The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, a book by the neurologist Oliver Sacks about his patients case histories, contains stories so remarkable that they far surpass the fantasies of fiction. The Valley of Astonishment, written and directed by Peter …Read more
When it comes to theatre in New York City, Randy Sharp has been around the block — or perhaps more accurately, one block, with her tenure as the Creative Director of Axis Theater spanning the past decade. Throughout that time she’s been a staple in …Read more
Solitary Light ends as it begins, drenching the audience in complete darkness. What transpires in between is a tender and heart wrenching musing on love and life in a time long past. The new musical is part of the second annual Theater:Village Festiv …Read more
To quote our old pal Billy Shakespeare, “the course of true love never did run smooth.” Walking out of Theater for the New City’s double feature opera program, The Power of Love, you might think truer words have never been spoken. Now normally I woul …Read more
Disney World: the happiest place on Earth, tourist destination for millions, monolithic cultural institution, and setting for Black Door Theatre Company’s Fringe Festival presentation of Cory Conley’s play Magic Kingdom. By choosing our nation …Read more
When watching several short plays in succession, as I had the pleasure to do last Friday at 59E59’s annual installment of their Summer Shorts Series, it is an involuntary reflex as an audience member to try to sew together the shorts, to try to figur …Read more
“I would have called it Bill’s In The Bathroom,” my boyfriend joked as we walked out of the Jewel Box Theatre on Saturday night after a performance of Eurydice Descending, presented in conjunction with the Midtown International Theater Festival. Chuc …Read more
A few minutes into The Long Shrift, Robert Boswell’s new play at the Rattlestick Playwright’s Theatre, and Sarah and Henry, a middle aged couple, are in the midst of what is surely not their first argument over their son, barely out of high school an …Read more
In Feather Gatherers, presented at The New Ohio Theatre as a part of the Ice Factory Festival, Normandy Sherwood and Craig Flanagin, along with The Drunkard’s Wife, their troupe of actors, dancers, and musicians, remind us that sometimes the best sto …Read more
Imagine if Judy Garland produced a musical version of Oedipus Rex, and chose as its star a mustachioed bald man in a skittle printed kimono. If you can summon up this twisted yet tantalizing image, you can gain some insight into what it was like atte …Read more
