Asymmetric, a new play by frequent collaborators writer Mac Rogers and director Jordana Williams now performing at 59E59, is an incredibly intriguing spy thriller that will keep you guessing about each character’s loyalty and motive until the very la …Read more
Snow White as a sexual being. Walt Disney never saw it coming. Theaterlab’s Snow in the Living Room inserts sensuality and loss of innocence into its deconstruction of the classic fairy tale. There is no mention of dwarves here, yet the number seven …Read more
Pitbulls, a new work by Keith Josef Adkins now playing at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, is a strong play by a talented, fresh writer. Set in the backwoods of Appalachia, it dives into the vicious subculture of pit bull fighting. The play cente …Read more
Described in the words of its own creator Chazz Palminteri, A Bronx Tale is a show you “have to see to believe”. The show tells the story of Calogero Anello, a working class boy who gets involved in organized crime and must then decide if he wants to …Read more
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s writing is often criticized for being a triumph of wit and style over any real substantive meaning. While that may well be in dispute among literary critics, it certainly seems to have been taken to heart by the writers o …Read more
There was palpable anticipation at the Public Theater as audiences stirred in their seats, awaiting the newest work by provocateur and downtown darling Young Jean Lee. The much lauded Lee has challenged conventions with her intrepid brand of theater …Read more
When was the last time you were told to keep your phone on in the theater? Isn’t there, wasn’t there a law about that in New York City? Not at Blank! The Musical, the new Off-Broadway show that opened November 17 at New World Stages. At Blank! having …Read more
Playwright David Auburn, known widely for Proof and The Columnist, is a Pulitzer and Tony award winner. His latest play, Lost Lake, explores the tenuous relationship between two strangers, Veronica and Hogan, who are both experiencing personal crises …Read more
Although Christopher Marlowe was a contemporary of William Shakespeare, and was said to have influenced the Bard, he never achieved the same renown as Shakespeare due to his sudden death at age 29. If he had lived, he might have been as prominent, if …Read more
We’ve got eating to do at popular coffee shop Serendipity 3, which has just unveiled a dessert in honor of Tony Award-winning musical Pippin. The “Pippin High-flying Sundae” is a big top extravaganza consisting of three scoops of ice cream doused wit …Read more