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This post is by Joel Benjamin
Judging from this program only, the PNB is firmly in the mainstream of the world's modern ballet troupes, almost indistinguishable one from the other (viz. Neth…
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 …
This post is by Darryl Reilly
"The Tour" follows in the success of the same company's "The Ride" that is an audience participation theatrical version of a New York City bus tour. CEO/COO Ric…
This post is by Chip Deffaa, Editor-at-Large
Tommy Tune, just walking down the aisle to his seat in the orchestra, had more style and grace and class than much of the broadcast. I couldn't h…
This post is by Courtney Marie
Brown portrays a myriad of characters including her father, siblings, mother, and other family members seamlessly " giving the audience a taste of what the fam…
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.…
This post is by Courtney Marie
"Office Politics" written by Marcy Lovitch is not only an insightful production, but one that is timely and hits home for today's society. Under Aimee Todoroff…
This post is by Darryl Reilly
This compelling and moving solo play recounts Yoel's gradual coming out that starts in 1986 when he was ten in Caracas. Comical and dramatic incidents in his c…
This post is by Ryan Mikita
As if a talking parrot weren't magical enough, the production and costumes are truly inspired. Conceptualized by Alisa Simonel-Keegan & Jim Keegan, the set d…
This post is by Darryl Reilly
"It's been a rough two years," Mr. Jackson observed. Deaths in his family, a disintegrating romantic relationship, and becoming sober, were all detailed during …
This post is by Jean Ballard Terepka
St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Chelsea was used to near perfect effect as the setting for all three acts of the opera. "Tosca"'s first act, which does, …
This post is by Jean Ballard Terepka
Now in its fourteenth year, the remarkable Ensemble for the Romantic Century, founded by Eve Wolf, has been presenting musical programs of intellectual c…
This post is by Joel Benjamin
Swedish modern dance choreographer, Pontus Lidberg is a master of the quietly eerie. His works invade your brain slowly with their deliberate pacing and strang…
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…
This post is by Ryan Mikita
A simple message is at the center of Sheldon Bull's new play" Mallorca." As timeless as the theme may be, this doesn't necessarily mean it is self-evident. Surrou…
This post is by Darryl Reilly
"Don't step on the sand," cautions the usher as she hands out programs and directs patrons to the their seats at The Gym at Judson. Indeed, the stage and floor…
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…
This post is by Joel Benjamin
The Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet has had the good fortune to have had financial security during its twelve-year existence; that is, until this year when its p…
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…
This post is by Darryl Reilly
This 90-minute intermission-less play is a comic and occasionally serious address to the audience by God who often sits on a large white couch as he revises The…
This post is by Darryl Reilly
To celebrate The Victory Dance Project's first anniversary, an inspiring and spirited program was presented at The Ailey Citigroup Theater. There was a selecti…
This post is by Ryan Mikita
Directed by Anna Bamberger, "Devoted Dreams" is a mind-boggling production. It would seem as if the objective was almost to minimize this production as much as po…
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…
This post is by Joel Benjamin
The annual School of American Ballet Workshop performances are more than occasions for fundraising. They are a chance to see the next generation of classical b…
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…
