Based on the short story by Leslea Newman, the play deals with an interesting time in the history of the Gay movement but fails to provide a positive outlook or generate interest in the even…
Amidst palace intrigue and political shenanigans, the relationship between Farinelli and the King blossoms as Philippe identifies deeply with the famous maestro, comparing their "regal" iden…
Under Matthew Dunster's keen direction, the members of the cast uniformly deliver stunningly authentic performances that honor Martin McDonagh's rich, dark approach to disturbingly significa…
Under Oliver Butler's direction, the actors wrestle with the plays disparate themes (perhaps too many unresolved conflicts?) with honesty. Happy Endings, guilt, fear, catharsis " all get ban…
As the distance between Azeem and Saima widens and Azeem's reluctance to compromise his values strengthens, his life begins to spin out of control. What happens to Azeem, how he reconciles h…
Evanna Lynch finds the core of Runt's dilemma with a superior acuity. Colin Campbell captures the chilling time when playfulness can become profound commitment. Their characters are authenti…
In two thirty-five-minute acts, playwright James Inverne attempts to convince the audience that "music helped Israel find its cultural identity during its formative years." In the first shor…
John Lithgow is a joy to watch and a joy to listen to. He remains one of our finest actors on stage and on screen. His performance in his "Stories By Heart" is no exception to those expectat…
Unfortunately this party is too predictable and plays more like a simple sitcom sans substance or stability. Basically everything goes wrong. The script undermines the important relevant cor…
Evidence of the results of the correlative "Fall" myth motif is the contemporary chorus of continued denials of systemic racism in America " and indeed amidst the resurgence of white separat…
The dialogue of quick witted repartee, consists of insults, abusive humor and innuendos that are dated and trivial adding nothing to the dimension of the character or movement of the plot. I…
The success of "The Children," currently playing at Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, is primarily the result of playwright Lucy Kirkwood's effective and judicious us…
The stellar cast is fine and probably makes the evening palpable by adhering to the slick direction of Mr. Zaks who obviously decided to surrender to lighthearted entertainment taking advant…
Failing to address any meaningful discussion about systemic racism or any significant conversation about the 1970s race riots, "Downtown Race Riot" remains a puzzling foray into the realm of…
Co-directed Noah Brody and Ben Steinfeld, the action moves at a quick pace but is at times burdened by the musical interludes which breaks the pace of the farce.
First, what did work for this production is the casting of Jin Ha as Song Liling and Clive Owen as Rene Gallimand. Both actors explored the many levels of their complex characters which resu…
Inspired by Henry François Becque's 1885 play "La Parisienne," Mr. Willimon's "The Parisian Woman," currently running at the Hudson Theatre, overshadows its important themes of love, trus…
Kate Hamill's retelling also explores the seriousness with which people treat love " romantic and otherwise. Hence, this "Pride and Prejudice" is, in Hamill's words, "a screwball comedy."
Director Doug Hughes moves the action along at rapid pace to match the nature of the activities of radical takeovers, inside trading and federal investigation.
"Hundred Days" celebrates Saying 'yes' to life and all its uncertainties: celebrates facing the fear of loneliness, rejection, and being able to take each other's troubles "into" each other.…
The characters and their conflicts are familiar " even more familiar than they were in the 1970s and 1980s. And the plots and subplots driven by their conflicts are even more recognizable.
The New York premiere of the not-so-new musical "The Mad Ones" is making its New York premiere and being presented by Prospect Theater Company at 59E59 theaters. It is a coming of age story …
Billy Crudup engages in a dramatic battle with the script and comes up the clear victor, unearthing Mr. Cale's treasures and bringing Harry Clarke to life with inexorable energy and irrepres…
"Stuffed" addresses the gamut of issues surrounding weight and its gain or loss (intentional or otherwise), including: body-image; clothing; shaming; anorexia-bulimia; dieting; therapy; favo…
The play raises rich and enduring questions regarding justice and morality; moral ambiguity; and guilt and innocence. When is it all right to lie to save one's life? How does systemic racism…