Tall Grass: Splendor In The Audience
Brian Harris' innocuous trio of one-act comedies isn't nearly as entertaining as the attractive young couple sitting directly in front of me who were fondling, tickling, massaging, kissing and snuggling each other throughout the play....
King Hedley II: The Tragedie of...
The final production in the Signature Theatre Company's outstanding August Wilson season is the 1980's entry of the author's cycle of ten plays depicting a decade-by-decade account of black experiences in the 20th Century. ...
In The Heights: Interesting People On 181st Street
Lin-Manual Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes's musical celebration of Washington Heights is easily one of the best musicals to open in New York this season, if not the best....
Bill W. and Dr. Bob: Missteps
Stephen Bergman and Janet Surrey's uninspired telling of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous is done in by Rick Lombardo's misdirection...
(mis)Understanding Mammy: Understanding Hattie
Joan Ross Sorkin's fascinating new play explores the triumphs and tragedies of Hattie McDaniel's life and career....
Sealed For Freshness: Giving Bad Taste a Bad Name
'I write plays for people who hate theatre,' says playwright Doug Stone. Well, if I had to spend my time watching plays of the embarrassingly low quality of his Tupperware comedy it wouldn't be long before I fit comfortably within his desired demographic....
Mary Rose: ...But From Where?
Director Tina Landau adds her own twist to J.M. Barrie's story of a vanishing young miss...
The Madras House: After A Fashion
With its depictions of men controlling women's fashions, sexual politics and warnings of a rising economic force in the Middle East, Harley Granville-Barker's drama, getting a fine and stately production at The Mint Theatre, is one of those plays that inspires musty old sayings like 'It's as relevan...
Marat/Sade: Cage Match
An excellent acting ensemble is featured in The Classical Theatre of Harlem's thrillingly disturbing environmental production of Peter Weiss' drama....
Blind Lemon Blues: How Many Blues Can One Musical Have?
A misical biography of Blind Lemon Jefferson features 65 songs and very little story...
A Very Common Procedure: Affairs of the Heart
Courtney Baron's play about a grieving couple and the doctor who operated on their newborn is oddly more entertaining than moving....
Adrift in Macao: Everybody Goes To Rick Shaw's
Be sure and check your brain at the door because you might find yourself laughing your head off at Christopher Durang and Peter Melnick's hilarious and tuneful film noir spoof...
A Spanish Play: Brush Up Your Pirandello
Perhaps Yasmina Reza's intention was to write the play Chekhov would have written if he thought he was Pirandello....
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Flourishing at The Zipper
New cast members Jayne Paterson, Constantine Maroulis and Rick Hip-Flores join Robert Cuccioli and Gay Marshall in director Gordon Greenberg's emotional carousel ride...
Fun with Dirty Talk
Michael Puzzo's hilarious play about an instant messaging situation turned awry leaves audiences in stitches....
Frank's Home: A Dazzling Exterior
Richard Nelson's drama about Frank Lloyd Wright's family life is lacking, but Peter Weller dazzles in the title role...
The Fever: Post-Radical Chic
The New Group revives Wallace Shawn's 1990 monologue about a man feeling guilt for his privileged life...
Gutenberg! The Musical!: Give My Regrets To Broadway
Scott Brown and Anthony King's hilarious salute to those whose passion for musical theatre far exceeds their artistic taste and talent moves to The Actors' Playhouse...
'Blackout' Gives a Gray Performance
When the lights go out on New York City in the blackout of 2003, six strangers collide on a street corner in Hell's Kitchen. Their lives quickly intertwine, but when the power is restored, this newly formed community struggles to hold on to what they found in the dark. ...
Strings: Blessed Be The Ties That Bind
Science and love come together in Carole Bugge's smart new drama....
Lebensraum: An Unusual Homecoming
Israel Horovitz's play begins with the present day chancellor of Germany, Rudolph Stroiber, deciding to make amends for the Holocaust by inviting 6 million Jews from anywhere in the world to come to his country, where they'll be given jobs and granted automatic citizenship....
Gutenberg! The Musical!
The daffy new musical courtesy of the Upright Citizens Brigade is currently running at 59E59....
Home: Small Talk
The Actors' Company Theatre mounts a sterling new production of David Story's 1970 Tony-nominated comedy/drama ...
That Time Of The Year: Getting Through The Holidays
This new musical revue spoofs all the dreaded stress that comes every December, like trying not to embarrass yourself at multiple holiday parties, keeping family gatherings civil, buying the right present for your better half and trying not to gain weight while everyone's throwing food in your direc...
Floyd And Clea Under The Western Sky: On The Road Again
Old dramatic chestnuts get a healthy workout in this two-person story of young meets old, washed up meets on the rise and substance abuser meets… well, substance abuser...
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