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HERE IS OUR JUNE REVIEW By Stanford Friedman What does a production that runs nearly three and a half hours need to succeed? In the case of Jonathan Spector’s Birthright, the latest daring…
Four suicides occurred at The Vessel from 2020 to 2021. Across three scenes, George’s play weaves itself throughout this fatal period, time-jumping between casualties, its characters traum…
Mystery and challenges are eked out. The characters drop just enough information to keep us paying attention. Too bad that we had to wait until the final-final before we were allowed to …
"Disruption" is a welcome addition to the "Speak Truth To Power" division of theatre. Stein has taken a brave step to outline what is going on in this country and in the worlds of Metta, M…
Piao Niu is an immensely talented young performer who commands the stage. She brought spirit and vivacity to the pieces she performed live, especially the infectious Tea Picking song.
The po…
By Tulis McCall Hungry Women by Melissa Maney is a slow production. This is due to a couple of elements. First of all the sheer weight of the ideas that stretch over two centuries. The…
After mastering the meshing of comedy and urgency in Slater's past productions, he brings this skill to the storefront as he serves as an adopted now-adult-orphan, Seymour, to Plant Shop Own…
Byt Tulis McCall Close but no cigar. Don’t worry – I am certain to be in the minority on this one. Written by Bubba Weiler (author of Well, I’ll Let You Go) The Saviors, at the Atl…
Clothed in a giant, sparkly, purple gown (costumes by Kelsey Randall), Cat Cohen herself brings a charismatic, main-character energy, taking the piece quite far with her unique style of stan…
There is a story here, but I believe the writing needs to be ruthless. Let's dig deep into that loneliness all together until we feel it in our guts.
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Theater is an art form of ideas. Ideas that are transformed to character’s actions and reactions. Ideas that even with plays that are absurdist in form build into a satisfying journey. Sat…
For now, How to Put Down the Weight of Your Past is worth seeing for the nerve of it, even if you leave still carrying some of the weight yourself.
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The Drilling Company offers a fun, quality production for free in a unique setting. So what if it's not perfect?
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I definitely did not expect this piece to enter into trauma and recovery, but this navigation through mental, physical, and emotional trauma shows Brader's vulnerability through a performanc…
Two vastly different brothers discover the West of their imaginations won't save them from their destructive rivalry.
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Nothing short of astonishing in Ludwig's comical adaptation of the Hound of Baskerville. Ludwig is pure genius.
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First Love.
Did you just go there? I know you had one - or maybe a few. That is the work of "Shifters", and it succeeds.
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Make no mistake about it. This show belongs to Whoopi Goldberg. Oh you may be going because there are a few performers you want to see, but this is a Whoopi event.
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By David Walters “Life is a problem solved by dying,” is one of the fatalist absolvers for a mundane life put forth by comedians Jane Wickline and Liva Pierce in their funny, laugh out l…
Rarely does a comedy leave you laughing and quietly undone at once. Teatro Grattacielo's Così fan tutte did exactly that — Mozart made intimate, human, and wickedly alive. Do not let the …
Rarely does an afternoon of music leave you both heartbroken and hopeful. The Massapequa Philharmonic's Romeo & Juliet did exactly that — Shakespeare, dance, and three immortal scores …
This is a play full of big emotions, but this production could go bigger.
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The story, the truth of what happened. Let me tell you, it absolutely explodes on the stage at this point with story, song, music, and movement in an existential form of storytelling that ha…
Suddenly Last Summer a multi-media, operatic adaptation of the Tennessee Williams drama, currently running at the Fisher Center at Bard College, is something special. This play is the perf…
The quintet, including Laks, Allison Lee on bass, Hannah Mayer on piano, Noah Nelson swapping in on drums, and Andre Perlman on trombone, brought that euphonious sound and a relaxing ene…
