Off-Broadway Review: “Anatomy of a Suicide” at Atlantic Theater Company’s Linda Gross Theater
The anatomy of suicide is larger than life. Playwright Alice Birch and director Lileana Blain-Cruz capture that enormity and the surrounding need for discussion with heartfelt grace and impassioned urgency.
Off-Broadway Review: Transport Group’s “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” at Abrons Arts Center
This is certainly a welcomed addition to the current New York theater scene that showcases a brilliant cast and creative team.
Off-Broadway Review: “Miss America’s Ugly Daughter: Bess Myerson & Me” at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater
The audience seemed to enjoy the production now playing at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater entitled “Miss America’s Ugly Daughter” written and performed by Bess Myerson’s daughter Barra Grant.
New York Review: "David Dean Bottrell Makes Love: A One- Man Show"
“David Dean Bottrell achieves a level of vulnerability that is rarely seen on stage.”
New York Review: “Unstuck” at The Tank
‘“Unstuck” is a very honest play that breaks down society’s assumptions about OCD and tells a very real story of Levine’s personal journey with it.”
Off-Broadway Review: “Sabbath Girl” at 59E59 Theaters (Through Sunday March 8, 2020)
A new play entitled “The Sabbath Girl” by Cary Gitter is the latest production to take the stage in theater “B” at 59E59, transferring from Penguin Rep Theatre where it had its world premiere.
New York Review: New Victory Presents CollaborationTown & Flint Repertory Theatre’s “Riddle of the Trilobites”
“A perfect evening for all ages, “Riddle of the Trilobites” delights, challenges, and encourages all of us to be the change we want to see in the world.”
Broadway Review: “Grand Horizons” at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater
Plays parsing the viability of monogamy are nothing new. The “sacred” tie that binds “one man and one woman” have been under scrutiny since the mythic Adam and Eve stumbled out of the garden shortly after their creation and subsequent fall from grace.
New York Review: “I Love White Men” at Caveat NYC
‘“I Love White Men” is a personal story but it also spends a lot of time discussing stereotypes of Singaporeans through the lens of these men that YY encounters throughout her life.”
Off-Broadway Review: The New Group’s “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice” in The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center
The question that remains in my mind is why anyone would attempt to create a musical based on the dated 1969 motion picture “BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE?”
New York Review: Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental’s Nick Payne’s “Constellations” presented by The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival and La MaMa
“Wang Chong and his Beijing Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental’s “Constellations” captures an incendiary brew of time, space, and theatricality.”
New York Review: Working Theater presents “Border People” by Dan Hoyle
‘“Border People” is a fascinating, carefully-constructed exploration against myopia.”
New York Review: “Good Morning New York: A New Musical” at The Players Theatre
While there’s countless moments to wink and nod at a New York and media-insider audience, “Good Morning New York” succeeds when it slows down long enough to smell the coffee and let the characters connect.
New York Review: Moxie Arts NY's “From A to Double D” Presented by IRT Theater
““From A to Double D” is the story of one woman's life, one bra at a time.”
New York Review: Makuyeika Colectivo Teatral’s “Andares” presented by Under the Radar Festival at The Public
“Vibrant, painful and beautiful all at once.”
New York Review: Remote Theater Project’s “Grey Rock” presented by The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival
“Equal parts revelation as it is revelry, “Grey Rock” is a theatrical force to be reckoned with.”
Off-Broadway Preview: “The Bedwetter” at Atlantic Theater Company’s Linda Gross Theater
Meet Sarah. She's funny. She's dirty. She's 10. And she's got a secret that you'll never guess (unless you read the title).
NY Review: Review: Kaneza Schaal & Christopher Myers’ “CARTOGRAPHY” Presented by New 42nd Street at The New Victory Theater
“CARTOGRAPHY is an invitation to stand at the epicenter of your own map and chart your own journey.”
Review: “Or, An Astronaut Play” at the Tank
“Or, An Astronaut Play” had a very interesting premise, with great actors, a great set, and a beginning and end that were quite entertaining. However, it suffered from a middle that could have used more momentum.”
Off-Broadway Review: “Greater Clements” at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
“Greater Clements” is a testament to what happens when societal structures and safeguards disintegrate, when mental illness challenges societal and familial norms, and what happens when the ability to cope erodes with out a safety net in place.