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Broken Box Mime Theater's SKIN is a collection of short plays loosely centered around its one-word title. The pieces run the gamut in terms of subject matter, approach and tone. Or course, m…
Amidst the flamboyance, Mr. Calderon significantly explores topical issues. The depiction of post-traumatic stress disorder, the eternal dramatic clash between brothers and the plight of the…
Six actors, three men and three women, in a company of seven, play many roles in this fluid production designed by Anna Driftmier that uses several different doorways, Â on-stage props and…
Manning's direction and script are both expertly crafted. The play's moral questions are cleverly woven into each of its fully-dimensioned characters' words, and their tales are often presen…
Humorist and journalist Calvin Trillin has made his wife Alice Stewart Trillin, educator, writer, mother and muse, famous from such books as "Alice, Let's Eat," "Travels with Alice" and "Fam…
The lit pumpkin on a ledge in the living room aptly suits the title of "Trick or Treat," a new play by Jack Neary. But despite the skeleton positioned on yet another shelf, the play's title …
Conceived and directed by Coral Cohen, along with musician/composer Zoë Aqua and the cast, Threads illuminates the experiences of a large swath of the Jewish population, beginning with a …
Obviously, this is a play for which any sort of a happy ending will be deeply compromised, but what Simpson does so beautifully is show us how these women overcome their suspicions and envy …
Though exhibiting its source material's young adult sensibility, Ally Sheedy's highly effective stage adaption is totally absorbing for adults as well. Ms. Sheedy shrewdly captures the sense…
All four works"particularly the first three"had a certain offhanded similarity, a lack of formal movement ideas and construction, but all four choreographers are clearly students of the scho…
Irish actors Niall Buggy and David Ganly returning to their original roles play two murderers sharing a cell in Dublin's Montjoy Jail. The fiftyish PJ (Ganly) and the sixtyish Christy (Buggy…
Ireland gives a big performance that is almost larger than life. From the moment we meet her, she commands the stage. Watch how intently she listens to the others or how you can hear her tho…
"Emmenez Moi" was the stirring opening number performed by the French Ms. Constant as she majestically strode through Don't Tell Mama's cabaret room and onto the small stage. With her expres…
This setting and premise alone might suggest quite a dull evening of theater, except for the fact that from the moment these actresses converge on the stage, the subtle energies of their cha…
Breen's script, a succession of rapid-fire vignettes divided in half by an unnecessary intermission, tries to compensate for its lack of depth with imagined multitudes. According to a promot…
Of Passloff's eight works, the newest, "Frolic," (2018) to music by Erik Satlie ("Trois morceau en la forme de poire") came closest in spirit to her classical ballet origins, utilizing whims…
An exhilarating trio of short plays by that noted cultural provocateur Neil LaBute make their New York City premieres in this edition of the LaBute New Theatre Festival 2019. Â Since 2013,…
Eve Wolf's play is essentially a monodrama, with John Noble portraying the title character. The production is a rich one, both visually and aurally. It features an abundance of live music, p…
She encouraged me to dream big, grab opportunities when they came, and work full steam--and not to wait, because none of us know how much time we have. (I thought she'd live forever.) When…
A spirited cast and a talented director do their best to bring playwright Katelynn Kenney's heartfelt but leaden "Wendell & Pan" to the stage. It's an unsatisfying family secre…
Now playing at the MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway, "Choir Boy" is set at The Charles R Drew Preparatory School for Boys, a Catholic academy for young men of color. Written by T…
Theaterscene.net is deeply saddened to report the passing of the legendary Carol Channing. Channing died at 12:31am on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019, at home in Rancho Mirage, CA of natural ca…
Whether being pushed in a wheelchair or hobbling around on a cane, Mark Peters is an excellent Lear. Mr. Peters forcefully captures all of the character's pathos, humor and despair with his …
Do you have any objection to being touched?" asks the theater representative of audience members when they check in at the Brooklyn basement where British playwright Dan Ireland-Reeves' "Ble…
The four choreographers whose three works were represented at the Japan Society's Contemporary Dance Festival: Japan + East Asia flung themselves headlong into the modern world of dance with…
