Last week a new show premiered from talent Joshua R. Pangborn, centered on asking some of the toughest questions man has ever posed. Was it really Eve’s fault for the Destruction of Eden? Did Adam ever have a previous wife? What did God do to drive L …Read more
There are certain actors in this world that get the benefit of having a signature role, or kind of type-cast while still being able to enjoy success in other areas of their profession. One of the best of these types to ever do it is Helen Mirren, who …Read more
Combine a fully stocked bar, the hottest of today’s tunes setting the atmosphere and short plays everyone can relate to, and you have one of the most innovative pieces of theater currently playing in NYC. Play/Date at Fat Baby is perfect for a first …Read more
What started as a small cabaret performance in 1982 is now a theatrical institution loved by critics and audience alike. Forbidden Broadway has won numerous awards including a Tony in 2006 and continues to be one of the most anticipated shows of eve …Read more
Ted Shen, the librettist, lyricist and composer of A Second Chance which had its world premiere in 2011 is a notable theatre enthusiast who left his job on Wall Street in the late nineties to make a contribution to something he was passionate about. …Read more
When watching several short plays in succession, as I had the pleasure to do last Friday at 59E59’s annual installment of their Summer Shorts Series, it is an involuntary reflex as an audience member to try to sew together the shorts, to try to figur …Read more
“I would have called it Bill’s In The Bathroom,” my boyfriend joked as we walked out of the Jewel Box Theatre on Saturday night after a performance of Eurydice Descending, presented in conjunction with the Midtown International Theater Festival. Chuc …Read more
In reviews, as in all reporting, major pragmatic realities must be made known upfront. It is then necessary to convey right away that Daniele Scattina’s Clan Macbeth is performed in Italian. This may well discourage those not conversant in that fluid …Read more
PTP/NYC, a theater company celebrating their 28th anniversary, recently brought a revival of David Edgar’s 1998 play Pentecost to New York City’s Atlantic Theater. The New York production is directed by Cheryl Faraone, who in addition to being the co …Read more
Disney, rarely shy about touting its upcoming attractions, is very much going all-out this year; a fat, full five-month ballyhoo before its Christmas release of the filmed Sondheim/Lapine musical, Into the Woods, and a trailer out as of yesterday. Wh …Read more
