Circles of Influence
Brendan McCall reflects on "User Agreement," a new play by Ben Holbrook, directed by Dante Green, playing at The Makers’ Space through Nov 8.
Brendan McCall reflects on "User Agreement," a new play by Ben Holbrook, directed by Dante Green, playing at The Makers’ Space through Nov 8.
Brendan McCall reflects on "Machine Learning," playing through Oct 30 at Little Engine Theater at Manhattan Neighborhood Network.
Brendan McCall reflects on kNOT Company's "maedeup: Weaving Shin Yun-bok" at La MaMa
Brendan McCall reflects on "The Body of Mary: A Play in Three Acts (of God)," written and directed by Katie Cappiello, playing through Oct 8 at The Gym at Judson
Brendan McCall reflects on "The Invention of Love," starring David Greenspan and directed by Zachary Elkind, playing through Oct 3 at The MAP Theater at TheaterLab
Brendan McCall reflects on "Becoming Hamlet," adapted by Damon Horowitz, directed by Sybille Bruun | Playing at Five Angels Theatre through October 3, 2026
Brendan McCall reflects on "The Real Ivanov," adapted & Directed by Laura Strausfeld, playing through September 19 at Lynn F. Angelson Theater.
Brendan McCall reflects on "An American Daughter" by Wendy Wasserstein, directed by Sarna Lapine, playing through September 20 at The Pershing Square Signature Center.
Brendan McCall reflects on "And Then the Rodeo Burned Down" by Xhloe and Natasha, directed by Tom Costello, at Ars Nova | May 19 - July 10, 2026
Brendan McCall reflects on "The Totality of All Things" by Erik Gernand, directed by Shannon Patterson.
Contributor Brendan McCall on James Clements' play BEAUTY FREAK.
Brendan McCall on Sarah Groustra´s RADIO MAN, which played at The Paradise Factory earlier this month.
Contributor Brendan McCall on New York Theater Ballet's performance of program LEGENDS & VISIONARIES at Judson Church in early April.
Contributor Brendan McCall on Dan Safer SPIDER RABBIT starring Tony Torn currently playing at La MaMa.
Contributor Brendan McCall on TOUCH featuring Anthony Rapp.
Contributor Brendan McCall responds to the premier of Barry Boehm OUR HOUSE presented by THE OTHER SIDE OF SILENCE at A.R.T/New York Theatres.
Contributor Brendan McCall on Elevator Repair Services' ULYSSES at The Public Theater.
Contributor Brendan McCall on Suzzanne Ponomarenko's TAPESTRIES and Dominica Greene's OPENINGS, part of of The OUT FRONT Festival curated by Pioneer Go East Collective.
Contributor Brendan McCall on Alessia Palanti's "All In Your Head" presented at Arts on Site.
Let social media posts or opinion articles in the paper give us "answers" to challenging subjects. Let dance or theater (or both) instead give us time to look at our contradictory selves.
Brendan McCall reviews Tim Blake Nelson's newest play And Then We Were No More at La Mama.
Outside the LGBT Community Center, it was August 18, 2025, but as soon as I stepped into Room 101, I went back in time. People were wearing black t-shirts with the words SILENCE = DEATH blaz…
As he stepped up to his piano at the beginning of For Morgan, Nicky Paraiso looked out the intimate audience at Pangea restaurant. "It feels like family in here," he said. Sometime in the fa…
At the conclusion of the electrifying performance of Curriculum III: People, Places, and Things, members of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company took their bows to a standing ovation f…
At the opening of Memory Piece: Mr. Ailey, Alvin…the un-Ailey?, we catch glimpses of Bill T. Jones dancing in and out of darkness. His flowing white pants and matching shirt caress his bod…