Fabulous! a new musical with book and lyrics by Dan Derby and music by Michael Rheault, advertises itself as “the queen of new musical comedies!” and you have to give it points for its optimism and energy. Its execution however, leaves a bit to be de …Read more
The Mint Theater is presenting a rare revival of George Kelly’s final play, The Fatal Weakness, which tells the story of an incurably romantic housewife who finds out that her husband is cheating on her. The production is directed by Jesse Marchese, …Read more
The best parodies are those that not only trivialize and satirize the elements and traits of their subject, but those that do so because its creators are so versed in the matter, that the jokes land with equal amounts of humor and heart. Bob and Tobl …Read more
To quote our old pal Billy Shakespeare, “the course of true love never did run smooth.” Walking out of Theater for the New City’s double feature opera program, The Power of Love, you might think truer words have never been spoken. Now normally I woul …Read more
Murder, Margaret and Me has had a highly successful run in England and recently enjoyed its American premiere at the New York International Fringe Festival. The one-woman show portrays the relationship between three English icons. Two are real, myste …Read more
The second play of Anne L. Thompson-Scretching’s Blood Trilogy, A Long Way From Home puts you in the middle of a family crisis where a large amount of money is missing and we don’t know who to believe. As the play unfolds, we’re educated on black-ba …Read more
Oracle Theater Inc presents a compelling historical story about the men who fought for our country in the first World War, and the challenges they faced upon their return. Through the strategic use of culturally relevant music, character metaphors, a …Read more
Pluck the characters out of classic drama, spin them around, and set them in motion in variations of the story they have inhabited forever. It’s an exciting device, which Tom Stoppard beautifully put on the map with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are D …Read more
The project of documentary theatre has a legacy as a unique cultural space where fact and fiction, reportage and art, intersect. Especially in its more recent iterations, it begs the question of what role theater, re-enactment on stage, can have in t …Read more
Imagine having the opportunity to create your own play. I’m talking building it from the ground up – writing it, developing it, casting it, marketing it, and yes, starring in it. Most people would be lucky to pull off one of these skills, but having …Read more
