By Byrne HarrisonShow: Shirley Gnome: Real MatureWebsite: http://www.shirleygnome.comPhoto credit: Shimona Henry, Pinup Perfection PhotographyShirley Gnome is a self-styled musical comedian …
By Byrne Harrison10. The host, Molly "Equality" Dykeman, is a mess. You'll feel so much better about your own life choices.9. The show is at The C.O.W. (Celebration of Whimsy) on the L…
By Byrne HarrisonAndrea Alton's crazy, Cheetos- and lady-loving creation, Molly "Equality" Dykeman, is back with a new apocalyptic variety show, "Molly's North Korea Armageddon Family Hour."…
By Byrne HarrisonLast fall I interviewed magician Nelson Lugo about a new show he was working on, "Gathering the Magic." Since then, the show has been given an extended run at The Tank…
By Judd HollanderPhoto by Carol RoseggUsing extended and interspersed monologues, playwright Conor McPherson does a good job in tapping into three lives filled with emptiness and regret in h…
By Byrne HarrisonPhotos by Kent MeisterI've seen some horrific things at the Blood Brothers' shows -- eyelids ripped off, skin peeled, human flesh consumed, rape and incest, and more forms o…
By Byrne HarrisonOn November 4th, 54 Below will present a concert version of Rob Hartmann's musical "Vanishing Point," featuring Farah Alvin, Katie Thompson and Kate Shindle as Agatha Christ…
By Byrne HarrisonIt's become an annual tradition for me to attend the Radiotheatre H.P. Lovecraft Festival. I really enjoy Lovecraft's work, and it is so perfectly suited for Radiothea…
By Judd HollanderThere's a fine line between serious drama, parody and outright camp, a fact director Drew Barr sadly doesn't seem to grasp in The Actors Company Theatre's revival of Frank M…
By Judd HollanderPlaywright Lee Blessing offers up some harsh political truth in his powerful drama A Walk in the Woods, the show being given a very strong revival by Keen Company.It's the m…
Canadian Burlesque Star, Rosie Bitts, makes her New York City debut in her new solo-show, Stories of Love and Passion which is being presented by the Untied Solo Theatre Festival.&…
By Byrne HarrisonI get a lot of invitations to see shows, so many that I would basically have to quit my day job to be able to see them all.Which is why I love getting photos from shows. &nb…
Sadly, I will have to miss tonight's Hotsy Totsy Burlesque tribute to Doctor Who. But I went last year and had a grand time.This show is highly recommended for the Whovians and burlesq…
By Byrne HarrisonLast night, the New York Innovative Theatre Foundation celebrated the best of Off-Off Broadway theatre with its 10th Annual NYIT Awards Ceremony.Over the past ten years, the…
By Byrne HarrisonAfter a couple of years of seeing him perform, I finally had a chance to chat with award-winning actor and magician Nelson Lugo. The 11-year-old kid inside me was thri…
By Byrne HarrisonTomorrow, young creatives (13+ and, with parental guidance, even younger) will get backstage and behind-the-scenes access to the famous Las Vegas stage production of the Blu…
By Byrne HarrisonMost people who live in New York know that the performance scene is not limited to Manhattan. Travel to any borough and you can find outstanding shows featuring some a…
By Byrne HarrisonThe final curtain is drawing closer for the latest Blood Brothers show. The four-part series ends in October with the much ballyhooed execution of the Blood Brothers. …
By Rob HartmannMother Jones and the Children's Crusade, with book, music and lyrics by Cheryl E. Kemeny, is currently in rehearsal for its run as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festiva…
By Byrne HarrisonLast week I had a chance to interview Jennifer Conley Darling of terraNOVA Collective about their Groundworks New Play series, which runs through today. Jennifer, I'm e…
By Byrne HarrisonGrowing up, my parents used to play the cast album from "You Don't Have to be Jewish" quite often. One of the short plays featured a Jewish mother crying out "Oh, the …
By Judd HollanderPhoto by Sandrine LeeThe phrase "My mother has four noses" is not a play on words, a joke, parody or something with any major cosmic significance. Rather, it refers to somet…
By Judd HollanderThey say truth is stranger than fiction. It certainly is in the case of Riding The Midnight Express With Billy Hayes, a one-man show written by and featuring Hayes, who reco…
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, is expanding its popular late-night series with fresh faces and hot new performances to keep the party buzzing into the wee hours. Located just below …
By Rob HartmannPhotos by Matthew MurphyA few years ago, I was sitting waiting for my flight in the gate area in a Midwestern airport during a layover. The woman next to me was reading Fifty …