Whether writer Mac Rogers and director Jordana Williams are writing about aliens, robots or Frankenstein, there is always an extreme effort to create a sense of realism and relatability despite involving circumstances most people will never experienc …Read more

A few weeks ago we took a listen of the audio commentary for The Bridges of Madison County and now we give a listen to the Beautiful cast recording with Jessie Mueller. The Beautiful cast recording is an interesting listen because it includes not jus …Read more

Playwright Keith Josef Adkins, co-founder and Artistic Director of The New Black Fest is provocative to say the least.  His work often explores the many facets of the black diaspora and sheds light on false preconceptions.  With his new play presente …Read more

The very busy and very brilliant Heidi Schreck took a moment to chat with us about her new play Grand Concourse, about five soup kitchen workers, and how she balances being a theater maverick. A playwright, actor, and TV writer, she tells us all abou …Read more

The performers were silent, but the audience buzzed with the whispers of children at the Skirball Center Thursday night. What’s that? Is he a slinky? It’s a fish! A cat! They were all right. Mummenshanz, the Swiss mask-theater group made famous durin …Read more

All right, let’s admit it, Allegro has a dissonant past. Written after the blinding success of both Oklahoma! and Carousel, and historically considered Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first flop, it played slightly over a year on The Great White Way in 194 …Read more

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