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But of course, looks are famously and frequently deceptive, if not all the time. Indeed,"Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overload"Â emerges as one of the most serious-minded plays of all, as it s…
If Alice Childress' 1955 Off Broadway hit, "Trouble in Mind," had transferred to Broadway in 1957 as it was scheduled to do, it would have been the first play by a Black playwright to reach …
When Sonny Marie Lee stepped onto the stage of the Actors Temple Theatre as the eponymous "The Bronx Babe" I thought she was putting the audience on, acting the stereotypical, Noo Yawk accen…
David Hyde Pierce taking off his suit trousers to practice on a drum in his boxer shorts is one of many hilarious bits that are meshed with drama in "The Visitor." It's a faithful, resonant …
As always in a John Doyle presentation, the production is professional, polished and accomplished. This time around he has not made changes to the script or the score except to include the c…
The writers seem afraid to state what the story is all about, the word gay being mentioned exactly once. At two hours and 15 minutes including one intermission, today's audience is way ahead…
Unfolding from a stand-up comedy routine""A prisoner walks into a bar…!""and set in a comedy venue designed with ingenuity and style by Walt Spangler, Turtle veers from hokey to horrible h…
Dan Wackerman's revival for The Peccadillo Theater Company and Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre has an equally starry cast some of whom have not appeared on New York stages for quite a…
Meyer's darkly comic script is ultimately terrifying, a nod to Orwell and a brilliantly satirical parable which is uncannily prescient in today's political climate. Director Jess Chayes brin…
The Off-Off-Broadway world premiere of "The Dark Outside," nonagenarian English playwright Bernard Kops' poetic, archetypal and fantastical family secrets drama is problematic. Directoria…
In a departure for him, the three actresses play all of the characters, both female and male, and are listed in the program simply as 1, 2 and 3. While the play feels undramatic and has no h…
Without the benefit of sight, one must strain to listen more closely in order to understand the events of the play; footsteps, cane taps, ball bounces, far off music, distant voices and othe…
Will Eno's wry, contemporary 'Gnit" solves the problem of attempting to stage Ibsen's unwieldy, five-hour verse play "Peer Gynt." The play given its world premiere at the Humana Festival of …
"Caroline, or Change" is an important musical, more now than in 2004. It should be seen. The Roundabout production, though somewhat flawed, still communicates the complicated relatio…
Co-creators and co-directors Darren Lee Cole and Alexander Flanagan-Wright have crafted a novel documentary premise, enforced with immaculate historical detail without being pedantic. The…
The question arises who is the intended audience. The 60-minute show is too slow for young children and too repetitious for adults. Possibly this is meant for the nostalgia crowd of which th…
Now there's "Swan Lake Rock Opera" created by Mirit Shem-Ur (book and lyrics), Tsedi Sarfati (director and dramaturge) and Sharona Pick (music production and additional music). The show …
D.W. Gregory's docudrama "Radium Girls" being given its New York premiere after a run in New Jersey over 20 years ago attempts to put the story and subsequent lawsuits on stage. Part of the …
"Work Bitch," "Oops! I Did It Again" and "Gimme More" are also among the choice hits included in the show's delirious soundtrack, interspersed with audio statements by Britney Spears.
The p…
Director Nicholas Viselli's physical staging crackles with force and exhibits visual flair with numerous arresting stage pictures. Bert Scott's artfully simple scenic design conveys the sens…
So how is Broadway doing right now, in terms of ticket sales and attendance? Not bad at all, all things considered.... There are currently 24 shows running on Broadway. Last week…
George Bernard Shaw's once-banned problem comedy due to its controversial subject matter concerning prostitution, "Mrs. Warren's Profession" has been given a stylish and elegant revival by t…
This mashup proves to be both too convoluted and too long at two hours and 20 minutes. Beane has, however, given the play a top flight send off with a starry cast of some of the most distinc…
Magnificent leaps, graceful gestures with his hands and arms, grand turns, and Martial Arts-style moves are all to be experienced by Tomislav Nevistic's exceptional modern dance technique. H…
For something completely different, New York City Center commissioned and presented Ayodele Casel's tap dance company for the world premiere of "Where We Dwell." A crowd-pleasing, often rous…
