Swiss-born writer, explorer and enigma Isabelle Eberhardt is a subject worthy of an epic. Killed in 1904 by a flash flood in Algeria, Eberhardt lived by her own set of rules, often eschewing patriarchal codes of propriety asserted by both her Victori …Read more
The shadowy lit office of the private detective, the distressed dame, the missing person. To successfully lampoon a genre, you first have to faithfully reproduce it in as recognizable of terms as possible. Stolen Chair’s Kill Me Like You Mean It, the …Read more
Bill Condon, the director of the recent revival of Side Show, understands the purpose of cast recordings for theatre fans. In the digital booklet which comes with the recording (released February 24) Condon writes, “What I love most about cast record …Read more
While American politics remains a rare topic on Broadway (this season’s “Disgraced” notwithstanding), English intrigue is all the rage on the Great White Way. David Hare’s socio-economic discourse disguised as a romantic drama, “Skylight”, returns to …Read more
In 1978 Lea Salonga made her stage debut in a Philippines Repertory production of The King & I at age seven. 1989 she made her London debut as Kim in Miss Saigon winning an Olivier Award for Best Actress. Two years later she made her Broadway deb …Read more
Antony Raymond’s original play Pretty Babies, presented by Elsinore County Theater Company at 13th Street Rep Theater, introduces us over time to six characters who use each other for their own personal gains, all while justifying to themselves that …Read more
New York City is full of struggling actors who keep the faith that their big break, their moment in the spotlight, is just around the corner. Billy Hipkins, writer and star of For the Benefit of Miss Jennie Gourlay, knows more than anyone that these …Read more
[LinkButtonRight] Just a couple of months ago, when plans were announced to bring Larry David’s new play, “Fish in the Dark”, to Broadway, even inside theater people knew precious little about the show. People assumed it was a comedy, and word got ou …Read more
It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. In Gillian English’s production of Get Around Me!, presented by The Theatre Elusive and part of the 9th Annual FRIGID Festival (February 18 – March 8 at the Kraine Theater and UNDER St. Marks), a young …Read more
All through rehearsals and early previews, Larry David tried to keep people in the dark about his new play, “Fish in the Dark”, which opens on Broadway this Thursday (March 5). A seemingly private and prickly fellow by nature, David nevertheless had …Read more
