A GROUNDBREAKING ACHIEVEMENT INDEED The short take on this play is that Jake Shore " as they say at the website The Rumpus " WRITES LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER. He is new to me, but he's not an unkn…
MICHAEL SHANNON STARS IN A TANTALIZING TURRET If you had to define the word turret, what would an easy definition be? Well, I love castles, so I know a turret was often the corner where a gu…
The Buddha of Suburbia, a lively and joyous coming-of-age story set in late 1970s suburban London is a delightful exploration of love in numerous forms, some painful, most unconventional, bu…
SCARLETT FEVER Kevin (Andrew Keenan-Bolger) used to be a hunk, and a successful playwright with an off-Broadway hit. But lately, he's become a couch potato, much to the chagrin of his husban…
DOWNTOWN URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 22nd SEASON OF PRESENTING NEW WORKS BY EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS JUNE 12 " JUNE 29 AT THEATRE ROW (DUAFnyc) Savion Glover  - Photo Courtesy: Savion…
BRINGING BACK ROSAS' BLOOM The inaugural presentation of the Latino Theater Company's 2024 season, Ghost Waltz stands as a testament to the company's commitment to groundbreaking theatrical …
GET THEE TO SEE ASP'S R&J "Romeo. Romeo, where for art thou Romeo?" Did you know this means, "Why are you Romeo?" Language becomes the thing as Shakespearean dialogue positively blossoms…
SEE THE LIGHT Palm Canyon Theatre (PCT) opened a glorious production of The Light in the Piazza last Friday, and it's sensational. Based on the 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer, th…
RONNIE BURKETT HAS THE WORLD ON A STRING You haven't lived until you've seen Santa as a beer-bellied, Silverlake bear puppet twerking in a nightclub with Jesus and the Tooth Fairy. Wonderful…
All of Me is a rom-com in which the central couple is wheelchair bound and unable to speak; they use text-to-speech technology. The New Group's production, which opened last night at Pershin…
TIME TO CHECK-IN TO HOT L HOLLYWOOD Written by Roger Mathey based on his own personal experience working in a three-star hotel in Los Angeles for over a decade, The Night Auditor takes place…
EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF OCTOBER 7 BECOME A SHATTERING THEATRICAL EVENT After the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the husband-and-wife team of journalists Phelim McAleer, playwright, and Ann…
FRAGILE GIRL, KOOKY MOM, POSSIBLY QUEER SON, HANDSOME CALLER, STURDY PRODUCTION The Glass Menagerie is likely the reason you've heard the name Tennessee Williams. The Glass Menagerie put Ten…
ALL IN A GOLDEN AFTERNOON Dan Lauria's gentle two-hander, which opened today at Theater 555, is a sly variation on Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Two characters, named simply "man" and …
OH, THE HUMANITY! Remember the 80s? Reaganomics here, Thatcherism abroad, apartheid, the tragedy of AIDS that ended up killing more than 700,000 people in the US alone, materialism, consumer…
EXTREME ACTS IS EXTREMELY GOOD A performance artist recounts the greatest moments of her career, from work that got her started, to the performance that almost killed her in the exciting and…
A SHOW SO FUN, IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAYL Welcome to Legally Blonde, wrapped in a rainbow flag. Yep, LeGAYlly Blonde: The Dragsical is the story of Elle Woods with a gay twist, and at last night'…
THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST OF POPCORN THEATRE In Nocturn Theater's inaugural season, the company embarked on a daring journey, presenting some of Broadway's most iconic works. From Into the Wo…
STIRRING UP A RECIPE FOR FAMILY REVELATIONS It may seem like a lifetime ago, but can you remember way back to April of 2021? Washing canned goods with gloves on? Masking to accept a …
REMEMBER, THERE ARE NO SMALL PARTS, ONLY HILARIOUS ACTORS Ronnie Larsen, a prolific stalwart of Queer theatre, Off-Broadway and around the country, has made what clearly qualifies as a trium…
A TWIN-TWIN PRODUCTION In Elizabethan England the entertainments that closed the Christmas season (the Twelfth day) completed the festivities with a topsy-turvy role reversal, peasants prete…
GIGGLE JUICE If you love big-band jazz and swing music played by masters, or if you are a tourist and you wish to truly feel the beat of New York's roots, you must go to Birdland Jazz Club's…
WOMEN AND SPACE: THE JOURNEY SO FAR The World Premiere of Singularities or the Computers of Venus, written and directed by Laura Stribling, runs through Sunday, June 2 at The Road Theatre in…
SF SYMPHONY STRIKES BACK When you watch a film in theaters or play a video game at home you simply cannot recreate the power, emotion and feel of a live orchestra. As a result most music get…
Two five-star Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows are now at the Players Theatre and you don't want to miss them. Modern Witches is a solo show written and performed by Katie Kopajtic " a …