While most of us are lucky if we find something other than moldy cheese and half-full water bottles in our refrigerators, musician Kat (Valerie Vigoda) makes the discovery of a lifetime when she meets famous antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton (Wade …Read more
In The Boy Who Danced on Air Jonathan Raviv and Troy Iwata play unlikely lovers, given their characters are bound by an ancient tradition that combines slavery, dance and pedophilia. Raviv plays Jahandar, an Afghan man who practices bacha bazi, which …Read more
Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull is unarguably one of the most produced plays in the world, but as with most classics there comes a time when each production seems to be very much like the previous, which is why it’s refreshing to see playwrights give it …Read more
In Seven Spots on the Sun, playwright Martín Zimmerman shows he has no time for subtlety; he names his prophet-like hero after the biblical figure who led the Exodus, has the sun communicate a damning message to the humans below, uses plague to captu …Read more
In Sweetee, Jeremiah James plays Reverend Dan the pastor who wants the kids in his orphanage to find hope through music, as long as they stick to the hymns and songs of praise he approves of. When he meets the talented Sweetee (Jordan Tyson) who has …Read more
Two sisters try to be absolved for the sins of their father in Avi Nesher’s compelling Past Life. Set in late 70s Israel the plot centers on Nana (Nelly Tagar) and Sephi (Joy Rieger) two close siblings who discover their father (Doron Tavory) might h …Read more
The most striking thing about Marlene Dietrich is precisely how striking she is. Her teaseful smirk, bookmarked by those cheekbones sleek as diamonds, and the perfectly coiffed blonde hair (even when she’s been hiding under an ape mask) never fail to …Read more
Francisco Gattorno has gone from telenovela heartthrob to becoming one of the most renowned character actors onstage. He returns to New York City in Repertorio Español’s revival of La fiaca, in which he stars as Néstor, a man who wakes up one morning …Read more
El actor cubano Francisco Gattorno regresa a los escenarios de Nueva York en La fiaca, la obra del argentino Ricardo Talesnik que fue vista por última vez hace más de 30 años y que hace su retorno a Repertorio Español. En la obra Gattorno interpreta …Read more
Sophie Melville gives one of the most electrifying performances of the year in Iphigenia in Splott, Gary Owen’s timely adaptation of the Greek myth in which the wronged Effie realizes sacrificing herself for the greater good might be her only chance …Read more
