We’ve all heard of the mythical Bigfoot. He’s a huge creature covered in fur and a popular figure in American and Canadian folklore. Now we can see and hear him at New York City Center Stage I in the new musical comedy by Amber Ruffin, David A. Schmo …Read more
Four Asian women gather in a Chinese restaurant for what Ellen (Jennifer Ikeda) calls an affinity meeting. All work together in the same financial company. In essence, they are a work support group. Although each woman has her own agenda with a diffe …Read more
How do you spell – enjoyable. Definition, please -The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The revival of the musical at New World Stages, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Tony award-winning show is an enjoyable treat for the audience. Six …Read more
The intimacy of Bug makes the revival of Tracy Lett’s play moving and powerful. Waitress Agnes White (Carrie Coon) lives in a seedy Oklahoma motel. Except for a certain amount of clutter, there’s little to show that someone is living there permanentl …Read more
Tartuffe, the womanizing fraud in the eponymous comedy by Molire, is like the man who came to dinner. It’s next to impossible to get him to leave. In Moliere’s play, Orgon, a wealthy man, is having an emotional, religious crisis when he meets Tartuff …Read more
When you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, just think about June Squibb, the 96 year old actress onstage each night performing 8 shows a week in Marjorie Prime at The Hayes Theater. As the title character, Squibb plays an 86-year old wh …Read more
In Sophocles’ classic play, Oedipus tries to circumvent the fate the gods have ordained for him. He will kill his father and marry his mother. Tragically, he can’t because he has already fulfilled the predictions. The play, written in 429 BCE. is par …Read more
The musical Chess premiered in London in 1986 and then on Broadway two years later. Despite its gorgeous score with music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (of ABBA) and Tim Rice, audiences weren’t enamored of the story. They didn’t flo …Read more
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) He’s the son of the groom he has never met. She’s the sister of the much-younger bride. Together they are the main characters in Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York,) a charming new musical by Jim …Read more
Picture a small blonde tornado – bursting with energy and dressed in hot pink and high heels. That’s Kristen Chenoweth portraying the real-life Jackie Siegel in The Queen of Versailles. Chenoweth stars in a new musical based upon the award-winning do …Read more
