“Florian Zeller’s complex “The Height of the Storm” is a must-see this Broadway season.”

“Acts of prestidigitation have enthralled audiences throughout the ages but Mr. Brown has brought this form of entertainment to a new level.“

“The casts under directors Loretta Greco and Awoye Timpo deliver remarkable and unforgettable performances.”

“Hopefully, Richard Roy’s and Eric Webb’s commendable effort will result in a heightened awareness of the deplorable brokenness and systemic racism of America’s prison system.”

The Penguin Repertory Theatre has done it again! Mr. Parker, a stunning new work by accomplished playwright, Michael McKeever, is an amusing, heartfelt and emotionally astute look at love, loss and the struggles of facing an uncertain future.

“One wishes for a more coherent story with a more cathartic and realistic ending. A story more fitting for the assembled “rock stars” of the theatre.”

“Writer and actress Lois Robbins takes on this challenge with ease, drawing on her personal truths and experiences to excavate her life, love, and sexual encounters for humorous effect in the currently running “L.O.V.E.R.”’

“What could go wrong at a private school whose board of directors (all five of them) make all decisions based on consensus and have only what benefits the community at heart? “

“Writing a play about two iconic figures like Paul McCartney and John Lennon is risky business. Bob Stevens’s “Only Yesterday” currently running at 59E59 Theaters falls victim to taking such a risk.”

“Senior’s original work speaks as an artistic blend of what it is like to have the inevitable condition of possessing a heart and a body.”

“You must run to see See You, for it already sees through us.”

“No Place stands as a powerful, haunting piece about global inter-connectivity where too much information has led to not enough empathy in a not-too-distant, deadly future.”

““Tech Support” – despite its well qualified and talented cast – barely rises above the rigorous and well-established standards for community theater.”

Keith Hamilton Cobb, under Kim Weild’s sagacious direction, takes on these societal false securities with an enormous passion and a deep desire for healing.

“Maker of Worlds”, written by Wendy A. Schmidt, follows, Martha (God), her husband, and a whole host of characters across time, all played with great fun by Amy Gorelow.

In short, if you only have time for one play in the next month or two, make it Dust. The show is spellbinding and heartbreaking, and once Milly Thomas starts her monologue, it never lets up.

Currently running at Theatre Row, Ma-Yi Theater Company’s “Felix Starro” launches the Company’s 30th Anniversary Season. The musical is based on Filipino-American writer Lysley Tenorio’s short story of the same name that appeared in his 2012 collection “Monstress” in which “a famous Filipino faith healer and his grandson Junior conduct an illicit business in San Francisco, though each has his own plans for their earnings.”

The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival has done it again and this time with music.  Now in its 33rd Summer season, the company presents its first-ever musical. This aesthetically modernized version of “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, is an unusually unique romp into the woods realized by the dazzlingly creative mind of director, Jenn Thompson.  She unleashes us into a world of imaginative umbrellas, popcorn, puppets and recyclable cows, all used to tell her version of this well loved and occasionally overdone musical in our community.  

In the first forty minutes of “Make Believe,” under Michael Greif’s careful direction, the young cast of four successfully provides the needed exposition for the success of the final 40 minutes populated by the adults.

Waiting for Johnny Depp is relatable for industry insiders, actors, and lovers of the theatre, while others should flock simply to see Vivino’s mockumentary tornado of a performance.