22 stories by "Victoria Weisfeld"
The true story of Albert Einstein's kindness to Marian Anderson and her transition from quiet performer to civil rights advocate is both heart-rending and heart-warming.
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For a double treat, see the classic holiday story about George Bailey of Bedford Falls, NY, against the man who wants to take over the town, as well as the inner workings of a radio show pr…
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein retells not just the familiar story by the personal and social context of how this remarkable story was written.
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By Vicki Weisfeld An Old-Fashioned Family Murder, which premiered Friday night at George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, N.J., is first-rate old-fashioned fun! This new comedy-mystery, writ…
Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey, opened an ambitious production of Arthur Miller's award-winning The Price last weekend, directed by Brandon J. Dirden and running through June 29. …
Oscar Wilde's classic is brought to exhilarating comic heights in this new Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey production.
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When three actors of dissimilar personalities are confined on a small boat awaiting their fake shark prop to be repaired, plenty of comic mayhem ensues.
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The love story of Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner is heartwarming, funny, and sad. A fitting testament to the devotion of two fine comic actors.
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A stunning production of Macbeth makes this play not only fresh but freshly relevant. Fine acting, innovative touches, and superb production values. At The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey …
Jane Austen's characters strain against the conventions of two centuries ago, yet their yearning for love is timeless. Audiences are loving this beautiful and beautifully acted production at…
Montague Navarro's life prospects change overnight when he learns he's eighth in line to be the next Earl in the fabulously wealthy D'Ysquith family. But what would it take to move up in tha…
A thrilling world premiere of Kate Hamill's new adaptation of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It's a classic that remains all-too relevant now, almost 400 years later. Beautifully…
A Midwinter Night's Dream opened December 9 at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey and runs through the entire month. This rethinking of a familiar story full of winter fairies and magic i…
The political intrigues of the 16th century vary in content but not in form from the tug and tussle of today.
Wladyslaw Szpilman's memoir, The Pianist, brilliantly adapted for the stage by Emily Mann, is a story of survival and the sustaining power of music.
High emotion, high drama, and the finding a way to love pack Tennessee Williams's brilliant The Rose Tattoo at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.
A reimagining of Romeo and Juliet by Hansol Jung attempts to meld the story's classic throughline, with an antic sensibility.
Pulitzer-Prize winner Lynn Nottage's dramatic comedy about four ex-cons employed by a tyrannical diner owner is not only funny, it's also a serious look at the problems they face living in t…
Two short plays by pioneering Black author Alice Childress provide an especially nuanced look at the lives of Black women during and after the Jim Crow era.
Harold Pinter's The Caretaker shines in this production at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.
The plot is a frothy meringue, but the wordplay is spectacular. Based on an 18th century French farce that had its roots in real events and its flowering as recent as today's news cycle.
The real-life confrontation between Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith and the red-baiting Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy is brilliantly explored in Joe DiPietro's new play CONSCIENCE, on st…
