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The chemistry between Gabriel and Baessato is fierce and electrifying as they get to know each other, and intensifies as Van begins to observe the human-like behavior of the robot and is det…
An element of "The White Stag Quadrilogy" which cannot go overlooked is the amount of dancing incorporated into the production. In lieu of proper production techniques, Wolfert and company i…
Television and film actor Timothée Chalamet (Showtime's "Homeland" and Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar") makes an impressive New York stage debut as the play's young protagonist. The role…
A constant criticism of Nikolais' work is that he "de-humanized" his dancers by putting them into odd, sculptural costume constructions and giving them "mechanical" movements. This program …
The forest setting by Ortiz seems to envelop the audience as does the sound design which is created by the actors in tandem with violinist Naomi Florin who plays Edward W. Hardy's melancholy…
Director Ruben Santiago-Hudson has inventively and thoughtfully staged the show with vibrant precision. Mr. Santiago-Hudson's work combined with Camille A. Brown's often stunning choreograp…
Directed by Alex Correia, the seven different plays presented each serve a purpose. "The Heart Attack," which opens the show, is solemn yet silly. Taking place in a hospital, Nate Rollins is…
There are relatively few venues, even in dance crazy NYC, where fledgling choreographers can work on their craft in a totally professional environment. Soaking WET at the West End Theate…
His great grandnephew, the French-born and raised Alexis Chevalier has written this well researched play with music that is based in part on Maurice Chevalier's memoirs. It is structurally …
Do not expect an exact reproduction of the original which after four revivals is probably to the good. With the consent of lyricist Sheldon Harnick, the only surviving creator, Sher has adde…
At the top of the show Cariou tells us that he made his Broadway debut in the Stratford Connecticut Shakespeare Festival's transfer of "Henry V" in 1969 and six months later in the spring of…
Schwend's dialogue is realistic, believable, and true to life, as are the characters. As a play, however, it is a bit of a downer as we watch Amber become wearier without any relief in sight…
Nevertheless, Wills' production is continually taking us by surprise both by his casting and his choices. His transgendered characters are played by transgendered actors. Moran's Wilder and …
Powerful and unique themes pervade this series of works including spirituality and "the other side;" sexuality and relationships and its burgeoning diversity; the power of - and within - wom…
Cast as the curious playwright Rich, actor Jeffrey C. Wolf is the central focus of the evening. Wolf narrates the play by way of a series of monologues, which preface interviews with various…
Company XIV founder, director and choreographer Austin McCormick recycles his stylistic techniques that include a having troupe of physically attractive and dynamic dancers in skimpy costume…
In the course of a single hour, Ms. Masilo managed to tell the basic story of Swan Lake"albeit a reconfigured version in which the Prince, Siegfried (a wiry, stalwart Songezo Mcilizeli) want…
So begins a remarkable comedy-drama of two very opposite teenagers who shouldn't have met and wouldn't have if Anthony had not chosen the reclusive, mysterious Caroline for his partner. The …
safe guess would be that most audiences coming to see New Light Theater Project's adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' "The Count of Monte Cristo," one of most classic and exhilarating works of al…
Ms. Udofia's dialogue is richly expressive and she renders the four characters with depth and detail. The relationships between the characters are fully explored and their interactions wher…
Robert Langdon Lloyd's eloquent performance as the blind prophet Tiresias energizes what had been a stilted presentation of this small-scale production of "The Burial at Thebes." Before Mr.…
Both teenagers are desperate for our approval and understanding of their lives and what they did, unlike the tabloids which have apparently had headlines branding them as monsters. Listening…
While Frayn's roles are juicy parodies of very specific kinds of people, for the laughs to roll in one on top of the other, the play must be performed fast enough that we don't have time to …
A Dream of Red Pavilions is set in 18th century China during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. The framing story which gives the plot its mythic quality involves a stone and a flower that are r…
Director Lordi-Kirkham has unaccountable staged the play as though it were a radio play or a reading, making it more talky and static than it needs to be. While the text is faithful to the R…
