Remember the days when homosexuality was used as a plot twist, and coming out was the entire axis upon which entire shows revolved? Those days are, for the most, happily over and we are now seeing productions in which gay characters are simply, well, …Read more
This year’s DOC NYC features more than 100 nonfiction films from all parts of the world, all of which intend to open our eyes to realities near and far, in the process expanding our views and our ability for empathy. We’re now living in a time in whi …Read more
“Kids in the Balcony is one of the most inspiring music education programs I know of, and we’re so proud that it’s been serving New York City kids for 25 years. The New York Pops works with school partners to identify the kids who need this kind of e …Read more
The tragic life of Judy Garland has been the object of works of fiction before including an Emmy-winning miniseries and Broadway musicals like End of the Rainbow; however, her early life remains rather unexplored, which is why Chasing Rainbows feels …Read more
According to José Antonio Méndez’s famous bolero glory awaits mortals in heaven, but for those of us lucky enough to be alive and kicking, La Gloria can be found at Teatro SEA in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Subtitled as “a Latin cabaret”, this two-h …Read more
Languorous warm bodies, sweat dripping down necks, the glistening cold water of pools…the elements that make the summer sensuous and appealing, can easily flip and turn into something horrifying, and they do in Leslie Stevens’ Private Property. The …Read more
Tony Kushner’s epic Angels in America remains a landmark of contemporary theatre, and how could it not? It tackled the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, and millennium anxiety, without losing sight of the humanity of the characters at its center. …Read more
If the subject of Sarah L. Kaufman’s The Art of Grace sounds almost too subjective and ephemeral to capture, the book’s success lies not only in how it defines grace, but how it contains it in such a way that we feel it’s a possibility within our rea …Read more
Imagine if Neil deGrasse Tyson hosted a gameshow in which reexamining the purpose of your life was the prize, and you’re only starting to get a sense of what The Loon feels like. Part lecture on time, part study of domestic life, part contemporary da …Read more
In Duat Daniel Alexander Jones has created a show that truly asks you to surrender your senses upon entering the theater. Making your way to your seat, you find yourself surrounded by cabinets, books, plants and Egyptian figurines that conjure vision …Read more
