When Adah Isaacs Menken died in 1868, at the very young age of 33, she left behind a legacy that included several failed marriages, friendships with the likes of Charles Dickens, Alexandre Dumas and George Sand, not to mention a legendary performance …Read more
Our lives are so often mundane and prosaic compared to the mischief we find in our theaters. You rarely pay your ticket price to watch someone wrestle with supermarket sales or indulge in a Netflix marathon after a tedious day of licking envelopes. V …Read more
It’s the year 1979 and when we first meet Osceola Mays (Lillias White) and John Burrus (Scott Wakefield) they are in a Texan airport waiting room, making time before their flight to Paris departs. Mays, an African American widow, and Burrus, an all-A …Read more
The nine vignettes that compose John Cariani’s touching Love/Sick are miniature tragedies disguised as romantic comedy situations; ranging from infidelity to murder, they all touch on issues that plague people who enter romantic relationships expecti …Read more
In the current wake of stage revivals and movie musicals with blockbuster names, there is one gem that stands out for stripping down the spectacle and focusing on art of storytelling. Fiasco Theatre Company’s reimagining of Stephen Sondheim and James …Read more
The lights go on, and to the left of the stage we see Winston Churchill (Ronald Keaton); he’s working on a painting, cigar in hand, as he notices the audience sitting behind him. Without much of an acknowledgement, he dives right into explaining what …Read more
It’s the year 1702, and physician John Floyer (Michael Zlabinger) and his wife Charlotte (Stephanie Wright Thompson) are living in China, where the doctor intends to learn as much as possible about the medicinal methods of the East. In order to do so …Read more
Actor, writer, director, and producer Glenn Quentin sat down with us to discuss his latest theatrical venture, the world premiere of CrackBaby, now playing at The Griot Festival. It is a piece that delves into the psyche of young urbanites grinding a …Read more
Overnight, “will it or won’t it?” has turned into “when will it?” Even before Lin-Manuel Miranda’s new musical, “Hamilton”, opened at off-Broadway’s Public Theater last night, the buzz was hot, and speculation had the production searching frantically …Read more
Another year means another season of the acclaimed series Broadway by the Year, which is now celebrating its fifteenth year. Organized, produced and hosted by the remarkable pop culture critic Scott Siegel this year’s season will feature some of the …Read more
