When you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, just think about June Squibb, the 96 year old actress onstage each night performing 8 shows a week in Marjorie Prime at The Hayes Theater. As the title character, Squibb plays an 86-year old wh …Read more
The Spelling Bee standout shares her favorite food spots for before or after a show. Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we’ve all fallen into a daze dreaming of “food, glo …Read more
In Sophocles’ classic play, Oedipus tries to circumvent the fate the gods have ordained for him. He will kill his father and marry his mother. Tragically, he can’t because he has already fulfilled the predictions. The play, written in 429 BCE. is par …Read more
The musical Chess premiered in London in 1986 and then on Broadway two years later. Despite its gorgeous score with music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (of ABBA) and Tim Rice, audiences weren’t enamored of the story. They didn’t flo …Read more
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) He’s the son of the groom he has never met. She’s the sister of the much-younger bride. Together they are the main characters in Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York,) a charming new musical by Jim …Read more
Picture a small blonde tornado – bursting with energy and dressed in hot pink and high heels. That’s Kristen Chenoweth portraying the real-life Jackie Siegel in The Queen of Versailles. Chenoweth stars in a new musical based upon the award-winning do …Read more
Ever since he was a kid, Michael Domitrovich has had a passion for theatre. “[It was] always a necessary part of life and….community for me,” he says, priding himself on presenting work that lived “at the intersection of spirit, society, and transfor …Read more
With only two main characters and a beige couch, Little Bear Ridge Road, a new play by Samuel D. Hunter (The Whale and FX’s Emmy Award winning show Baskets) depends entirely on language, script and acting. Fortunately, the writing is so good and the …Read more
This Fall theater season presented two productions dealing with Archduke Ferdinand. At the end of Ragtime, he is assassinated, setting off the war to end all wars. More recently, I saw Archduke at the Roundabout Theatre Company, written by Rajiv Jose …Read more
The Just in Time newcomer shares her fave food spots for before or after a show. Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we’ve all fallen into a daze dreaming of “food, gloriou …Read more
