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From this group of familiar faces, O'Reilly and Keating are particularly strong in their second go-around, finding notes in Jack and Joxer's codependent relationship that are both hilarious …
The show also uses the 3D holographic technology called IceMagic which attempts to bring us the late Oscar Hammerstein II as a hologram enacted and spoken by actor Bob Meenan. Aside from an …
The one-woman show "Miracle in Rwanda""starring Malaika Uwamahoro and directed by George Drance"relates the true-life experiences of Immaculée Ilibagiza. As a young woman, she survived the …
Ludovica Villar-Hauser, the play's keen eyed and eared director (and artistic director of Parity Productions the company responsible for this presentation), paces the fine actors for the ult…
A three and half hour play with only three actors spanning 163 years might not be your idea of entertainment, but the National Theatre's production of "The Lehman Trilogy" is one of the most…
Though playwright Kelly strives for poetry at times--in addition to that last quote, consider Josh's mother calling him a "terminal optimist" and also learning that the play's title is taken…
Absent scenery, with a character excised and fiercely performed, this stripped down taut revival of Jean-Paul Sartre's "No Exit" is quite compelling and faithful to the spirit of the origina…
Ranger spins the story for a 2019 audience mindful of and vigilant about sex and gender issues"especially those involving consent, privilege and toxic masculinity. The play transpires in a s…
In Mara Nelson-Greenberg's new play, "Do You Feel Anger?," which had its world premiere at the 2018 Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville, she has attempted t…
The personable Alton Alburo as Don manages to make this underdeveloped character compelling with his charming presence. Playing his father David with easygoing humor and poignancy is the out…
The evening consisted of a number of short dances in varying styles, but the final piece, "Valse Triste," was the most successful. Osipova wore a simple, off-the-shoulder, blue dress and Hal…
Many of Blitzstein's melodic tunes are plunked out on the piano by several of the players at various points. But the fault is not only due to Doyle's direction: what's missing from Blitzstei…
The premise of the show (directed by Oliver Butler) is that the 2019 Schreck has decided to recreate one of the many presentations she participated in at American Legion halls around the cou…
Not seen in New York since 1965, John Webster's Jacobean revenge play, "The White Devil," has been given a juicy, vigorous modern dress production by Red Bull Theater which specializes in El…
Belilove, who has taught Sara Mearns of the New York City Ballet to perform some of these works, divided the concert into dances to Schubert, Chopin, Brahms and Scriabin, all original Duncan…
Shakespeare's politically charged Roman tragedy, "Julius Caesar," has always been a touchstone for inflaming emotions. In earlier times, monarchs used to ban the play when uprisings were imm…
The Experimental Theater Space at the Abrons, a not particularly large black box, was turned into a complex construction site by the "Tilt" creative staff, a truly unique interactive set.…
Director Sharon Ann Fogarty's colossal staging weaves together the many disparate technical elements into a unified mini-epic event. Actors sit at a long rectangular table and their images a…
Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Gattelli's direction melded the performers with expert physical placement sprinkled with occasional dance bits that made for lively presentation.…
Alexandro and Ben-Victor as the soul-stained detectives are excellently cast, playing off each other without a single misstep. The gender-blind casting of Alexandro as Jack is especially fun…
Playwright Thomas Bradshaw seems to have taken literally the dictum in theater to "Astonish!" His plays like "Burning," "Intimacy," "Job," and "Fulfillment," to name only a few seen in New Y…
Attea's point concerns business models that are overly focused on the needs of shareholders, rather than on those of management and employees. But the play is curiously bloodless. Strong pla…
John Guare's career as a playwright has had three stages. His early plays were examples of Theater of the Absurd with an American accent. Later his plays became more realistic, sometimes bas…
Using the premise of a 1964 recording session that stimulates her many memories, good and bad, the play serves as a moving tribute to Holliday even though it doesn't shy away from the darker…
Referencing the 1950 women's prison drama "Caged" and synthesizing all of the conventions of that cinematic genre, the late playwright Tom Eyen crafted the 1975 camp classic "Women Behind Ba…
