Part of The New York Theatre Ballet’s “Once Upon a Ballet” series, which takes children’s classics like “The Nutcracker” and “Cinderella” and turns them into one-hour ballets tailor-made for children, “The Alice-in-Wonderland Follies” is a fun, encha …Read more
What happens between two childhood best friends when they go off to separate colleges? What is the effect of technology and social media on the communication between friends? What happens when you no longer remember why you are friends with someone? …Read more
A surge of joy and levity concluded the Saturday night Dance Gotham performance at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The three-day dance festival featured four companies – Paul Taylor 2, Adele Myers and Dancers, Gallim Dance, and Ronal …Read more
To strip or not to strip was never a question at Bardlesque, presented by The Cyn Factory as part of the 5th Annual Winter Burlesque Blitz at the Kraine Theater. Clothes were indeed removed during recitations of Shakespearean soliloquies. Skin was ba …Read more
Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” can be a difficult play to pull off. It is long, wordy, and depressing. It’s familiar enough that a basic adaptation can be boring, and one that tries something new and different can be gimmicky. It also requires a lead actor w …Read more
There may be a certain advantage to incorporating film into a staged play. It can make it more cinematic, perhaps broaden the story a bit, and may offer a bit more perspective. However, in the case of Dangerous Ground’s experimental multimedia play ” …Read more
“Death for Sydney Black” is a darkly funny, satirical send-up of every pop culture trope involving high school cheerleaders, the pretty “ugly” girl makeover, and the quirky, geeky sidekick, all told through a series of fairytale metaphors including S …Read more
“Andy@62”, a deeply personal and voyeuristic theatrical experience, might offer new insights into four icons: Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, Marilyn Monroe, and Marlene Dietrich. However, that is not really the point of this part-play, part-tour exhibitin …Read more
Fans of Shakespeare and Renaissance historians alike will delight in the work that The Baited Bear Players have undertaken with “The Merry Wives of Windsor”. Not only do they present the bard’s comedy in an impeccably staged adaptation, they have mas …Read more
The characters aren’t the only ones beaming throughout “Smile”. The 1986 musical satire about a local beauty pageant is back for a limited run at The Lion Theatre and will certainly have you grinning from ear to ear, if not bursting into laughter. I …Read more
