Review - Oh... Steven SLAter
I just spent the last two days trying to figure out why the bookwriter/lyricist of Spring Awakening was working as a flight attendant.
Off-Broadway Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Off-Broadway.
Review - The Flying Karamazov Brothers in 4Play
Family fun is rarely as tantalizingly edgy as when that troupe from of the old days of new vaudeville, The Flying Karamazov Brothers, is in town.
Review - Donna Lynne Champlin's Dressing The Part
Back in the day, the great ladies of the theatre were known to provide their own dresses and gowns as they toured the provinces in contemporary dramas and comedies.
Review - See Rock City & Other Destinations: Short Excursions
All that was missing was an ice cold can of beer in my hand as I sat back in my folding beach chair and took in the sights as I imagined the ocean waves of Coney Island crashing in the distance.
Review - Broadway's Rising Stars: Welcome To The Theatre
'So what are you seeing next?' is a question I'm frequently asked and every year around this time when I answer, 'Broadway's Rising Stars.
Review - Viagara Falls: Liaisons?
There's something very endearing about watching a couple of old pros like Bernie Kopell and Lou Cutell exercise their finely tuned comedic chops as a pair of elderly widowers looking for a night of excitement; especially when that excitement comes in the form of Teresa Ganzel, who displays ample com
Review - Ten Reasons I Won't Go Home With You: Playing The Field
In Ten Reasons I Won't Go Home With You, now playing as part of the Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival, actress/stand-up comic Kelly Nichols plays Katie, a smart, funny and single New Yorker looking to find her one true love.
Review - I'll Be Damned: With An Emphasis On The Testa
I'll be blunt.
Review - The Music and The Mirrors
So the big theatre buzz on Sunday morning was generated from a New York Times op-ed piece by violinist Paul Woodiel, currently employed by the Broadway production of West Side Story.
Review - Christine Pedi's Telephone: It's A Little Lumpy But It Rings
When it was hip to be hep I was hep but since it's no longer hip to be hep I sometimes get confused by today's pop stars.
Review - The Winter's Tale: Exit, Pursued by a Shadow Puppet
What a difference sixteen years can make.
Review - Nunsense: Breaking The Habit
I've yet to hear anyone complain that the trouble with musical theatre today is that too many shows are based on greeting cards, but given the success of the empire known as Nunsense, I'm surprised that more composers, lyricists and bookwriters haven't turned to the catalogues of Hallmark for inspir
Review - Dietrich and Chevalier: Love and War
I will leave it to you, dear readers, if you decide to take in a performance of Jerry Mayer's Dietrich and Chevalier, to determine for yourselves if it's better off being a play peppered with just a few musical moments or a full-out concert with just a smattering of narrative.
Review - If a Girl Isn't Funny
The trouble all started when Jule Styne composed a score for Funny Girl that Fanny Brice could not possibly have sung.
Review - Isaiah Fest & Wonder of the World
When Isaiah Sheffer first walked into the dilapidated movie house on Broadway and 95th Street in the late '70s he saw some kind of makeshift boxing ring on the creaky stage.
BWW Review: THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS
The Screwtape Letters are not for everyone.
Review: OLIVER PARKER at Cherry Lane
During my first theater job in New York, I was asked to go to a reading of a play called The Mistakes Madeleine Made, by Elizabeth Meriwether.
BWW Reviews: BASS FOR PICASSO - Something Fishy
Theater Breaking Through Barriers produces Kate Moira Ryan's nearly-funny comedy 'Bass For Picasso', featuring the company's traditional blend of differently-abled actors.
BWW Review: EROTIC BROADWAY
Erotic Broadway has returned to New York City with a new edition entitled 'Vintage Variety.
BWW Review: THE IRISH CURSE At Soho Playhouse
As the saying goes 'size matters.
Marsha Mason: A Conversation for Women's History Month
The onetime movie star, now in a play off-B'way, talks about giving up Hollywood, acting on stage and running an herb farm in N.
BWW Reviews: EQUIVOCATION - Remember, Remember...
Shakespeare is commissioned to write about current events in Bill Cain's fascinating new drama, currently running at Manhattan Theater Club.
BWW Reviews: +30NYC: Dystopia, Ltd.
The Red Fern Theatre Company presents seven new plays imagining the New York of 30 years from now with angst and wit.
BWW Reviews: GIRLS IN TROUBLE - Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Provocative
The issue of abortion gets a decidedly one-sided study in Jonathan Reynolds' newest play, currently running at the Flea.
BWW Reviews: GOOD OL' GIRLS - A Little Bit Country
This country-fried musical revue celebrates Southern women, but never quite comes together.
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TRIP AROUND THE SUN | Stage & Film Summer Season at Marist University Marist University Symphonic Hall (7/26-7/26) |
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Butoh: Into the Depth New York Butoh Institute/Vangeline (7/08-7/31) |
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Hadid 59E59 Theatres (7/10-7/21) |
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WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND | Stage & Film Summer Season at Bardavon Bardavon 1869 Opera House (7/31-7/31) |
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WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND | Stage & Film Summer Season at the Bardavon Bardavon 1869 Opera House (8/01-8/02) |
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bala.fruta./bullet.fruit | Stage & Film Summer Season at Marist Marist University Symphonic Hall (7/11-7/11) |
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LAGNIAPPE | Stage & Film Summer Season at Marist University Marist University Symphonic Hall (7/11-7/11) |
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LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA Repertorio (11/15-12/31) |
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EN EL TIEMPO DE LAS MARIPOSAS Repertorio (1/07-12/31) |
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UNMOORED | Stage & Film Summer Season at Marist University Marist University Symphonic Hall (7/12-7/12) |