Every song in Single Wide sounds like it’s ready for a life beyond the stage, and that is certainly the highest compliment when discussing a musical that could have felt too niche. Set in a trailer park somewhere in the United States, the show center …Read more
Whenever you visit a museum, it’s easy to imagine stories that surround the pieces being exhibited. But how often do you wonder about the lives of the people who work in the institution? The premise of Spot on the Wall basically establishes that thei …Read more
With the promise guaranteed in calling itself “a Shakespearean Musical Comedy”, Foolerie sets its bar very high long before the curtain ever rises, and while its ambition is certainly admirable, its overt confidence also brings its share of dilemmas. …Read more
When you know your show will end up being compared to something else, how best to get it out of the way than by establishing not only that you are aware of it, but that you embrace it wholeheartedly? With its top hats, dying grisettes and pop music, …Read more
Since making her Broadway debut in 2001, theatregoers have been lucky enough to see Nikki M. James onstage almost every year (in fact she’s currently starring in Preludes at Lincoln Center Theatre), and now filmgoers will have the opportunity to see …Read more
Taking over from a performance that won another actor a Tony must not be easy, and yet Chilina Kennedy does it with flair, while leaving a mark all her own, eight times a week as she plays the title role in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Playing …Read more
Marga Gomez is indecent. And who could blame her? Thumbing through all those Legion of Decency magazines in her formative years, searching for movies condemned by the US Catholic Church, to titillate, inform, identify and one day discover, was bound …Read more
The double bill of Howard Barker’s Judith: A Parting from the Body and Caryl Churchill Vinegar Tom at Atlantic Stage 2 by PTP/NYC, now in its 29th year, is astounding in its simplicity. As difficult as the plays are to grapple with, they are not made …Read more
Enter the forces of Tovah Silbermann, NYC comedy producer and Making Ends Meet podcast co-host, Andrew Tavin, standup comic and Podcast Monsters co-host, and Brandon Scott Wolf, standup comic and datebrandonscottwolf.com creator. This dynamic trio ha …Read more
It’s no secret how reliant we are on technology. It pervades nearly every aspect of our lives—without it, you wouldn’t be reading this review. But trying to take on such a massive topic is a daunting task. This challenge was taken up by Future Honey, …Read more