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Ms. Blauvelt has a fine ear for contemporary dialogue, sharply delineates her seven characters and gradually sets up a credible plot. The resolution is a familiar take on the financial world…
Bedlam's 2014 production of "Sense and Sensibility," adapted by Kate Hamil from the novel by Jane Austen, and directed by Eric Tucker, set the bar so high for cleverness, originality and wit…
The pop music classics of the 1980's intermixed with audio clips of President Ronald Reagan telling jokes is an apt pre-show soundtrack to playwright Alix Sobler's "Hindsight." With Stoppard…
Martyna Majok writes powerfully and brilliantly about marginalized people, particularly undocumented immigrants living in Northern New Jersey, as in "Ironbound" and her 2018 Pulitzer Prize-w…
The title, Extra! Extra! refers to Raneri's past livelihood as a prolific screen background player in such television shows as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. "I'm finally playing the lead part i…
A highlight of the benefit is to be a rehearsal sequence of the troupe's upcoming revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin" Roof, featuring cast members Alison Fraser and Austin Pendleton. The productio…
It is to the credit of the entire cast"dressed in Anthony Paul-Cavaretta's period tunics and flowing robes"that Lackey's sometimes over-the-top dialogue lands credibly. Two other elements el…
Each interviewee's name is projected onto the back wall as Clark carefully transitions between the 21 people she's interviewed; young, old, male, female, cis- or otherwise. This is a large n…
As the opaquely complicated plot played out on the stage, the three lead dancers (Ranee, Aparna and Ashwini Ramaswamy) took turns displaying impeccable Bharatanatyam technique: Â feet ador…
Holmes' songs include clever lyrics particularly "Facebook," "I Can Be That Guy" and "Beautiful Girl in the Front Row." His expert playing on the keyboard allows him to have duets with himse…
If a hallmark of our best stand-up comics is that he or she is unique"think of Whoopi Goldberg, Jackie Mason and Lenny Bruce"a relative newcomer named Neal Brennan belongs in their company. …
In his thankless role as Ray, Grossman's performance is perpetually defensive, harried and out of breath. As unlikable a character as Ray is expected to be, Grossman doesn't quite manage to …
We're transported to Ms. Chen's boldly oppressive spacious prison set with bars, an austere bed, a urinal, a tank to vomit in, and a retractable metal staircase for a menacing authority figu…
The spartan set design by Wilson Chin features a large tin can, a tall streetlamp, a very large tire, a milk crate, and a high basketball net. The first two actors, Jon Michael Hill (as Mose…
Performed by a cast of 15 singers and enacted in pantomime by numerous local volunteers all dressed in swimwear, Sun & Sea is a typical day at the beach in which we hear the thoughts of …
Sadly, these promises aren't kept in this mishmash of plots and characters that never quite meshes into a viable whole; it remains an unsteady comedy/fantasy never morphing into a smooth-run…
George Wein, who died peacefully at his New York apartment at the age of 95, was the founder of the modern music festival. His contributions to pop culture were enormous.  I liked…
The new play, ironically, does not take place in Rhinebeck, New York, like the preceeding 11 plays but as explained in its subtitle it concerns "Conversations in Angers, France," the home of…
As his mother Bete (pronounced Bet"chi), Soria is bigger than life without a great deal of assistance from props, costuming or make-up. When he enters carrying an offering to the stage which…
"Roles and Rules of Comedy," six short comedic bits of fluff written and directed by Harold Dean James is a character-driven view of contemporary New York City. Presented at the elegant …
Showstoppers! spotlights the incredible and oftentimes under-recognized costume contributions to the entertainment industry, and pulls back the curtain on the hundreds of costuming experts w…
"Do I believe in heaven and hell or another parallel universe? If I parallel park in a parallel universe will I be double parking?" muses the affable performer Robert Dubac during his cle…
It's unlikely that New York City will ever see these five troupes sharing a stage again. This was a festive occasion despite being uneven in tone and not particularly representative of a…
Written and directed by White who is the Obie and Lily Award winning director of "Our Dear Dead Drug Lord" (WP Theater) and "What to Send Up When It Goes Down" (Public Theater, BAM Fisher an…
"Alma Baya" is distinguished by its impressive production design which wondrously theatricalizes what we're used to from experiencing science fiction on the screen and television. Scenic des…
