Few would call the Middle Ages a period of thriving liberal democracy, but in Aaron Sorkin's modernized upgrade to Lerner & Loewe's 1960 classic "Camelot," the quest for equality abounds…
Few scenarios are ripe with as much drama as a Black family barbecue. Secrets, revenge and war (usually over the best dishes, but war nonetheless) play out over a steaming grill and a good b…
In his solo show about the death of his teenage children, Colin Campbell recounts his calamitous relationship with the darkest of emotions.
Seedy is normally the last descriptor any new comedy wants to earn, but in the case of the newBroadway musical "Shucked," nothing is as consecrated as the kernel. The riotous new work, with …
The life of pi is infinite. Literally, because the mathematical constant "pi" is a limitless irrational number. And figuratively, because Yann Martel's bestselling book "Life of Pi" continue…
If I ever had to write a musical, I would start by etching out the play and characters underneath it. Great music will captivate an audience, but a complex man will change them. The protagon…
Ugly is not a life sentence. Nearly every inch of the human body can be tweaked, sucked and tightened, and there's nothing quite like a makeover scene to remind us of this. Whether it's Elph…
New York City streets dance with Bob Fosse's influence. The American artist materialized as one of the great, idiosyncratic talents of the mid-20th century with a genre of choreography that …
On January 6, 2021, Kevin Seefried traveled 100 miles to join thousands who stormed the U.S. Capitol, and the image of him armed with a Confederate flag became synonymous with insurrection. …
Take a picture, it'll last longer. This phrase transcended from sarcastic adage to artistic mission in the hands of American photographer Larry Sultan. In 1992, Sultan published "Pictures fr…
Jean-Michel Basquiat catapulted to fame during the 1980s with his carnal, colorful paintings. Since then, contradiction has been his most loyal fan. He's been labeled genius and absurd. He g…
In a recent "Vanity Fair" profile, six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald named her current role of Suzanne Alexander in Broadway's "Ohio State Murders" as the hardest to date. Suzanne is…
My dearest Black sisters, brothers and "those that don't give a damn," I regret to inform you that we have lost our right to complain. "Brother 'Righttocomplain,'" that is. He rests eternall…
By now, fans of Neil Diamond know that the man is from New York. He references the city in a string of time-held hits like "New York Boy," "Brooklyn Roads" and "I Am…I Said." In that last …
The musical style K-pop is enjoying incomparable success on the global stage, but "KPOP" on Broadway is just getting started. The original musical from creator Jason Kim and the troupe Woods…
English scribe Charles Dickens wrote more than 40 characters for his famed novella "A Christmas Carol." In the latest theatrical adaptation playing Broadway's Nederlander Theatre, American a…
Allow Juliet to reintroduce herself. Or rather, let Anne Hathaway do it for her. No, not the Oscar-winning actress known for "The Devil Wears Prada." The Anne Hathaway I'm referring to is Wi…
A wise man once said, "Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about." The identity of this savant has been debated, but the quote is most often attributed to the legendary, …
Kimberly may be a teenager with an incredibly rare genetic disorder, but it's everyone in her midst that has an affliction. Her pregnant mother is hypochondrial. Her father teeters between a…
Musical genres do not have perfect opposites, but if heavy syncopation and electric guitar are foundational to rock, the breezy melodies and steel pan of soca music " what populates my playl…
One-person shows actually have two jobs. The first is to tell a captivating story. The second is to make a case for why only one person is needed to tell that story. In "Walking with Ghosts,…
"Topdog/Underdog" tells on itself before the curtain rises in the first scene. House lights fade to the song "Grinding All My Life" by Nipsey Hussle. In 2019, Hussle " a Crenshaw-born, commu…
August Wilson is one in a sacred selection of American playwrights who is recognized as a canon all their own. His plays " a series of 10 titled "The Pittsburgh Cycle" " chronicle Black life…
For over 73 years, "Death of a Salesman" has gotten away with its foreboding title. Ironically, no play in the theater canon better asserts its characters' aliveness. Sure, Willy Loman's dem…
Men are shouting. Representatives from the same state are divided. Everyone is named John. It must be a Congressional debate. The Tony-winning "1776" first premiered on Broadway nearly 200 y…