Mr. Howard is eminently qualified to hold forth on the subject, having been a prominent New York City acting teacher for over 60 years. Concurrently with an active theatrical career, he stu…
Darryl Reilly, Critic Miriam Colón died recently at the age of 80. She was a great actress who had a long and distinguished career on the stage, screen and television. She arrived in New …
Playwright Erica Schmidt has a minor aptitude for believably snappy dialogue, but not much else. Her tired scenario is astonishingly familiar and offers no fresh insights. That adolescence…
Darryl Reilly, Critic You need to somehow get into a play, be seen in it, remembered for your performance, and be seen by a person (an author or director or producer) who just happens to hav…
Composer Soo Hyun Huh's original music is a fine and eclectic assortment of modern melodies. The English lyrics are written by Bryan Michaels. The combined results are stilted and pedestria…
Much is made of her numerous Oscar nominations, and this reaches a wonderfully presented climax. She finally wins the award for Best Actress on her eighth nomination for the 1985 screen adap…
In "Kunstler," playwright Jeffrey Sweet recounts the defense attorney's life and career in his well-written, comprehensively researched, and affectionate treatment. The conceit is that Kuns…
Each character is conveniently a different, representative type of oppressed nationality. Though Tirado goes overboard in detailing these culturally diverse, downtrodden characters' backstor…
Presented by the acclaimed Broken Box Mime Theater, "See Reverse" consists of ten short pieces with some even shorter vignettes sometimes in between. Lasting close to two hours with an inte…
The score remains an uneven but catchy patchwork that has yielded several choice songs amidst the acceptable filler. Mr. Lloyd Webber's music is a heady pastiche of old movie melodies with …
With slicked back hair, a melodiously rough voice and a smooth physical presence, Timothy Simonson offers an accurate impression of Powell that captures his swagger. Mr. Simonson's appealin…
Red-haired, animated and engagingly boyish, 18-year-old Nicholas Barasch is sensational as Huckleberry Finn. Mr. Barasch is onstage virtually the entire time and winningly carries the show.…
This volatile quartet battle over the personal and the political during a Scotch-fueled weekend at Ira's Fire Island house. There's not much in the way of plot, but secrets are revealed, sc…
Playwright James Lecesne has been acclaimed for his solo performance works, most recently "The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey." Here, he has written a traditional play employing thea…
Periodically the cast calls for a "Family Meeting." The theme from Jeopardy is played on a kazoo and three audience members are picked to come up. The one who is wearing the funniest namet…
What truly distinguishes the show is Dixon's fearless psychological focus on Rose and himself. The predominant theme is of hero worship and its bruising disappointments. It also attempts t…
Darryl Reilly, Critic Dazzling visualizations of nine, iconic songs are superbly choreographed by Dwight Rhoden in Star Dust: A Ballet Tribute to David Bowie. The Complexions Contemporary Ba…
Mr. Refael's simple but well-crafted scenario takes place in a contemporary apartment in Israel, and has the elderly Salvado looking back at his past. This is theatrically achieved by havin…
Darryl Reilly, Critic SUNDAY With the countenance of a vintage stuffed owl and that of a Friar’s Club Buddha, and wearing a cranberry blazer, JOE FRANKLIN sat through the penultimate p…
A major flaw is Peer Gynt. Personable, co-composer Park plays the title role. When we first see him, he's wearing a hipster wool cap, plaid shirt and eyeglasses. Possessed of a good singin…
Essentially it's a glorified and arch 90-minute, scripted, sketch comedy show. The conceit is that it's inspired by audience suggestions. The composition of the program changes from perform…
Reading David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest while lying on a couch is Jay, a slacker-looking type in his 30's. Sitting in the living room nearby is his 60ish mother who enjoys watching Dr.…
As Paul Harold, a 60ish artist, Pendleton has a leading role that wonderfully showcases his idiosyncratic and considerable talents. With his unruly white hair, limber physicality and distin…
O'Connell's script is a well-structured series of confessional anecdotes interwoven with the lore of the movies. His performance is a riveting blend of stand-up comedy and grand stage actin…
In "DannyKrisDonnaVeronica," playwright Lawrence Dial bitingly delves into the lives of two Brooklyn couples each with two small children. Through his precise, often humorous and realistic …