Director Roger Simon brings to life a story of hidden pasts, secrets, and hope for a better future through acceptance of that which we cannot change, and the strength we find to change what we must. Now playing at 59E59 Theaters, The Dressmaker’s Sec …Read more

Although the title The First Noel implies that this musical is a Christmas story, in many ways it isn’t. Rather it leans heavily on the drama, against a backdrop of spectacular music, songs and visual feasts. Set in Harlem in 1985, The First Noel, pe …Read more

The renowned and industry-respected actor and teacher, Roger Hendricks Simon, brings the best of his students to the stage in his regular Simon Studio Performance Lab events. The evening featured excerpts of scenes from Shakespeare’s King Lear, Othel …Read more

There is no more satisfying way to get your spook on during Halloween season than the award-winning RadioTheatre’s annual festival of works by HP Lovecraft, which was held at Kraine Theater in the East Village. Being an audience member at a live perf …Read more

If you don’t have a child, find one. And if that fails, go to Harlem Repertory Theatre’s The Wizard of Oz anyway. No one will judge you. This stupendous stage production based on MGM’s classic motion picture is a glorious delight. The story moves alo …Read more

What if George Orwell, hot off the success of Animal Farm, partook in a book tour across post World War II America? In Orwell in America, now playing at 59E59 Theaters, Orwell is chaperoned throughout the United States by a young woman publicist whos …Read more

Obie Award-winning Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor doesn’t disappoint in Communion, now having its American premiere at Urban Stages. In this compelling and moving drama we are witnesses to the lives of three women, each in a various stage of both …Read more

The vibe is electric. If the set, a near replica to that of The Golden Girls, isn’t enough to get you in the mood, the audience singing along to the opening theme song will. As the familiar punch lines roll in, there is no doubt that we are back in M …Read more

The captivating true story about New York City’s own “dead shot” Mary Shanley, who eventually became a first grade detective of the NYPD with over 1,000 arrests under her belt, is now brought to life on the stage at The Bridge Theater at Shetler Stud …Read more

A tale of dark family secrets, dysfunctional dynamics, and psychological disorders to the extreme, The House of Yes is a captivating play by Wendy MacLeod that was remade into the cult 1997 film of the same name. It is now brought back to the stage w …Read more