The Obie-winning Ice Factory festival presents seven new works from June 28 to August 12 at the New Ohio Theatre. We spoke with The Anthropologists’ Artistic Director Melissa Moschitto about The Anthropologists Save the World! Tell us about your play …Read more
David Grossman’s novel To the End of the Land deals with the aftermath of parents having their children sent off to war. The book was a critical success in Israel and received a National Book Critics Circle Award nomination upon being translated to E …Read more
A visit to Sidley Park is never for naught. In Potomac Theatre Project (PTP/NYC)’s light-on-its feet production of Tom Stoppard’s 1993 masterpiece, Arcadia, the play proves as timeless as ever; there’s perhaps no greater testament to the work’s theme …Read more
In Pity in History, Howard Barker posits that history is a continual work-in-progress. A political satire with the feel of a parable, the play documents the travails of Gaukroger, an English mason in a time of Civil War. Under normal circumstances, t …Read more
Complete with youthful sensitivity, fading southern belles, and reminiscing on days past, “Hello to Rose: One Act Plays by Tennessee Williams” gives the perfect overview of Williams’ timeless style. Through this brief but immersive exploration of som …Read more
The dining scene of New York’s Theater District is quickly becoming one of the best of the city, and few people know it better than the actors who call the neighborhood their second home. In this installment of thEATer, we chatted with Andrea Dotto, …Read more
Once upon a time, there was a book that everybody loved. A short time later, this book got turned into a movie which everybody hated. Finally, the book got turned into an Off-Broadway musical which everybody loved, and everyone lived happily ever aft …Read more
One of the great plays is being produced at the Access Theater: Cloud 9, the first of Caryl Churchill’s many magnum opuses. Yes, Caryl Churchill, without question a top ten English language playwright (don’t question me I’ll fight you), may have many …Read more
The Original Cast Recording of the current West End production of Dreamgirls includes every song in the show, meaning you can basically experience the entire show without having to pop over to London. It’s hard to follow the film version, which was n …Read more
The 30th season of the Strawberry One-Act Festival, founded by Riant Theatre Artistic Director Van Dirk Fisher in 1995, will feature 31 short one-acts in competition, as well as three full-length plays. We caught up with the playwrights of this year’ …Read more
Indecent, written by Paula Vogel, directed by Rebecca Taichman, and currently playing at Broadway’s Cort Theatre, is inspired by the true story of the 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch’s play God of Vengeance. Although originally set to close on Jun …Read more
The Obie-winning Ice Factory festival presents seven new works from June 28 to August 12 at the New Ohio Theatre. We spoke with Johnny Walsh (music/lyrics), Qais Essar (music), and Marina McClure (director) about their show Tear a Root from the Earth …Read more
Jennifer Jewell’s solo show Goblin Market is headed to the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe later this summer. But first, Jewell performed her solo show at 59E59 Theatres in NYC. And if the Edinburgh audience is as captivated by Jewell’s performance as …Read more
The 2017 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 10 through August 6, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Taran Gray and Richard Allen about their musical Freedom Riders: T …Read more
The story of The Three Musketeers has been adapted innumerable times for both the stage and screen, with varying degrees of success. Some productions veer so far from Alexandre Dumas’ original novel that it seems doubtful the production’s writers act …Read more
The desire for requited, passionate and lifelong love is the subject of countless dramas, but few explore the longing so achingly as Victoria Benedictsson’s The Enchantment. Ducdame Ensemble Theater Company brings the forgotten Scandinavian text to l …Read more
The 2017 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 10 through August 6, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Michael Musial (music/lyrics) who wrote Backbeard: The Musical wit …Read more
“There are no set endings,” says Thomas, the hero of David Mauk’s and Brenda Mandabach’s musical The Time Machine (directed by Justin Baldridge at The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row). Based on the novel by H. G. Wells (who coined the term “time machine …Read more
The 2017 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 10 through August 6, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Barbara Carole Sickmen (music/lyrics) about Ben, Virginia, and Me …Read more
My Dear Watson (at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater for NYMF) is not exactly a new take on the story of Sherlock Holmes. In fact, it doesn’t take a consulting detective to predict most of the musical’s events just before they occur – simply because most o …Read more
“I think if you love something, start with that!” Sage advice from young Eloise Kropp who is currently wowing audiences on Broadway, redefining the role of Jennyanydots in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s phenomenally successful musical CATS. Each night Eloise …Read more
Andrew Rossi’s Bronx Gothic in which he profiles performance artist Okwui Okpokwasili as she goes on tour with her eponymous piece seems like quite the departure from his previous film, the Met Gala documentary The First Monday in May, which chronicl …Read more
The 2017 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 10 through August 6, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with West Hyler (book) about his musical Georama, written with Matt Sch …Read more
The 2017 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 10 through August 6, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Julie Dunlap and Sara Stotts about their musical MotherFreakingHoo …Read more
The second installment of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s life story, Endless Poetry begins just as Dance of Reality ended: with a small purple boat bouncing amongst the waves carrying Jodorowsky toward unfamiliar joys and tribulations. This seamless opening …Read more
Lady Macbeth opens with a marriage ceremony. The bride, Katherine (Florence Pugh) tentatively goes through the motions, as the groom remains out of the frame. That night, shy and polite, our bride repeatedly assures everyone she is fine, not too cold …Read more
The 2017 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 10 through August 6, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Carrie Berk (book) about her musical Peace, Love, and Cupcakes: Th …Read more
The 2017 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 10 through August 6, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Ryan Warren (director/story), Will Finan (music), and Julie Soto ( …Read more
The 2017 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 10 through August 6, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Sam Goldstein (book), Craig Clyde (book), and Graham Russell (musi …Read more
The 2017 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 10 through August 6, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Erik Johnke and David Wolfson about their musical Play Like a Winn …Read more
