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Hey, You; crying in your martini about a particular Tuesday in November: This is New York City; home of some of the yummiest drag queens in the world. Pay your tab and head on over to Ne…
How do you define 'trauma?' Is it Pain? Fear? Desperation? Doubt? For the characters In Ashes & Ink it's all of that and more. They wrestle with undercurrent of t…
A stunning production of Macbeth makes this play not only fresh but freshly relevant. Fine acting, innovative touches, and superb production values. At The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey …
The Burlesque Thriller That'll Raise the Dead- a sexy, spooky, and downright hilarious night of entertainment that will leave you begging for more.
Overall the piece is enjoyable, but not as strong as it would be with either a little more rehearsal, a snappier pace, and/or better chemistry between performers. As it stands, it's a wo…
Numerous directions of morality and betrayal are questioned. Is a public debate democracy or theater? Are "good" journalists shit stirrers?"those that are willing to put their lives at risk …
Kenny Leon lands his 28 member multiracial cast down in a version of Grover's Corners that is futuristic in its inclusiveness; a world that is a wish, where interracial romance is de rigueur…
From the Burne-Jone-esque promotional photo I thought Honeyland was going to be a nostalgic, romantic, perhaps insightful musical representation of 1960's counterculture. I'm sorry to sa…
The 90s was closing a door on one century and opening a door to another and it's reflected in music that is some of our most eclectic. It includes grunge, pop, hip-hop, alternative rock, ele…
There's a basketball game being played at La MaMa right now using a ball filled with blood.
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But is it hopeless? David Finnigan's solo show asks. Can we learn from the past to improve the future? Can theater impact society's outlook on climate change? Can we have hope and positivi…
Agamemnon: The Circle of Blood brings all of this onto the stage in her multimedia production utilizing images, film footage of past wars and those going on right now, storytelling by bringi…
What is a song? A song is a dream.
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In a special performance at Birdland on September 30th, celebrated lyricist Bill Russell showcased some of his most famous songs from his long career. Â Â Lean and vibrant, Russell burst…
Up Close From Afar." What curator Valérie Hallier striving to create was a juxtaposition of works that connect in a very visceral way,some obvious in their emotional relation, and some you …
This is a magical site-specific play, in a historical setting, that will leave you smarter than when you walked in and with more understanding and respect for lives lived that have gone on b…
Marilyn Maye is an entertainer, the likes of which we will never, ever, see again.
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WOOF! is a hilarious, provocative insight into the complications of everyday life and its zigzag ways.
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Go and take someone you love and trust with you. You will laugh and think and reconsider and have moments of aha and moments of "?". And at the end take walk and talk about the play and peop…
BalletX brought its unique brand of contemporary ballet to the Joyce Theater last week. In a program of three ballets, these excellent dancers moved effortlessly among diverse dance and …
"You're not going to believe this." This is a perfect show.
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"Book of Travelers" is an album of beautifully poetic songs inspired by the sights seen, people met, and personal history explored on one man's train journey. That said, the staged prese…
Each song choice has a personal story that Julio wants to share and the intimacy of the café co-conspires with him to make every song a personal moment with his audience.
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Good Bones is outwardly a play about neighborhood gentrification and is what you will read about in the marketing, but as in all well constructed plays, it is deeper and finds its strength i…
You may not leave the theater teary-eyed but your brain will be bursting with ideas inspired by this meaty think piece.
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