Airline Highway by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Unlike D'Amour's last New York play, "Detroit," a Pulitzer Prize finalist which had four characters and a tight arc, "Airline Highway" is diffus…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 2:12pm on April 29, 2015☆⚑

Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief As deftly adapted by British playwright Mike Poulton and vigorously directed by Jeremy Herrin, the plays on the stage of the Winter Garden vivid…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 1:12pm on April 28, 2015☆⚑

Gigi the Musical by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Though this sophisticated story was intended for equally sophisticated adults as part of the mores and manners of a society and culture gone wit…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:44pm on April 21, 2015☆⚑

Hamlet by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief The first problem is the attractive modern setting by Walt Spengler of the wedding breakfast of Claudius and Gertrude with a huge cake in the ba…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:24pm on April 17, 2015☆⚑

The Undeniable Sound of Right Now by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Like Laura Eason's "Sex with Strangers" seen at The Second Stage last summer, "The Undeniable Sound of Right Now," her new play having its world…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 2:24pm on April 15, 2015☆⚑

Pardon My English by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Ironically, the only script that has survived is the original one by Hebert Fields (Annie Get Your Gun) and Morrie Ryskind (Pulitzer Prize for O…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 4:01pm on April 10, 2015☆⚑

Jules Verne: From the Earth to the Moon by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief ERC's unusual evening includes music by Ernest Chausson, Cécile Chaminade and Jacques Offenbach, video taken from George Méliès' silent film …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:57pm on April 9, 2015☆⚑

Twelfth Night, or What You Will by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Since Bedlam theatre company arrives on the radar in 2013, theatergoers have left their performances as devoted fans. Beginning with acclaimed p…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 3:19pm on April 8, 2015☆⚑

On the Twentieth Century by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief The best revival of the season to date, Roundabout's On the Twentieth Century is as streamlined and fast-paced as the actual train and twice as …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 5:13pm on April 3, 2015☆⚑

The Mystery of Love & Sex by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Bathsheba Doran's new drama, "The Mystery of Love & Sex," now at Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse, is yet another play whose titl…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 2:28pm on March 23, 2015☆⚑

Fish in the Dark by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Director Anna D. Shapiro, usually associated with heavier dramas from such authors as Kenneth Lonergan, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Tracy Letts, Bruce…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:36pm on March 22, 2015☆⚑

Hazel Flagg by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Sometimes stage properties that have been forgotten are lost for a good reason. "Hazel Flagg" is one of those shows. Jule Styne completists, how…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:24pm on March 19, 2015☆⚑

Fashions for Men by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Though totally unknown to Americans, Ferenc Molnár's "Fashions for Men" is another treasure newly unearthed by the reliable Mint Theater. Dav…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:25pm on March 16, 2015☆⚑

The World of Extreme Happiness by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's eye-opening The World of Extreme Happiness reveals the urgent problems in contemporary China in which people from rural …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 1:52pm on March 16, 2015☆⚑

Whoopee by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Not seen locally since 1979, Musicals Tonight! is giving this light-hearted romp another outing as a concert staging in the Goodspeed Opera Hous…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 3:06pm on March 12, 2015☆⚑

The Man of the Hour by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief While Broadhurst is most famous today for the Shubert theater named after him on 44th Street, in his own time he was an expert at light comedy a…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:13am on March 11, 2015☆⚑

Lives of the Saints by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief The advantage of an evening of one acts is that you are bound to like one, while a single long play may disappoint you. After a series of very …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:14pm on March 9, 2015☆⚑

Hamilton by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Alexander Hamilton may have been the unsung hero among the Founding Fathers of the American Revolution but a new musical will change all that. "…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:47pm on March 6, 2015☆⚑

The Nether by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Playwright Jennifer Haley describes her work as delving "into ethics in virtual reality and the impact of technology on our human relationships,…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 3:26pm on March 2, 2015☆⚑

The Winter's Tale by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief "The Winter's Tale" is classified as one of Shakespeare's "problem plays" or "dark comedies" and as such it does not get produced very often. Un…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 3:56pm on February 27, 2015☆⚑

The Insurgents by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Playwright Lucy Thurber is angry about the state of things in America today. As a result she has written an angry play about her feelings and gi…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:01pm on February 24, 2015☆⚑

Rasheeda Speaking by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Under the assured direction of Cynthia Nixon, renowned actresses Tony Pinkins and Diane Wiest turn Joel Drake Johnson's "Rasheeda Speaking" into…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 5:00pm on February 23, 2015☆⚑

The Events by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief New York Theatre Workshop is hosting Britain's Actors Touring Company production of Scottish playwright David Greig's acclaimed Edinburgh Festiv…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 6:47pm on February 18, 2015☆⚑

Application Pending by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Hugely talented singer-comedienne Christina Bianco has become famous for her "Forbidden Broadway" and YouTube appearances where she has performe…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 4:17pm on February 16, 2015☆⚑

Texas in Paris by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief While Alan Govenar's "Texas in Paris" is not a musical in the traditional sense, it is definitely a concert in the literal sense. It is also an …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 5:23pm on February 13, 2015☆⚑