"I can't abide seeing a body stuffed into the wrong role." " Jo to Meg in "Little Women" Kate Hamill's retelling of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" plays at Primary Stages at an auspiciou…
"Pretend that we're the only two people in the entire world, that's what I'm doing, and it all falls into place." " Johnny to Frankie Moonlight " the kind of light that shines into Frankie's…
Charlotte and Doug Walker's son Kai will be home from prison in three months to begin his court remanded probation. Kai is a white university student athlete who was convicted of raping a bl…
Because the playwright chooses to include a compendium of LGBTQ history, the script becomes didactic and cumbersome. Elise Forier Edie would have been better off allowing Trisha to take cent…
What a pleasant surprise to walk into the Studio space at Cherry Lane Theatre and see a fresh, new look developed for the exciting new production "Original Sound" by Adam Seidel. Scenic desi…
Happy talk " the type of verbal communication, replete with counterfeit smiles, that too often serves as a replacement for authentic connection between individuals " cascades across the stag…
Poet-playwright Aziza Barnes puts many ingredients into their script blender to whip up a "comedic look" at the lives of Octavia (Paige Gilbert), Imani (Alfie Fuller), and June (Antoinette C…
"Tootsie" has arrived and the lights on Broadway, especially those the Marquis theater where the musical is in residence, are shining much brighter because of the energy generated by the inc…
High school junior Jeremy Heere (an awkward and amiable Will Rowland) would like his chill factor to be higher. He does not want to be "special," but he just wants "to survive." From his ope…
Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced toda…
Daniel Fish's revival fails to deliver authentic characters with believable conflicts. Despite the admirable and important diverse casting choices, the characters are not interesting " they …
The utmost effort of the cast and creative team cannot overcome the pitch and roll of this tumultuous ride that never dives beneath the surface to discover the meaning of the contrived story…
MIRACLE IN RWANDA " the play by Leslie Lewis and Edward Vilga " scheduled to premiere Off Broadway following an acclaimed world tour, with preview performances beginning April 4 prior to an …
As "The Mother" plays out, scene after scene " with scene/act changes indicated in projections on the back wall in French " Anne continues to give evidence of her shattered emotional state. …
Thanks to Tori Sampson's crisp writing style, it is evident from the start that the audience is being engaged in a retelling of an important Nigerian folktale. This retelling begins with a s…
Tradition. Culture. Politics. Love. Tevye grapples with these four and more in National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's "Fiddler on the Roof" currently running at Stage 42.
Director Noah Brady moves the action along at a nice pace and makes the reversal of time clear and entertaining with some clever costume changes but fails to dig deep enough into each of the…
The characters " all of them " are underdeveloped, mostly static, with less than interesting conflicts. So how could there possibly be an engaging plot? They seem not to care for themselves …
Manhattan Theatre Club's New York premiere of The Cake, written by Bekah Brunstetter ("This Is Us," "American Gods," The Oregon Trail) and directed by MTC's award-winning Artistic Director L…
AVENUE Q " winner of three 2004 Tony Awards including Best Musical " is extending its previously announced closing date 4 weeks, due to popular demand, with a new end date set for May 26 at …
After a successful and extended run at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Tarell Alvin McCraney's important and engaging "Choir Boy" closes on Sunday March 10, 2019. With o…
The play is more about the mechanisms that people use to cope with loss whether it be from death or terminated relationships. The problem here is that we never discover how those people feel…
Afrikaans protagonist Mies Julie (Elise Kibler) and Xhosa antagonist John (James Udom), though childhood friends, are from vastly different social orders. Now in their twenties, they are sep…
The entire cast seems to be having a good time as they move through the antics provided by director Margot Bordelon. The result is somewhat of an overlong television comedy sketch that does …
This one-man show is testament that his stand-up comedy was more abrasive than funny and reinforces the power of words. Mr. Bruce exposed the hypocrisy of humanity in such an unconventional …