Friday, November 5, 2021
Co-creators and co-directors Darren Lee Cole and Alexander Flanagan-Wright have crafted a novel documentary premise, enforced with immaculate historical detail without being pedantic. The…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:03PM[SHARE]Sunday, October 31, 2021
"Work Bitch," "Oops! I Did It Again" and "Gimme More" are also among the choice hits included in the show's delirious soundtrack, interspersed with audio statements by Britney Spears.
The p…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:59PM[SHARE]Friday, October 29, 2021
Director Nicholas Viselli's physical staging crackles with force and exhibits visual flair with numerous arresting stage pictures. Bert Scott's artfully simple scenic design conveys the sens…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:06PM[SHARE]Monday, October 25, 2021
Magnificent leaps, graceful gestures with his hands and arms, grand turns, and Martial Arts-style moves are all to be experienced by Tomislav Nevistic's exceptional modern dance technique. H…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:35PM[SHARE]Saturday, October 23, 2021
An idealistic down on his luck Filipino American father home schools his two children. To teach them about The Great Depression and the present U.S. economy, he has them study the plays of C…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:12PM[SHARE]Friday, October 22, 2021
Wearing costume designer Katrina Lindsay's artful business attire is the distinguished British trio of Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Adrian Lester. They initially portray the three Le…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:18PM[SHARE]Friday, October 15, 2021
Employing his majestic vocal and physical talents, Santiago-Hudson supremely differentiates each of his brief characterizations with specificity and pathos. There's also a poignant dynami…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:43PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 30, 2021
Ms. Blauvelt has a fine ear for contemporary dialogue, sharply delineates her seven characters and gradually sets up a credible plot. The resolution is a familiar take on the financial world…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:55PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 28, 2021
The pop music classics of the 1980's intermixed with audio clips of President Ronald Reagan telling jokes is an apt pre-show soundtrack to playwright Alix Sobler's "Hindsight." With Stoppard…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:38PM[SHARE]The title, Extra! Extra! refers to Raneri's past livelihood as a prolific screen background player in such television shows as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. "I'm finally playing the lead part i…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:10AM[SHARE]A highlight of the benefit is to be a rehearsal sequence of the troupe's upcoming revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin" Roof, featuring cast members Alison Fraser and Austin Pendleton. The productio…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:45AM[SHARE]Sunday, September 19, 2021
We're transported to Ms. Chen's boldly oppressive spacious prison set with bars, an austere bed, a urinal, a tank to vomit in, and a retractable metal staircase for a menacing authority figu…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:42PM[SHARE]Monday, August 23, 2021
"Do I believe in heaven and hell or another parallel universe? If I parallel park in a parallel universe will I be double parking?" muses the affable performer Robert Dubac during his cle…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:17PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 18, 2021
"Alma Baya" is distinguished by its impressive production design which wondrously theatricalizes what we're used to from experiencing science fiction on the screen and television. Scenic des…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:07AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 12, 2021
Rich Little, belatedly making his New York stage debut in the role of Richard Nixon is the show's magnetic anchor. George Bugatti crafts a wild scenario, meshing Allen Drury's sense of polit…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:31PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 15, 2021
For "The Importance of Being Earnestly LGBTQ+" which wildly lives up to its title, director Maarten Cornelis updates Wilde's scenario to present day New York City. Currency is in dollars; Ma…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:07PM[SHARE]Friday, July 2, 2021
There are installations, written words, video projections, and recorded spoken word. One setting is intended as a break area where patrons can dance or play with beachballs. Other interactiv…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:55PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Two police detective partners have breakfast while working a case at a generic U.S.A. hotel in author Gabriel Nathan's electric 15-minute play Morning Was Safe. Mr. Nathan's dialogue crackle…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:08PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 27, 2021
He died 20 years ago today at the age of 76. Why am I moved to note this anniversary? For the same reason I was compelled to see "Tribute" onstage. Viewing 1973's "Save the Tiger" as a child…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:16AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 16, 2021
During Mr. Reilly's breezy segment his life, career and views on theater were discussed. The Bronx-born Reilly has been a critic for seven years, is a member of the Drama Desk and has a BFA …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:35AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 13, 2021
Grodin created his meta gag in 1973, which was that he was playing a snide and combative version of himself. He was so good at it that some audience members gasped at his rudeness and home v…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:15AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 10, 2021
Highlights of Ed Dixon's sharp writing and grand acting inlcude joyous recreations of George Rose in My Fair Lady and The Pirates of Penzance, a sad mini portrait of Ray Walston and being tr…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:39PM[SHARE]Friday, May 28, 2021
"We have remained dear friends for 45 years, so I know the stories she has to tell. You'll love this!" wrote Alex Trebek of Ruta Lee in his foreword.
The post Consider Your Ass Kissed appea…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:20AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The HB Studio Facebook page thread about his death was filled with former students' testimonials of his greatness. There was mention of a video of him on YouTube, it's a revelation.
The post…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:55AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 23, 2021
Of course, there's Wilde's brilliance with his ingenious epigrams, the barbed skewering of the British class system and the precise plot. Most importantly, this glorious document preserves B…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:20AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Cameron Cueva Clarke and Logan Alexis Troyer , each offer riveting performances energetically rendering the poignant complexities of their dysfunctional characters. Director Tyler Riley's c…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:38AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 8, 2021
The captivating cast of actors who are here drag artistes is comprised of Philip McLeod, Ryan Stutz, Cammerron Baits, Jacob P.S. Lemmenes, and Sam Brackley. While striding around an…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:57PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 8, 2021
This glorious career retrospective solo show by the 91-year-old two-time Tony Award-winner has been crisply filmed for streaming.
The post John Cullum: An Accidental Star appeared first on …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:05PM[SHARE]Friday, April 2, 2021
A distinguished local theater company's pandemic-delayed revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens in January 2022, and there's a novel raffle to fund it.
The post Ruth Stage's 50/50 Raffle a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:44AM[SHARE]Friday, March 26, 2021
NYC-based actor Connor Chase Stewart has founded a troupe which performs scenes from classic plays via Zoom as an artistic outlet during the pandemic.
The post The Bloomingdale Theater Comp…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:22AM[SHARE]Monday, January 11, 2021
Darryl Reilly, Critic English journalist John Heilpern died of cancer at the age of 78 on January 7, 2021, in New York City. Mr. Heilpern's sparkling reportage of the London theater scene be…
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