In a world full of Magical Negros, only one in particular, Jamil Ellis, has been able to effectively capture the shame and sadness that comes with typecasting people of color. His one-man show, Magical Negro Speaks is Ellis’ way of telling the storie …Read more
What would a reunion between former cult members look like? Would it be fun? Would it be nostalgic? Would it be scary? Excavation Theater Company’s The Lost Ones, currently showing as part of the New York International Fringe Festival, plays with thi …Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0H4k_lwqJc The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama makes it Broadway debut next month and we have a first look at the cast as they attend an official photo shoot. We also have a special discount for our readers, click here t …Read more
A new kind of bible study has come to The Players Theatre, where playwright Andrew R. Heinze and director Amy Wright bring Moses, The Author to a riveting 2014 FringeNYC lineup. No need to brush up on your Old Testament facts, though; the cerebral co …Read more
Walking into the Robert Moss Theatre to see the premiere performance of Catherine Yu’s The Sun Experiment, presented by Helikon Rep as part of the New York International Fringe Festival, I understood next to nothing about the life and ideas of Ludwig …Read more
Set in the Dust Bowl in the harsh years following the Great Depression, Dust Can’t Kill Me is a new country musical by Abigail Carney (Book) and Elliah Heifetz (Music & Lyrics), which opens with an irresistible invitation: as the charming Montgom …Read more
Calling all Shakespeare buffs: Care to see one of your favorite playwright’s masterpieces in action as the unique charm and allure of the 40’s serves as a refreshing historical backdrop? If this sounds appealing, head out and see A 1940’s Comedy of E …Read more
It is a Tuesday night and the first official monsoon of August and The Kraine Theater is packed — surely, a testament to the growing pull of The Dirty Blondes, a feminist theater company with a self proclaimed “taste for provocation”. We have all br …Read more
Do you ever see someone many years younger than you who demonstrates so much talent, charisma, and self-possession that you just sort of resent them for it? Like, where they’re so good at something – and so young – that it makes you hate them? Like, …Read more
The Gravity Partners’ stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray at FringeNYC brings Victorian characters to life while effectively invoking modern day society and notions of celebrity. Director and author Neal Utterback has punctua …Read more
