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"What's your justification?" demands the director, prodding his actors to consider their characters' motivations in the play "Trouble in Mind." Playwright Alice Childress had her own motivat…
When COVID struck, conductor Mack Wilberg knew the Tabernacle Choir's annual Christmas concert couldn't go on as usual. But he and his colleagues wanted to keep the tradition alive. So they …
For some, food is merely sustenance; for others, it is an art form. And for the former convicts who work at Clyde's, a truck stop in Berks County, Pennsylvania, the perfect sandwich may offe…
John Patrick Shanley's new play Candlelight is sort of like West Side Story"but with 10-year-olds, Jim Henson-esque demons, and a scantily clad fairy. Directed by Lori Kee, Candlelight, a Nu…
Siblings can be a blessing. It's even nicer when they live nearby. In "Morning's at Seven," the revival of Paul Osborne's play at the Theatre at St. Clement's, they are a little too close. T…
The holiday season is upon us, and that means a slew of holiday theatre is headed your way. At the Lucille Lortel Theatre, Tinsel: A Global Holiday Celebration will feature a lineup of jo…
Photo credit: Joan Marcus We have a conflict in America. While it is built on the shoulders of immigrants,and the Statue of Liberty stands tall in New york harbor, our policies discourage im…
Anyone who's a fan of the Oxford comma has my approval, but even if Faith Salie hadn't mentioned this in her delightful show Approval Junkie, based on her memoir of the same name, her whip-s…
A group of characters gather at Laine's boarding house. They are running away from something or to something. It is 1934 in Duluth, MI, ( actual birthplace of Bob Dylan) and people are still…
The playwright George Bernard Shaw must have been a feminist long before the movement became popular. He used his plays to decry the few opportunities for women and observed how they were be…
 One young man rejects a scholarship to MIT so he can stay home to care for his mother and younger siblings; he's Depression. An older Nigerian man shares knowledge and tales from his yo…
José Rodriguez fell in love with horror stories at a young age. Now, he's presenting Metanoia, a collection of short horror-themed plays, at Jersey City Theater Center on November 14. Metan…
For 13-year-old Trevor (Holden William Hagelberger), the annual Lakeview Junior High talent show isn't just a talent show: it's a launch pad for his showbiz career. When his one-man producti…
If I had a product to sell, I'd hire comedian /actress Jackie Hoffman to be my spokesperson. With her rubbery face and perpetually dour expression, she's believable. She would never lie! On …
If you haven't heard of Solea Pfeiffer, you will soon. With powerhouse vocals, a virtuosic range, and a natural stage rapport, she has all the ingredients for stardom. And did I mention she'…
It's true the return of live theatre has got me feeling a little emotional, but if you'd told me I'd spend Thursday evening crying over a plastic sheep, I probably wouldn't have believed you…
As live, in-person theatre returns to the greatest city in the world, we're spotlighting the NYC theatre artists who make it all happen. Today's spotlight is on Zoë Geltman, whose new one…
As live, in-person theatre returns to the greatest city in the world, we're spotlighting the NYC theatre artists who make it all happen. Today's spotlight is on Kate Cortesi, Brenda Withe…
The playbill for Bertolt Brecht's play The Mother suggests immediately that the drama at The Performing Garage will be unique. Brecht himself noted that the aim of the play is not to enterta…
He did warn us. When his family asks him for a ghost story, Arthur Kipps declines, on the grounds that the story he has to tell is not the type of entertaining thriller they want to hear. It…
On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. It was the climax of the subprime mortgage crisis, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history, involving more than US $600 …
Ruben Santiago-Hudson was raised by his grandmother. So he did what any talented theater person would do-he wrote a play about her! "Lackawanna Blues" is Santiago-Hudson's paean to his grand…
"This play is hard to watch as a socialist." Said the young man sitting next to me at Lauren Yee's Cambodian Rock Band: a play about the Khmer Rouge regime. That performance seems a…
As live, in-person theatre returns to the greatest city in the world, we're spotlighting the NYC theatre artists who make it all happen. Today's spotlight is on playwright Melisa Tien, whose…
Spooky season is here, and with it, a bunch of spooky shows destined to keep you on the edge of your seat. Whether you're looking for laughs or scares this Halloween, we've rounded up the be…
