am on July 31, 2015☆⚑

Threesome by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Yussef El Guindi's "Threesome" is really a political treatise in the guise of a romantic comedy. Engrossingly performed by Alia Attallah, Quinn …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:33pm on July 28, 2015☆⚑

Songs for the Fallen by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Definitely not for children, "Songs for the Fallen" is a sophisticated cabaret/vaudeville celebrating the decadent life. Its main character Mari…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:17am on July 28, 2015☆⚑

Mrs. Smith's Broadway Cat-tacular by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Of course, Mrs. Smith is the marvelous creation of writer/actor/performance artist David Hanbury and director Andrew Rasmussen, based on a chara…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 1:47pm on July 27, 2015☆⚑

I Know What Boys Want by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief A very powerful and topical theme runs though Penny Jackson's play, "I Know What Boys Want," but the author's understandable anger leads to a go…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 1:27am on July 23, 2015☆⚑

Judith & Vinegar Tom by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief For PTP/NYC (Potomac Theatre Project)'s 29th season they have chosen to pair one-acts by two of their favorite playwrights, Howard Barker and Ca…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:34pm on July 21, 2015☆⚑

Of Good Stock by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Plays about three very different sisters go back to Shakespeare's "King Lear." In modern times, the topic immediately recalls Chekhov's "Three S…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:29am on July 18, 2015☆⚑

Sayonara, The Musical by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Although "Sayonara, The Musical" had an acclaimed lavish production at Paper Mill Playhouse in 1987 and a later version at Houston's Theatre Und…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:37am on July 15, 2015☆⚑

SeaWife by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief The six members of the Lobbyists make up the cast along with Raymond Sicam III (on cello) who perform all of the characters as well as play all …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 5:31pm on July 9, 2015☆⚑

10 out of 12 by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief While this is a fascinating idea, anyone who has worked in theater will tell you that Tech rehearsals are long and tedious with all the stopping…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:28am on July 8, 2015☆⚑

Gloria by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief His new play "Gloria" goes in another direction, a scathing satire of the media (magazine work, book publishing and television development) as w…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:25pm on June 27, 2015☆⚑

Doctor Faustus by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Much of the play is directed using Brecht's so-called alienation effect in which the audience is constantly reminded that this is all a play, a …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:44am on June 24, 2015☆⚑

Guards at the Taj by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Rajiv Joseph's plays are filled with emotional or physical violence as in "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo," "Gruesome Playground Injuries" or "…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 6:58pm on June 21, 2015☆⚑

The Tempest by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief The first thing one notices on entering the Delacorte Theatre is how empty the large stage looks. In Riccardo Hernandez's scenic design, except …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 9:00pm on June 20, 2015☆⚑

Injunction Granted by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief The recent national rallies to raise the minimum wage have made the Federal Theater Project's 1936 "Injunction Granted" relevant all over again.…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:49pm on June 18, 2015☆⚑

Cagney by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Although he was probably Hollywood's most famous tough guy, James Cagney's life story is not as well-known as that of many other legendary movie…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:05pm on June 11, 2015☆⚑

Casterbridge by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief In recent years, there have been many Off Broadway attempts to musicalize the works of Thomas Hardy. The latest is composer Christopher Beste an…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 9:49am on June 10, 2015☆⚑

For the Last Time by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief As a follow-up to their musical based on Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise, lyricist/composer Nancy Harrow and writer/director Will Pomerantz h…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 9:21pm on June 9, 2015☆⚑

The Spoils by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Can an obnoxious, sadomasochistic nerd be the central character of a play? This is the thought that will run through your mind as you watch Jess…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 1:14pm on June 5, 2015☆⚑

Permission by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Robert Askins' hilarious and engrossing new play is set in Texas just like his Hand to God also produced by MCC Theater at the Lucille Lortel Th…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:46pm on June 3, 2015☆⚑

The Two Gentlemen of Verona  by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief For those who saw Fiasco Theater's inventive and clever version of "Into the Woods" at the Roundabout's Laura Pels Theatre earlier this year, yo…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:44pm on May 31, 2015☆⚑

Don Juan by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief The Pearl Theatre Company's express aim in reviving this curiosity according to translator Jess Burkle, responsible for this world premiere adap…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:00pm on May 27, 2015☆⚑

The King and I by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief The Lincoln Center Theater revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I is a provocative, eye-filling and poignant experience. Both yo…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:01pm on May 12, 2015☆⚑

'Tis Pity She's a Whore by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief We associate Jacobean revenge tragedy with the reign of King James I. Each play's atrocities seemed to dare the next playwright with an unspoken…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 5:55pm on May 6, 2015☆⚑

Finding Neverland by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Directed by the usually innovative Diane Paulus (whose credits include the critically acclaimed "Hair," "Porgy and Bess," "Pippin"), "Finding Ne…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 4:29pm on May 3, 2015☆⚑