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Cusi Cram's "Novenas for a Lost Hospital" (with dramaturgy by Guy Lancaster) presented by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is an unusual site-specific theatrical event that pays tribute to th…
Co-presented by The Theater at the 14th Street Y, '…it's time…" explored the dynamics of a small group of five"excellent"performers whose existence appeared to be controlled by a large d…
Quite simply, Rubberband, the Montreal-based dance troupe's season at The Joyce Theater was a spectacular success. Directed by Victor Quijada, Rubberband performed his "Ever So Slightly,…
Halfway through the abstract hijinks there are fleeting references to terrorists, getting in trouble for bringing a little knife on an airplane and vague political debates as the tone grows …
Both Moran and his script are disarming, captivating, touching, and thought-provoking. The audience cranes to hear his every truth-packed word, feeling his moments of joy and triumph as well…
The Flea Theater is honoring one of its co-founding members, playwright Mac Wellman, with a five play festival called "Perfect Catastrophes" which includes two world premieres and three revi…
The shaven-headed, athletic and charismatic Derren Brown is a well-known personality in the United Kingdom due to his award-winning theatrical and television presentations. With his resoundi…
Tucker's dialogue is breezy and amusing, and it's fun to see these talented actors"all mainstays of the New York stage"being playful together. Together, they make interesting stuff out of th…
If you are put off by the idea of women defining themselves based on the men in their lives, then Lois Robbins' one-woman play "L.O.V.E.R." is not for you. However, if you concede that there…
Ms. Backhaus'Â writing is erudite, well-shaped and imaginative but isn't funny which is problematic considering it's intended as a barbed comedy until its heartfelt metaphysical conclusion…
Cobb is titanic in this piece bringing his resonant voice and impressive physical presence to bear on the most famous classic role for a Black actor in the canon as well as his thoughts abou…
As John, Christopher Sears is an enjoyable pill, perfectly offset by Tommy Crawford's Paul whose amiable placidity is almost Buddha-like. More importantly, both actors have impressive musica…
Making is U.S. debut 19 years after its Scottish premiere in an actual park, Douglas Maxwell's "Decky Does a Bronco" is a worthy addition to the dramatic literature of plays about childhood …
The trouble is Lee's almost catatonic approach to Gene. He speaks in a toneless monotone and adapts a monolithic physical approach, his hands constantly held stiffly at his sides. Wh…
Hopkins had added selections from Lewis Carroll (references to the Jabberwock and "The White Knight's Song: The Aged Age Man," the poem which gives her the new title), Emily Dickinson ("I'm …
"Dining with Ploetz" at Theater for the New City consists of three short plays by writer, director and teacher Richard Ploetz. The program adds up to slightly under two hours' running time (…
Poseidon Theatre Company's "The Cooping Theory 1969: Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe?," described as a "new immersive paranormal experience," is set at the RPM Underground which is more interesti…
What raised "The Ringdove" above mere creative story-time theater was the exquisite artwork and detailed performances. The perfect, colorful costumes (by Casey Compton) that evoked every…
Bess Wohl's new play, "Make Believe," is a fascinating study of how the traumas of childhood affect our adult lives, particularly the damage seen and unseen parents inflict on their offsprin…
Deborah Whitfield's 'Tech Support" offers a clever idea in order to review feminism in the past century. Unfortunately, her rather superficial approach misses a great many opportunities. The…
The small studio theater space where the show is performed with its basic living room scenic design informs director Cameron Clarke's resourceful and bold staging. Working in such a confined…
This production is a rambunctious enterprise, and Hunter and his cast do a reasonably good job of keeping dialogue that's made up largely of long strings of short declarative sentences (o…
The latest edition of the recurring political humor show "Laughing Liberally" is titled "Make America Laugh Again"Â and is decidedly anti-Trump. It's created by the brilliant veteran comed…
Jonathan Spector's "Eureka Day" now having its East Coast premiere at Walkerspace is a blisteringly satiric and provocative play torn right out of the headlines. Ostensibly about how one pro…
The score with Ms. Hagedorn's sharp lyrics and composer Fabian Obispo's pointed melodies in the manner of Stephen Sondheim and John Kander is quite accomplished with its rousing group number…
