538 stories from Oscar E. Moore
Dogs do think. And love. And have feelings. They can be independent. And playful.  Sniffing and running and thumping and at certain times hot for other dogs.
In A. R. Gurn…
In this dark and sordid saga of a late 19th century French love triangle plus mama the immense sets by Beowulf Boritt " while impressive - all but dwarf the actors in what is in reality an i…
The very clever Joe DiPietro has written a very clever play that brings "That Girl" " Marlo Thomas back to the New York stage where she rightfully belongs. Her distinctive voice is heard…
You just might want to see this finely crafted and multi textured production at least three times to fully grasp the artistic merits and musical majesty presented at The Public Theater in it…
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. So the adage goes. So why give the delightful DAMES AT SEA an overdose of growth hormones that turns the charmingly tiny 1968 Valentine to 1930's bac…
An excellent ensemble cast of six brings to life this sporadically amusing and mostly depressing play by Stephen Karam set in downtown New York during the Thanksgiving festivities of the Bla…
Never could I ever imagine that I would refer to a musical score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick as forgettable. FIORELLO! was my very first Broadway musical and I can still see it in …
Growing old gracefully wasn't what D. L. Coburn had in mind when he wrote THE GIN GAME a drama/comedy for two aging actors " a slight, funny yet moving play that mysteriously won a Pulitzer …
Hop on board! You've never been on a journey like this. Ever. And I advise you to book passage immediately in this KEEN COMPANY production at The Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row O…
As a devoted fan of Nina Arianda I looked forward to seeing this first Broadway joint production (Manhattan Theatre Club in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival) of Sam Shepard's F…
A spacecraft named OLD TIMES has landed at the American Airlines Theatre helmed by Douglas Hodge and carrying as its messengers Clive Owen, Eve Best and Kelly Reilly. Penned by Harold Pi…
Make a fist as if you are about to knock on a door. Then air-knock once with your fist. You've just signed "yes" in American Sign Language (ASL). And I could use this sign until …
A breath of romantic fresh air is wafting through the Davenport Theatre on West 45th Street, where the intimate chamber musical DADDY LONG LEGS based on the should-be-more-famous novel by…
Georgia McBride. Never heard of her? Neither did I - until Matthew Lopez's imagination decided to document her rise to stardom from Elvis impersonator in a seedy Florida dive in down…
A mythical musical where mayhem reigns after the death of a Pope - takes place at Theatre 80 and not the Sistine Chapel as stated in the program of this new musical written entirely by Adam …
This 1921 obtuse, dense, bizarre, depressing, esoteric and epic 434 line poem by T. S. Eliot has been dramatized and directed by the brothers Domig: concept/installation by Daniel and perfor…
Pure theatrical gold. Everything about this production is ready to move into the major leagues. Hopefully it will find a new home AS IS in an open run at a small off-Broadway theatre…
The question isn't whodunit? But why did they do it? I am still bewildered by this dreadful play starring Everett Quinton who portrays a wealthy hot to trot woman of a certain age, Idris…
Perhaps it is the heat. Perhaps it is the fact that there are over 185 shows participating in the 19th New York Fringe Festival to choose from that accounted for such a small turnout at …
7 rectangular tables. 7 plastic chairs. Some potted plants. 7 microphones and a large acoustically challenged space (THEATRE 79) normally home to the New York Theatre Workshop gr…
This ambitious and epic original musical will be remembered for three things:Â the Act I faux underwater finale where anti-hero John Newton (Josh Young) is saved by his slave/friend/confi…
I was there. Thursday July 9th, the night after the "snatching of the cellphone scandal" when Patti LuPone strode on stage before the start of the ill-fated SHOWS FOR DAYS enunciating cl…
About the only redeeming feature of the lonely, annoying, whining and very out gay-boy/man Jordan Berman (Gideon Glick) in SIGNIFICANT OTHER is his Grandmother Helene Berman (a twinkling Bar…
I never imagined myself having to critique God but here I am reviewing the Almighty in this ninety minute one act stand-up comedy routine starring the droll and personable Jim Parsons who de…
Robert Creighton, the star of CAGNEY - an ambitious, superficial biographical musical of the legendary stage and screen star James Cagney - has a fine tenor voice, nimble feet and at times a…
