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Off-Off-Broadway Theater Reviews

The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Off-Off-Broadway.

Fringe: There Will Come Soft Rains

by Duncan Pflaster — August 20, 2008

Sinking Ship Productions delivers ingenious new stage adaptations of three science fiction tales, using elements of story theatre, puppetry, and video.

Fringe: CYCLE – A Vaudeville Comedy

by Duncan Pflaster — August 20, 2008

In Rose Courtney's 'CYCLE - A Vaudeville Comedy', an unsure young woman goes in search of The Secret of Success, helped by an itinerant vaudeville troupe flung to our age from the 30s.

Summer Shorts 2: Series A

by Duncan Pflaster — August 15, 2008

Summer Shorts 2nd annual Festival of New American Plays includes 4 impressive one-act plays.

Fringe: That Dorothy Parker: A Medley of Extemporanea

by Duncan Pflaster — August 12, 2008

Carol Lempert's one-woman show about Dorothy Parker naturally sparkles with wit, presented by Artistic New Directions as part of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival.

Fringe: Big Thick Rod: Nymphomania Errant

by Duncan Pflaster — August 11, 2008

When a wood nymph marries a stolid banker, she becomes sex-starved and ends up becoming a pimp as she learns about sexual commerce in Stanton Wood's new Fairy Tale Satire 'Big Thick Rod', presented by Rabbit Hole Ensemble as part of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival.

A Doll's House: So Long, Dearie

by Duncan Pflaster — June 12, 2008

Bated Breath Theatre Company presents a nontraditional adaptation of Ibsen's classic 'A Doll's House', in a new version by Helene Kvale.

Stomp and Shout (an' Work It All Out): New Music

by Duncan Pflaster — June 2, 2008

James Carmichael's brilliant new play 'Stomp and Shout (an' Work It All Out)', based on the true story of the FBI investigation of the dirty lyrics of 'Louie Louie', is given a terrific production by Babel Theatre Project.

Colorful World: Dramatis Personae

by Duncan Pflaster — May 9, 2008

'Colorful World', the new play by James Comtois, presented by Nosedive Productions, is a sometimes confused - sometimes intriguing look at the neuroses of former costumed superheroes in an alternate world.

Triumph of Love: Make Our Garden Grow

by Duncan Pflaster — April 28, 2008

Astoria Performing Arts Center presents a diverting production of 'Triumph of Love', the much-maligned Marivaux musical.

Spring EATfest, Series B

by Duncan Pflaster — April 21, 2008

Emerging Artists Theatre's annual Spring EATfest presents 4 new one-act plays.

Spring EATfest, Series C

by Duncan Pflaster — April 21, 2008

Emerging Artists Theatre's annual Spring EATfest presents 5 new one-act plays.

Hostage Song: Rock in a Hard Place

by Duncan Pflaster — April 18, 2008

Clay McLeod Chapman and Kyle Jarrow's new indie-rock musical 'Hostage Song' is an intense and meaningful exploration of the people involved in and affected by a hostage situation.

We Call Her Benny: Anna to the Infinite Power

by Duncan Pflaster — April 11, 2008

The John Montgomery Theatre Company presents 'We Call Her Benny', an ingeniously kaleidoscopic play by Suzanne Bachner, which makes use of bold theatrical techniques to tell the fascinating story of a woman's search for identity.

Sweet Mama Stringbean: Still Waters Run Deep

by Duncan Pflaster — April 9, 2008

'Sweet Mama Stringbean', an entertaining jukebox musical based on the life of Ethel Waters, produced by Woodie King's New Federal Theatre, has a brilliantly talented cast that more than make up for the script's weaknesses.

American Girls: Who Would Jesus Do?

by Duncan Pflaster — April 7, 2008

'American Girls', the new play by Hilary Bettis, is a fascinating but inconclusive look into the psyche of America's youth, exemplified by two 14-year-old Christian girls who enter the adult sex industry.

From Harlem to the Bronx: Don't be a Menace

by Duncan Pflaster — March 23, 2008

ProACTive Artists produces two of Israel Horovitz's 1968 one-act plays, 'Rats' and the Obie-winning 'The Indian Wants the Bronx', at Manhattan Theatre Source.

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