387 stories from Usher Nonsense
A growing share of Broadway box office relies on the tourist trade, the clear target audience of "A Time to Kill,"Â Rupert Holmes' adaptation of John Grisham's novel.Given the now requisi…
Drama is practically synonymous with surprise: a character's true nature revealed suddenly, an incident from the past in the third act that changes the nature of all that came before. But s…
Drama is practically synonymous with surprise: a character's true nature revealed suddenly, an incident from the past in the third act that changes the nature of all that came before. But s…
Is there anything more beautiful in this world than a good person?And is there anything more boring when it comes to story telling?This Good Person, in residence at the Public Theatre, is no…
A man appears on stage dressed as a rooster. He yells something I didn't quite understand. How am I going to sit through this anthropomorphic piece? Then theatrical magic begins.…
Half way through the 100 or so minutes of this production, I leaned over to my chum and whispered, "For what it's worth, I have no idea what is going on."And while that remained true for the…
This one has me mystified. For the entire two hours of this show I was grasping for a foothold. I kept waiting to find a place where I could enter and be allowed inside more than a step or…
Once one walks into the theater one's mind will automatically draw the conclusion that the Down Town Loop will be an exceptional show. This is due to the fresh set up of the space"stairs lea…
In this astonishing musical there are three Alisons (also the name of the author). There is Small Alison (Sydney Lucas), Medium Alison (Alexandra Socha) and grown up Alison (Beth Malone). …
No weapons at all, no balcony at all, no prologue, no scene of Lady Capulet begging for vengeance; no Finn Wittrock (the rising star who played Troilus so heroically in CSC's AGE OF IRON sea…
In "A Night with Janis Joplin" you see dead people quite a lot. The conceit of the script is Joplin, on stage singing her heart out, with pauses to tell you about the amazing women who shape…
It is a dangerous endeavor to present a dramatization of history to a New York City audience that will surely be comprised of intellects and cynics - especially when the history presented is…
There is something bewildering about this production of The Winslow Boy. For much of it I was certain I could see everyone's lips moving, but I didn't get what they were saying. I mean I d…
Desperately Seeking The Exit, Peter Michael Marino's no-frills, one-man show currently playing in the modest performance space in the basement of the Triple Crown on Seventh Avenue (just sou…
There are productions by which you can mark a moment in your life " the way you would treasure and recall an encounter with a loved one. This production will be that for anyone lucky enough…
A Bad Jew, according to this weary script, is someone who breaks a rule " usually having to do with diet. Like breaking a fast prematurely and then shrugging it off. For Daphna Feygenbaum …
Of the fourteen seasons the Kaufman Center has been presenting Bound For Broadway at Merkin Concert Hall as part of the Broadway Close Up series on Monday nights, Liz Calloway has hosted the…
Norbert Leo Butz needs a show that will let him take flight. Ditto Bobby Steggert and Kate Baldwin. Their talents, skill and commitment are worth the price times twice. Big Fish, however,…
Vienna 1910. The Hapsburg Empire is in its twilight years, the cafes are full of intellectuals and artists, and World War 1 is on the horizon. Class and ethnic tensions are growing, but many…
WE ARE SAMURAI, written by Daria Miyeko Marinelli and directed by Ria T. DiLullo, at the 133rd Street Arts Center (at the foot of Morningside Heights, that is, in the valley just east of St.…
To be honest, before seeing this show I knew very little about Billie Holiday. I knew that name went hand in hand with musical royalty, but I didn't know why. That was the pre Lady Day me. …
Just when you thought an enjoyable evening in the theater had to cost $100. for a balcony seat, along comes The Norwegians. For $39.99 you will entertained by a smart, quirky plot, no…
The power struggle between Robert Mugabe (Michael Rogers), president of Zimbabwe, and psychiatrist Andrew Peric (Ezra Barnes) has already begun when the play opens. Dr. Peric has arrived too…
First I would like to thank my computer. After seeing a play, I return home searching out info about the author, and any other details that the playbill does not provide.  Th…
I would give Mike Lew's "Bike America" a thumbs up, but only with an addendum. The show, about an hour and 45 minutes, was full of great ideas: fabulous acting, a direction done by Moritz vo…
