Be sure to bring a dictionary and a copy of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest with you when you attend the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Tom Stoppard’s Travesties, directed by Patrick Marber. Starring the masterful actor Tom Hol …Read more
Jeff is a “f-ck up.” Kicked out of the Navy and in debt, he’s living in one room that he rents from his brother. For the last nine months, he’s been working the graveyard shift as a security guard (not a doorman, which he takes pains to explain). F …Read more
If you were a fan of the blockbuster movie Frozen, or better yet, saw it with a little person as I did, you were excited when Disney announced their plan to produce a Broadway version. In our house we’ve been anticipating this for two years. Finally …Read more
March is Women’s History Month. What better way to spend a few hours than with Calamity Jane, a real life frontierswoman and professional scout? Presented by Musicals Tonight!, the musical Calamity Jane has a short run from March 13-25 at the Lion T …Read more
Playwright Sarah Burgess impressed theater audiences in 2016 with her play Dry Powder, an insightful behind-the scenes picture of private equity firms. Directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton) and produced by The Public Theater, the drama illustrated the …Read more
The title of the new play by James Inverne at The Cherry Lane Theatre is misleading. A Walk With Mr. Heifetz sounds like a play focused upon the famous Russian-born Jewish violinist. Yet it is really about Yehuda Sharett, an Israeli composer-musici …Read more
A charming one-hour children’s show, Owen and Mzee The Musical teaches children that creatures can get along despite their differences. Based upon a true story, the musical by Michelle Elliott (book and lyrics) and Danny Larsen (music and lyrics) tel …Read more
The King is having a bad day; he can’t catch a goldfish in a glass bowl. King Philippe V of Spain has a “brain inflammation” and appears to be going mad. In Farinelli and The King, the new drama at the Belasco Theatre, the superb Mark Rylance portr …Read more
It takes effort to make a marriage work — sometimes even self-help tapes, movies and therapy sessions. Corky (Amy Schumer) and Norm (Jeremy Shamos) have been at it for years. Yet they are ill-equipped to handle the challenges of their visitors, Lau …Read more
Lucy Kirkwood’s award-winning play The Children, a disturbing tale about nuclear power that mirrors real events, is troubling from the onset. The frame around the stage is tilted and Rose, the lone character standing mid-stage, has blood streaming fr …Read more
