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The framing device is not a completely elegant solution to the problem, but it gets the job done. Gilbert gets knocked out cold while examining the contents of the trunk. While incapacitated…
Dion Boucicault's "London Assurance" is still a witty and lively play after almost 180 years. With its farcical elements laid over a drawing room comedy plot, Charlotte Moore's adroit produc…
Leland Fowler, Jamyl Dobson and Edward Mawere in a scene from Donja R. Love's "one in two" in a world premiere production by The New Group at The Pershing Square Signature Center (Photo cred…
By stripping the story of local color"even the projections show little but an anonymous seascape"the creative team does ill by "Sing Street. " Take away the Irish accents, the 1980's song…
Samuel H. Levine, Kyle Soller and Andrew Burnap in a scene from Matthew Lopez's "The Inheritance" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Photo credit: Marc Brenner) Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief To…
A product of the tumultuous thirties whose work was banned by the Nazis even though he was not Jewish, Von Horváth was particularly interested in social criticism of the middle-class and …
Elaine Stritch and I were among the many stars and strivers whom this preeminent and gracious NYC photographer vividly rendered by her profound portraits.
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The music included the catchy, familiar tunes of "The Nutcracker Suite" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, first featured in classical ballet. The Dorrance version uses the absolutely wonderful ja…
Beloved television stars Harry Hamlin (L.A. Law) and Stefanie Powers (Hart to Hart) return to the New York stage in Joshua Ravetch's "One November Yankee" which they previously performed at …
Israeli-born choreographer Zvi Gotheiner created "Maim ('Water' in Hebrew)," a somber meditation on water, drought, misery, community and survival for seven members of ZviDance, all brillian…
These superior revivals, bold new plays and a terrific solo show were the most fascinating and memorable productions I experienced this year.
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Frothiness abounds in "Pockets," an amusing spoof of British musicals that's presented by the Los Angeles-based comedy troupe Robot Teammate. Â The rollicking score is a collaboration betw…
Told in leisurely style, Greater Clements is about the decline (and possible fall) of the American dream. Hunter appears to be saying that this is a long-time coming and its roots go very de…
Besides Mr. Skittles, there are 18 other characters of different races, ages, genders and sexualities. They're a cross section of the downtrodden and those involved with aiding them. Ex-conv…
The story itself has potential, yet despite the actors' heroic attempts to bring truth to it, the script has its characters written to say and do so many unrealistic things that the core aut…
Given the personal nature of Morissette's artistic output, it might be surprising to learn that the Broadway version of Jagged Little Pill doesn't take the easy biographical route for its bo…
Possessed of an awesome soaring tenor voice, the magnetic Dutch-German Mr. Ratzke offers not a conventional cover band-style tribute show with slavish imitation, but instead a thrilling perf…
Ensemble Signal, Marjorie Folkman, Daniel Pettrow and Kristen Foote in a scene from "Peter & the Wolf," costumes by Isaac Mizrahi, choreography by John Heginbotham (Photo credit: Dan Hol…
After pillaging Ibsen in "A Doll's House, Part 2" and lampooning the former First Couple for "Hillary and Clinton," vaunted playwright Lucas Hnath's latest piffle, "The Thin Place" is a Wall…
Alyssa May Gold, Rebecca Jimenez, Carmen Berkeley and Malika Samuel in a scene from Alexis Scheer's "Our Dear Dead Drug Lord" at the McGinn/Cazale Theater (Photo credit: Shira Friedman) Vict…
Fabulous technical elements and spirited performances from a large ensemble of actors, singers and dancers cannot overcome the authorial negligence of the musical science fiction pastiche, "…
After marveling at Ken Jennings' power of memorization, one has to admire his ability to deliver the entire text of "The Gospel of John" with unwavering clarity and devotion to its meaning b…
The York Theatre Company's new revue, "Anything Can Happen in the Theater: The Musical World of Maury Yeston," reminds us not to take for granted the talents of this vibrant composer/lyricis…
Tony Triano as Santa Claus in a scene from the Argyle Theatre production of Meredith Willson's "Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical" (Photo credit: Richard Termine) Victor Gluck, Editor-in-C…
Houses on the Moon Theater Company's delightful and earnest mission is to "dispel ignorance and isolation through the theatrical amplification of unheard voices." "The Santa Closet," another…
