Review: “Maker of Worlds” at Theater for the New City
“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.
Review: "The Front Page" at Stratford Festival
At three hours and forty-five minutes, ‘The Front Page’ maintains that solid comic through line necessary to sustain interest. Great fun. Try to catch it if you can.
Review: New York Theatre Workshop’s “DUST” is Heart-Breaking, Visceral Theatre
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.
Review: ‘Betrayal’ at Soulpepper Theatre
There are no easy answers in this play as my guest and I were talking quite a bit on the train ride home later about behaviours of adults who are wronged and who have been wronged, and the moral implications involved.
Broadway Review: “Sea Wall / A Life”
After a successful run at the Public’s Newman Theater earlier this year, “Sea Wall / A Life” by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne opened at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre on August 8th, 2019. Both are haunting and unforgettable plays, each performed by a brilliant actor.
Off-Broadway Review: Ma-Yi Theater Company’s “Felix Starro”
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.”
Review: A Uniquely Fresh, “Into The Woods” at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
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.
Off-Broadway Review: “Make Believe”
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.
Review: "Birds of a Kind" at Stratford Festival
Just over three hours long, ‘Birds of a Kind’ demanded close attention be paid as it was easy to get lost if you don’t have a background in Middle East Palestinian conflicts. My attention wandered as so much information was given that I began to lose track of specific relationships the characters had with each other.
Review: “Waiting For Johnny Depp” presented by the Rave Theater Festival
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.
Review: “Recipe for A Witch Hunt” at Manhattan Repertory Theater
Overall, “Recipe For a Witch Hunt” was a very well written and suspenseful piece with great characters and a striking relevancy. I look forward to more from Brannan in the future.
Review: “Hannah and the Dread Gazebo” at Fountain Theatre with East West Players
Every family has a unique story to tell, and in “Hannah and the Dread Gazebo” it opens with Hannah’s grandmother (Jully Lee) jumping off the roof of the Sunrise Dewdrop Apartment City for Senior Living. Located on the border of North and South Korea, it’s close enough for the DMZ to shoot anyone within range. How’s that for an opening!
Review: "Early Birds" : All aboard for a cruise of a lifetime
I really enjoyed the heartwarming comedy "Early Birds” at the Atwater Village Theatre, about two widows in their Golden Years meeting on a cruise. This hilarious comedy will have you laugh out loud and shed a tear or two.
Review: Original Irish musical “Big Shot” presented by the Rave Theater Festival
“Big Shot” plays out like a classic romcom film scenario from the early 2000s, but as a musical staged today, it lands as a wannabe thriller that struggles to find its heart.
Off-Broadway Review: Final Thoughts on the Engaging “Rinse, Repeat”
The rich and enduring questions raised in “Rinse, Repeat” transcend the content of this important play and are relevant to all decisions that affect the sustainability of life and the integrity of the ego strength required to experience healthy psychological growth.
Review: WITNESS’s “Noirtown” presented by the Rave Theater Festival
Noirtown gives you the illusion of feeling everything without quite having to be vulnerable to anything at all.
Review: Soulpepper Presents ‘Art’
Soulpepper is tackling French playwright Yasmina Reza’s 1994 play, ‘Art’, which was translated by Christopher Hampton and has been very successful in its productions in London’s West End, on Broadway, and elsewhere.
Review: "Spamilton" at Playhouse on Park
If you’re a fan of Broadway musicals and particularly a fan of the musical “Hamilton” then “Spamilton” is a comedic evening of parody of the acclaimed Lin-Manuel Miranda musical. The national tour has stopped in West Hartford with performances through Sept. 8 at Playhouse on Park.
Review: LadyFest 2019- “One Apple a Day” presented by The Tank
Elise B. proves she has the wisdom, wit, and tenacity to blend the philosophy and comedy skills expert clowning requires, and she is without a doubt a star to watch out for—and that’s no joke.
Review: Broadway Bound Theatre Festival’s “Basic Glitch”
Part “Westworld” and part “The Office,” Ms. Salazar-Amaro’s play comedically dips into broad strokes of what it means for systems to not be working; whether reproductive, organizational, managerial, or even afterlife structure, each of the four characters faces an unsatisfactory system they seek to improve.