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On Beowulf Boritt's set of three apartment towers of fire escapes and store fronts, the musical begins with a doo-wop group singing a cappella in close harmony under a Belmont Avenue sign, s…
While the visual aid is being projected in the background, a rock concert/spectacle is taking place on stage in front of the screen, and this is--thankfully--more interesting that the latter…
Rockwell who also choreographed has turned each of the songs into an extravagant, go-for-broke production number. Best are Wardell's "Noel's Lament" in which he reveals he wants to be Moniqu…
The audience sits on either side of the large runway stage that set designer Laura Jellinek has arrestingly fashioned into an indoor soccer field. It's a green vista of Astro Turf that give…
The title means "sea view," a metaphor for the fact that his mother's happiest memories involved being mesmerized by large bodies of water. All the places she felt happiest were by the sea,…
LeFranc's dialogue is a marvelous blend of the realistic and mundane. The well-delineated main characters all express themselves with true to life simplicity. Plot developments are the com…
The final sections of this theater/dance work were more effective than the earlier scenes and they included a game show knockoff call "The Price is Right to Be a Queen," a rigged quiz show w…
"The Big Uncut Flick is a 1953 live, mid-day movie program broadcast on the Dumont network. The audience is addressed as if they were the studio audience. The stereotypical hosts are a marr…
"This Day Forward" shows much tighter control than many of Nicky Silver's early anarchic plays. However, aside from offering a few wonderful characters in Malka and the older Irene, the play…
There is no plot, just a series of verbal jousts played out on Riccardo Hernandez' sleek, two-tier set with just the image of trees looming over the actors wearing Montana Blanco's colorful…
The real life Internet hacktivist and Reddit developer Aaron Swartz contrives to have his fictional childhood friend Billy, who is a theater teacher of prisoners, to collaborate on a play ab…
Is there a more stunningly beautiful troupe of dancers than the Nederlands Dans Theater? This very international array of performers is not only good looking but dances with thrilling prec…
The framework is a fictional fiftieth anniversary party given in a New York art gallery by collaborating media/visual/performing artists Malik "Mk Ultra" (Christopher Livingston) and Jimmy "…
Joined by percussionist John Ferrari and conductor Jeffrey Means, the five members of the Da Capo Chamber Players " Curtis Macomber/violin, Chris Gross/cello, Patricia Spencer/flute, Meighan…
[esc], staged by Penn & Teller, Mr. Barnett, Ms. Jaworski and Mr. Kent, is a Penn & Teller homage to Harry Houdini. To a musical background of pop songs, the performers"Messrs. F…
It isn't until the second act of Dan Gordon's stage adaptation of "Terms of Endearment," based on both the Larry McMurtry novel as well as the Academy Award-winning screenplay by James L. Br…
Watching these three actors is an incredible experience. As Willie, the slower, funnier tea room worker, Sahr Ngaujah, often the butt of the jokes, never loses his humanity. Noah Robbins f…
Besides guiding these engaging performances, director Christopher Martin has meticulously staged the action on the arresting minimalist set that he designed. The floor and brick walls are …
Moore's adaptation successfully uses the small, recently renovated stage of the Irish Repertory Theatre so that even with 13 actors the performance area always looks populated with the peopl…
During the first half of the 20th century, the perception of women and their place in society was archaic and harmful to say the least. In fact, it wasn't until the late 1950's that the wide…
"Man in Snow" begins and ends in tragedy. In between there is an insightful, sometimes banal, study of a middle-aged man, David (an awesomely complex Will Lyman), his bumpy relationship wit…
Musical numbers are catchy and silly while sharing important life lessons. "What Are Friends For" and "All Alone" examines feelings of sadness, loneliness, and finding your tribe no matter y…
Mr. Irving has an amazing singing voice that soars from octave to octave. His witty songs include a funny one about texting. He tells an epic story about his parents meeting. His musician…
That sequence is just one of the highlights of John Doyle's commanding direction. Best known for his vibrant minimalist approach to musicals, Mr. Doyle brings that precise and visually expr…
A funny, quick-paced retelling, set in the world of rap stars, recording studios and the party scene.
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