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OFF-BROADWAY THEATER REVIEWS

The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Off-Broadway

H.M.S. Pinafore: This Saucy Ship's a Beauty

by Margaret Cross — January 11, 2006
The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players present the seafaring favorite as part of their 32nd season....

Review: Rope

by Jena Tesse Fox — December 15, 2005
The classic 1929 thriller returns to New York at the Zipper Theatre....

Only the Good Die Young...

by Amanda Scarpone — December 13, 2005
OTODAMA, an explosive fusion performance of traditional Japanese Taiko Drumming and American funk tap dance, graced New York City for only a small period of time. Let's hope it comes back for more people to enjoy it. ...

Five Course Love: Extra Helpings of Dessert

by Michael Dale — December 7, 2005
Gregg Coffin's loveably ludicrous musical is inspired by classic TV ske tch comedy...

An Inside Look at Crescendo Falls

by Amanda Scarpone — December 6, 2005
You've heard about the story and the town, now find out what the actors think. ...

Apparition

by Jena Tesse Fox — December 5, 2005
Anne Washburn's moody, spooky study of fear opened last night at the Connelly Theatre....

The Trip To Bountiful: A First Class Excursion

by Michael Dale — December 6, 2005
Horton Foote's down comforter of a drama gets a beautiful and tender revival starring a sparkling Lois Smith...

Manic Flight Reaction: Sex, Drugs and Witty Banter

by Michael Dale — November 20, 2005
Sarah Schulman's new comedy of moral values and modern media has plenty of laughs for left-wingers...

Help Me Help Myself Needs Some Help

by Amanda Scarpone — November 21, 2005
An 'almost there' play gets overshadowed by its confusing writing....

The Ruby Sunrise: Nothing But The Truth

by Michael Dale — November 18, 2005
Rinne Groff's engrossing and entertaining drama features Marin Ireland as a young woman on the verge of inventing television...

Hilda

by Jena Tesse Fox — November 17, 2005
Marie Ndiaye's first play makes its New York premiere at the 59 E. 59th Street Theatres as part of the Act French Festival....

Bingo: A Night With The Girls

by Michael Dale — November 9, 2005
Free popcorn, free cake and a terrific cast delivering high-spirited, blue-collar, working class, tough as nails, good clean fun...

Third: The Serpent's Tooth is Sharper

by Jena Tesse Fox — November 7, 2005
Wendy Wasserstein's latest play explores generation gaps, political divides, and the prejudices that drive people apart....

A Mother, A Daughter and a Gun: Shooting Blanks

by Michael Dale — November 3, 2005
Veanne Cox makes this attempt at dark comedy a lot funnier than it really is...

WHAT WOMEN TALK ABOUT: Gals Deliciously Dish the Dirt Sans Script by Kerrie Smith

by Kerrie Smith — November 1, 2005
Move over Carrie & Co. Four new women are moving into the neighborhood....

Beowulf Sings: The Audience Dozes

by Joseph F. Panarello — October 30, 2005
A review of the new musical based on the epic poem...

Ashley Montana Goes Ashore in the Caicos... Or What Am I Doing Here?

by Jena Tesse Fox — October 26, 2005
A socio-political sketch comedy show by Roger Rosenblatt makes its debut at the Flea....

Rebel without a Cause - A Bit of a Bumpy Ride

by Amanda Scarpone — October 17, 2005
The Barely Balancing Artist Group brings this movie classic to the stage 50 years after the film's release....

Moscow Cats Theatre: But Can They Sing 'Memory'?

by Michael Dale — October 11, 2005
Cats trained to walk tightropes, jump on cue and perform death defying balancing acts...

Einstein's Gift: The Horrors of Great Discoveries

by Michael Dale — October 11, 2005
Vern Thiessen's historical morality play focuses on Fritz Haber, a German-Jewish chemist whose work saved many lives and destroyed many lives...

Slut: Almost Like Being In Love... NOT!!

by Michael Dale — October 3, 2005
Save your long-term love affairs for Guys and Dolls or South Pacific. Slut is a musical to enjoy one crazy night with and vaguely remember a week from now....

Colder Than Here: Good Grief

by Michael Dale — October 2, 2005
Laura Wade's drama deals with the bereavement that occurs before a loved one dies...

In The Wings: When Bad Plays Happen to Good Actors

by Michael Dale — September 29, 2005
Aside from natural disasters, acts of war and innocent people spending years in jail for crimes they didn't commit, there are few things as sad as talented theatre artists making fine contributions to a really lousy play....

Fran's Bed: A Bit Too Soft

by Michael Dale — September 28, 2005
This may very well be the least controversial play ever written about whether or not to cut off a hospital patient's life support...

Walking Down Broadway: Young Romance in the Jazz Age

by Michael Dale — September 27, 2005
The Mint Theater premieres Dawn Powell's 1931 comedy/drama of finding love and adventure in New York...
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