Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival 2019 presented the lavish, yet somehow intimate, "Under Siege," a stunning production of the Yang Liping Contemporary Dance Company of China.Its chief…
The Joyce Theater is presenting a two-week Ballet Festival, four programs under the artistic direction of Kevin O'Hare, director of The Royal Ballet. Each program is curated by a differe…
William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night Dream" is perfect comedy for July or August and adding a meal is an even cleverer idea. Presented jointly by Food for Love Productions and Third Rail…
Joseph Sissens in Sir Frederick Ashton's "Dance of the Blessed Spirits," in The Joyce Theater's Ballet Festival (Program A) (Photo credit: Maria Baranova)The Joyce Theater is presenting a tw…
William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" (circa 1604)"the story of a woman who is sexually victimized by a man in power"seems as though it would lend itself to an adaptation crafted in li…
"Midsummer: A Banquet" is an auditory and oral treat, a light entertainment for this time of year. Using Zach Morris and Victoria Rae Sook's skillfully adapted abridgment of Shakespeare's c…
Within five brisk opening minutes, playwright Domenica Feraud crisply establishes her characters, imparts exposition and creates tension in her shattering and finely written contemporary fam…
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" exuberantly conceived as the memory of a middle-aged married couple's first time having sex provides a few enjoyable minutes in the execrable "Bat Out of He…
Kelley's adaptation begins with the murder of Mary which avoids preparing us for the limited life of opportunity that Bigger leads in the Black Belt of Chicago and making him less sympatheti…
Composer-lyricist Joe Inconis' follow up to his teen favorite, "Be More Chill," is not only a showcase for musical comedy actress Annie Golden but a tribute to the Blaxploitation and Martial…
While Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" has a great deal to warn us about as a cautionary tale, it is also not as deep or as poetic a play as his major tragedies. Daniel Sullivan's production for F…
Co-conceived by Asante and Kenrik "H2O" Sandy who choreographed and directed the production, "Blak Whyte Gray" was constructed in two parts and three sections. Part I began with "Whyte,"…
Neil LaBute's "Appomattox" is the most substantial of the three plays and deals with a topic new to his work. Two long-time friends, Frank, black, and Joe, white, are having a picnic in the …
Following up on Luis Alfaro's critically acclaimed Chicano retelling of Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" called "Oedipus El Rey," The Public Theater now stages his equally relevant and timely "Mojad…
As the romantic, tubercular and charismatic Satine, the magnetic Ms. Olivo delivers a ferocious, sensual and grandiose performance that's one of the most memorable recently seen on Broadway.…
Series A of this year's Summer Shorts: 13th Festival of New American Short Plays is unified around the theme of death and dying and how it affects the living. Lest you think that this sounds…
Ms. Murphy's writing is a rich amalgam of biographical data, pivotal incidents and humane observations. The monologue structure has the three characters alternately expressing themselves in …
Co-written by and starring Rita Rudner (who is not only a playwright and performer but also an author, film writer, producer and director, with many TV appearances to her credit), "Two's a C…
It is not until the second act of British playwright Chris Urch's "The Rolling Stone" that the play catches fire but from then on the drama is explosive, compelling and very disturbing. Once…
"Pour Some Sugar on Me"Â by Def Leppard in a smashing live rendition accompanies a lusty production number at a seedy Los Angeles strip club with scantily clad pole dancers and creepy patr…
Halley Feiffer's new comedy, the obsessively titled "Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow," is an intermittently funny ten-minute parody of Anton Chekhov's "Three Sisters." Unfortunatel…
The title of playwright Dianne Nora's fascinating new work, "Monica: This Play is Not About Monica Lewinsky," is disingenuous. Is it about you-know-who? Well, yes and no. There w…
Unfortunately, Daniel's ambivalence proves to be an impediment to the success of Patience. It would be one thing if he were a strong character, torn about which path he'll take moving forwar…
Wearing a green prison uniform, the tall athletic blonde curly-headed Mr. Stewart who is in his early 20's delivers an enthralling performance. Speaking in smooth rich tones that convey a yo…
How Freddie resolves his amorous adventures is cleverly handled by Blackstone using an imaginative combination of ballet, modern dance, mime and popular dance forms. The score is made up…