Martini Talk: Meet Me In St. Louis & The RockettesNovember 22, 2007The Paper Mill's joyous mounting of Meet Me In St. Louis and the 75th Anniversay production of The Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular are both classic entertainment done right
Mauritius: Inherit The StampsOctober 15, 2007Theresa Rebeck's new play has a terrific set-up, but the predictable plot directions coupled with questionable directing choices makes the evening frustrating and disappointing.
Margaret Cho's The Sensuous Woman: Good Clean SexOctober 11, 2007In her sex-centric variety show, Margaret Cho and company give us a happy and healthy dose of body positive antics that are so sweet, silly and approachable you can have a great time while completely forgetting to be aroused.
Dividing The Estate: Unstately MannersOctober 1, 2007It's taken 18 years for The great Horton Foote's terrific Reaganomics-era comedy to trickle down to New York since its 1987 premiere but director Michael Wilson's very funny and very human production at Primary Stages is well worth the wait.
100 Saints You Should Know: Faith HealingSeptember 21, 2007Having faith, losing it and trying to understand it are the key issues in this warm, funny and engrossing play, blessed with an exceptional cast in director Ethan McSweeny's moving production.
Neva Small's Not Quite An Ingénue: Something MoreSeptember 10, 2007In Neva Small's solo show her career full of meaty roles in unsuccessful musicals is glossed over in such a pixyish, upbeat manner that you might find yourself perpetually wondering what she's leaving out.
Walmartopia: Marked DownSeptember 4, 2007A promising Fringe musical protesting Wal-Mart labor practices loses its bite after being revised for Off-Broadway.
Iphigenia 2.0: Not Getting Married TodaySeptember 2, 2007Playwright Charles Mee and director Tina Landau adapt a play by Euripides into an abstract pageant that not-so-subtly questions current American foreign policy, amidst some good laughs, some interesting visuals and some scantily clad boys and girls.