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Comprised of 27 short scenes in two parts that are each designated as being two acts and ranging from 1945 to 1954, "The Glen" is a stewpot of a play inspired by a real person's life. Glenn …
Directed with touching simplicity by Henry and choreographed with a lyrical flow by Lorna Ventura, this Anne tells the well-known story utilizing a combination of voiceover readings, project…
In three acts, we get idealized Norman Rockwell-style Americana. As in his dramas, O'Neill's sense of structure is totally idiosyncratic. Ah, Wilderness! is shorter than his dramas but still…
Director John Collins made the more than seven hour running time a breeze with his attention to detail, moving his cast of office workers/Gatsby characters with such naturalness that, as eac…
"We'll Have Manhattan: Rodgers & Hart in New York," created and narrated by the soon-to-become Broadway's Tootsie (in the new Broadway musical), Santino Fontana found most of its emotio…
These two mild points aside, Jaffee's script is nevertheless hugely successful in conveying this man-vs-nature clash; his use of clever dialogue and idiosyncratic characters keep the topic i…
Though not in the same class with Alan Jay Lerner's masterpiece, "My Fair Lady," "Carmelina" has a similar theme: how a young woman reinvents herself. While the three soldiers are under the …
There are many dimensions to Ray Yamanouchi's "The American Tradition," directed by Axel Avin, Jr. for the New Light Theater Project. On one level, it's an adventure story about a daring att…
The Brooklyn-born Quinn has been performing stand-up since the 1980's and his seasoned wise guy New Yorker persona was once showcased on Saturday Night Live and in recent years in several th…
While Jessica Dickey's "The Convent" may not have any new answers and may cover familiar material, it does so with such vitality and theatricality, that it becomes a memorable experience. U…
The young British actor Mark Farrelly brilliantly channels the 20th century cultural icon's witty presence in his highly theatrical self-written solo show.
The post Quentin Crisp: Naked Hop…
Playwright Stephen Belber offers an intricate character study comprised of a barrage of brief nonlinear scenes chronicling the eventful existence of a woman from childhood to the age of 62. …
Casual strolling was suddenly punctuated by dancers bumping and grinding at each other, these full-bodied movements resonating in slightly different ways in each dancer, sometimes leading to…
Similar to a flatly serious youth exploitation flick circa 1970, playwright Phoebe Nir's utopia-in-the-wilderness yarn "Eco Village," is likeably inept. There's a hallucinogenic drug dinner …
At the center of "Secret Identity" is Keith Weiss who plays JT. The proverbially baby-faced Mr. Weiss is physically, emotionally and vocally entrancing. With his rumbling low voice and expre…
Adapting Broadway shows for "live" TV is never easy. And this production was hampered by some extraordinary bad luck. One of the stars, Brennin Hunt, ("Roger") broke his foot at the last min…
Broken Box Mime Theater's SKIN is a collection of short plays loosely centered around its one-word title. The pieces run the gamut in terms of subject matter, approach and tone. Or course, m…
Amidst the flamboyance, Mr. Calderon significantly explores topical issues. The depiction of post-traumatic stress disorder, the eternal dramatic clash between brothers and the plight of the…
Six actors, three men and three women, in a company of seven, play many roles in this fluid production designed by Anna Driftmier that uses several different doorways, Â on-stage props and…
Manning's direction and script are both expertly crafted. The play's moral questions are cleverly woven into each of its fully-dimensioned characters' words, and their tales are often presen…
Humorist and journalist Calvin Trillin has made his wife Alice Stewart Trillin, educator, writer, mother and muse, famous from such books as "Alice, Let's Eat," "Travels with Alice" and "Fam…
The lit pumpkin on a ledge in the living room aptly suits the title of "Trick or Treat," a new play by Jack Neary. But despite the skeleton positioned on yet another shelf, the play's title …
Conceived and directed by Coral Cohen, along with musician/composer Zoë Aqua and the cast, Threads illuminates the experiences of a large swath of the Jewish population, beginning with a …
Obviously, this is a play for which any sort of a happy ending will be deeply compromised, but what Simpson does so beautifully is show us how these women overcome their suspicions and envy …
Though exhibiting its source material's young adult sensibility, Ally Sheedy's highly effective stage adaption is totally absorbing for adults as well. Ms. Sheedy shrewdly captures the sense…
