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Borelli as Doris Day is charming and appealing; her voice is not quite as strong as Day's, but it is pretty and expressive, especially in quieter, more intimate moments. At the peak of some …
"alt-Hamlet," written and directed by Suzanne Willett, loosely uses "Hamlet' 's plotting and character types in a carnivalesque/grotesque black comedy. Inspired by the US Supreme Court's 202…
Elisha has written a refreshing new take on Anne Frank's life. Called "Anne Being Frank" (a title that should, perhaps, be reconsidered), the one-person, multi-character show posits a su…
Everyone loves a good immigrant story, from The Godfather on down. 'No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh" doesn't reach that high, but it succeeds in what it tries to do, which is to be an accu…
Catherine Waller's one person show, "The Creeps", has all the elements of a successful horror show: a macabre setting, dark lighting, off-beat characters, and strange unexplained going-ons. …
In "Relapse" 's most original conceit, a quartet called The Intrusive (Vinny Celerio, Audree Hedequist, Nicole Lamb and Zummy Mohammed) becomes a Greek Chorus, insinuating themselves into th…
Antonio Fini in Ted Shawn's "The Cosmic Dance of Siva," performed as part of 2023 Fini Dance Festival at the Ailey Citicorp Theater (Photo credit: Wendy Wild) Joel Benjamin, Critic The Fini …
"Click" by Drew Pisarra and directed by James Dean Palmer is a play inspired by the film "Breathless," written and directed by Jean Luc Godard and considered a seminal work in establishing F…
Director Rick Hamilton effectively steers the sad tale away from an endless maudlin saga. After all, the "spoiler" is in the program. Helena Weinrauch is alive and well and in her late 90's,…
Visually, the show is not as effective as it might have been considering the play usually includes a great deal of magic. Here there is very little in the way of scenic illusions or legerdem…
While the misnamed "How to Steal an Election: A Dirty Politics Musical" is no lost masterpiece and at times seems long, it is a diverting political revue which offers an interesting take on …
Directed by Karen Carpenter, "Pay the Writer" by best-selling novelist Tawni O'Dell is slick and superficial but entertaining and engrossing. The play about the 45 year friendship between an…
Redman's "A Séance with Mom" at the Chain Studio Theatre veers dizzyingly from one character to another, characters that include middle-aged Nadine who searches for her Mom; her mom, Gussie…
Another problem with the play is that although the subject is "Improv" we never actually witness any, just theater games to prepare for group improvs. Games like Mind Meld, Mating Call, 99 P…
"Baby Foot," written and directed by Tim Venable, follows the interactions between three addicts in the very early morning in the lounge room of a rehab facility. The two central characters …
Brice"as a pioneering Jewish female Broadway star who took charge of her own fabulous career in an era when few women did"became a source of inspiration for many aspiring young Jewish perfor…
As for what's in a name, yes, Ian Shaw is Robert's son, returning the life-giving favor not just through his words but also bodily, portraying his father in "The Shark Is Broken" with a cand…
"Back to the Future: The Musical," the time travel adventure, joins a long line of problematic screen to stage musicalizations which do not improve on the originals in any way. Joining the l…
Pee-Wee Herman looms large in Cowl Girl, now playing through August 27 at the Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre of The Players Theatre. The play, written by Anna Capunay, began its life back…
It takes great skill and imagination to make an impromptu idea flow with conviction and commitment. And, so it is with the wonders of As You Will, a company of engaging, talented actors who…
The family-oriented TheaterWorksUSA's latest musical adaptation of the best-selling children's novels of Dev Pilkey is "Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical," an exuberant colorful one hour irrev…
What appears to be filmmaker Jing Ma's first stage play, "Wheel of Fortune"Â is a touching story of a depressed man about to turn 30 and without a job or a girlfriend. His bad luck changes…
"Here Lies Love" unreels like an MTV music video with the emotional content lost in the technique. The real issue of this musical is that it's impossible to feel anything for the lead ch…
Whether you follow basketball or not, Candrice Jones' "Flex" is exciting theater. Actually, the play is not only about women's high school basketball but also passions, future plans, romance…
Lightweight, the cleverly titled one-woman play currently being performed at the SoHo Playhouse, shines an important light on the subject of anorexia, and who better to tell her own story wi…
