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Philip Roth's 1995 Rabelaisian novel "Sabbath's Theater" would seem a strange choice for stage adaptation both as it is considered Roth's raunchiest " if not filthiest " book and it moves ar…
A repetitively thin outlook on grief, "I Need That" ostensibly concludes with an image of healing, but I'm not sure why, or if it actually does. It's possible the famously prolific Rebeck ha…
MasterVoices acquitted itself well in this deliciously comic concert staging of "The Frogs." Why this Stephen Sondheim score is not better known or revived more often remains a mystery after…
This fall, I saw two of the most rewarding tribute-type concerts I've seen in recent years"one a glittering (if overlong), star-filled salute to "the Voice of Broadway," Betty Buckley; the…
Not since Stephen Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park with George" have "civilians" gotten so close to the creative individual's "process" when attending a theater piece. David Adjmi's "Stereopho…
The production was conceived in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a group of actors was performing "No Exit (Huis clos)." They decided to adapt the ideas of Sartre's work into o…
What is remarkable about Mack's performance is that she is reliving the grieving process with every performance. It is not a fictional story with an actor taking on a role; this is a powerfu…
Far less mystical that he would have us believe, "Somnole" nevertheless is Charmatz's honest exploration of his stated theme, although self-indulgence reared its ugly head too often. The…
Mikel Murfi skillfully brings to life a handful of colorful characters in a rural town where Farnon is the cobbler. The transitions from one character to the next are done with shifts in pos…
How does a Holocaust-themed play land with such emotional impact as Leslie Epstein's "King of the Jews" at the HERE Theatre? Based on his novel of the same name, "King of the Jews" is a …
If an audience can willingly get past the contrivance that the distant relative Stevie meets over coffee, a young white man whose family generations ago once owned (and fathered!) slaves in …
Olson might very well be the three-way love child of Thomas Dolby, Bill Irwin, and Max Headroom. He carries the show with an unbridled, infectious, childlike enthusiasm, sharing what he know…
The three plays in the "Meet Miss Baker" Project, "The Price of Thomas Scott" in 2019, "Chains" in 2022 and now "Partnership" in 2023 are quite different. While Partnership is the only one y…
All eight stories are engagingly woven into a pattern that illustrates the things that help us understand what it is to encounter a fear of death or even a fear of living. David Dean Bottrel…
The dancers performed their dystopian tasks with great dedication and the occasional display of actual technique. They were all good-looking and clearly into what they believed was an ic…
The subtitle of Patrick Page's absorbing and informative one-man show "All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain" is an actuate description of the content of his presenta…
How much you enjoy 'Gutenberg! The Musical!" likely depends on a combination of factors entirely unrelated to that German fellow: familiarity with the tropes it's skewering; your own level o…
The spine of the work wasn't the choreography or dancing, but the lines spoken by the dancers as they walked about the stage; however, since the lighting by Crawford was shadowy and the danc…
"Chasing Happy," written by Michel Wallerstein and directed by Alexa Kelly, is a five-character comedy about a gay love triangle. It unravels like a pilot for a television sitcom that borrow…
Not only is Jeremy Tiang's "Salesman 之æ»I" an important document of a classic American play, it is also an illustrative reminder of the cultural differences between China and the U…
Sometimes good intentions do not have the best results"at least in theater. Such is the case with "Scrambled Eggs" at the Gene Frankel Theatre. Presented to bring immediacy to the issue …
Nathan Alan Davis' "The Refuge Plays," if one pays attention, is exactly about refuge: growing up with it (because someone else has lovingly created it for you), seeking it (if you feel you …
Lee Blessing's "Down The Road" is a tale that explores what can happen when "normal" people are confronted with the psychopathy of evil in the form of a charming, ego-centric serial killer. …
"Helen." is a new play by Caitlin George based on Greek myths that is being given a terrific production at La MaMa by SuperGeographics in association with La MaMa and the storied company En …
To say that Krymov works like no other director is an understatement not to be taken lightly. He is known for his inventive Russian adaptations, but he has also been earning a reputation for…
