At Lazarus House in County Mayo, the path of Dublin ex-con Larry (Donal O’Kelly), on one last job to steal a statue of the Virgin Mary, crosses with Sister Martha (Sorcha Fox), a Scottish nun. A roll of film, brought with her from Nigeria on a clande …Read more
Director Yvan Greenberg explores the rampant narcissism and blurred lines between what is public and private in modern society in Genet Porno, opening September 9 at HERE Arts Center. The play transports Divine, the cross-dressing gay prostitu …Read more
New Jersey native Alex Boniello is savoring the moment as he prepares to make his Broadway debut in Deaf West Theatre’s highly anticipated revival of Spring Awakening this fall. Boniello’s strong work ethic, can-do attitude and major talent have pave …Read more
Last month, audiences at the New York International Fringe Festival were treated to the hilarious and thoughtful one-man show A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again. The show brings David Foster Wallace’s classic essay to life, as performer Chris …Read more
Once a cause célèbre for its brutal subject matter, Phillip Ridley’s electrifying Mercury Fur is celebrating its tenth year with considerably more acceptance at the New Group. One of the play’s stars, Jack DiFalco, plays Darren, an innocent in a dyst …Read more
Elizabeth Stanley plays Claire de Loon in On the Town with the precision of a scientist. She knows this woman inside and out, and you can tell from the way in which each of her moves seems both predisposed and completely natural. But she is not only …Read more
Writer, philosopher and teacher Alain LeRoy Locke, a high-profile affiliate of the Harlem Renaissance, said of it in 1926 that, “Negro life is seizing its first chance for group expression and self-determination.” He wasn’t wrong. During the interw …Read more
A Spot on the Wall traverses some dark territory. The prison drama at the New York International Fringe Festival centers on two convicts who have committed unforgivable crimes, but their backstories also involve child abuse, pedophilia, poverty and a …Read more
Kill Sister, Kill! A Musical tells the story of avenging angel Lily (Samantha Walkes), a nun who upon witnessing the brutal rape and murder of her sister Kitty (Astrid Atherly) takes it upon herself to seek justice. Deeming itself an “homage” to expl …Read more
By the time she’d reached her mid-twenties, Jessie Bear was overweight and filled with self-loathing. Stepping on the bathroom scale was a painful experience. One day, after experiencing periods of thirst, fatigue and frequent urination she stepped o …Read more