The music and lyrics by Mr. Carney and Gary Clark are the spine of this production providing characters with internal structure that is strong and sound always supporting the action. It is a feel-good musical that is neither mawkish nor incredible and strips away extravagance to embellish the fortitude of ordinary people.

The strength of Abbie Spallen’s “Pumpgirl,” currently running at Irish Rep’s W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre, lies in the playwright’s authentic characters and their believable conflicts that connect to the timeless vicissitudes of the human condition.

There
is nothing new to be learned from this particular production about providing comfort for aging parents, but it may be worth a trip to the theatre just to see these two veteran actors together in nothing more than a sweet dramedy.

The epic new work penned by Stephen Adly Guirgis entitled “Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven” refers to the vast array of residents in a transitional shelter for women on the upper Westside of Manhattan.

Alexis Sheer’s “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord,” in its final days at the McGinn/Cazale Theater, is deeply disturbing and profoundly important. Co-produced by WP Theater and Second Stage Theater, the play explores the shadowy underbelly of the teenage angst of four private secondary school young women with extraordinary perception and frightening accuracy.

‘“In a Dark, Dark House” was unsettling, compelling, and incredibly well-acted. The relationship between Terry and Drew was more believable as the play went on and by the explosive end, I didn’t know what to think. It was a play that rubbed me raw and kept me thinking. And for a play like this, that’s one of the best things you can do.”

“Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre’s “Little Women” is right on time for the holidays and is guaranteed to warm your heart.”

“High-flying and adored right in time for the holidays, now playing at the New Victory Theater is Cirque Mechanics’ latest colorful circus concoction, “42FT – A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels.”’

The audience connects to the dystopian vision playing out on stage and recognizes that the threat of fascism is always on some horizon in some part of the world, often closer than one would expect or hope.

There is the moon, the train, smoke, explosions, oversized telephones and a sad and emotional farewell. As Act One ends with a little help from the audience, you are captured by their ingenuity, like a spider drawing you into their web.

Ms. Schmidt has certainly made some odd choices for this production that seem to work against the power of the story. The staging is quite severe and stagnant which intrudes on the romanticism of the plot.

‘“ray gun say0nara”, despite having clearly talented actors and a talented tech team, is unfocused and confusing, trying to do too many things at once and as a result not doing much of anything at all. “

“What would you do if you felt the world was ending? If you’re a character in Devin Burnam’s new immersive play, “The Catastrophe Club”, the answer is to hang out in a bar and muse over the impending doom, your role in how to stop it, and life in general.”

“This was a fun rendition of the Peter Pan origin story, full of good performances, a passionate cast, and creative costumes and lighting. I look forward to the next adventure for Epic Players.”

Mr. Love’s focus here is the Black queer HIV+ community. It isn’t meant to connect to other communities although it invites a more universal cry for help to end the epidemic and save the Black queer HIV+ community. See it. Do the work.

As Bedlam often demonstrates this is an impressive example of what has become a mantra of the company. It constructs classic theater in a most complicated yet simple manner which is both beneficial to the interpretation of the script while providing a special form of entertainment for their audience.

Veteran actors of screen, stage, and television Harry Hamlin and Stefanie Powers do their best to bring Joshua Ravetch’s “One November Yankee” to the stage at 59E59 Theaters on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

Broken relationships, family dysfunction, irreversible age-related illness, and loneliness insert themselves uninvited and unannounced into the lives of individuals and families. “Super great” dissolves into the realm(s) of the languorous.

“I entered the historic Town Hall Theatre in Irvington, fully anticipating that this show would be great fun, especially with the maestro George Croom at the helm.  I’m thrilled to report that the Clocktower Players’ production exceeded all expectations!“

“Mummenschanz’s “RE: PLAY” will leave you with a greater understanding and expansion of what is possible to convey without words; the audience’s rapturous applause breaks their silence.”