The new Broadway cast recording of “Violet,” starring Sutton Foster as the title character, is like a present you’ll want to unwrap slowly and carefully. On the surface, the show sounds gruesome, and a bit silly (a girl seeks a spiritual healing on a …Read more
Qurrat Ann Kadwani’s one-woman turn in “They Call Me Q” is nothing if not personal. The story is the woman’s own. It is confessional (but not graphic); it is honest (but not squirm-inducing). The thrust of it brings to mind Carson McCullers’ Frankie, …Read more
As we spend the month of June settling into summer, The Brick, a quaintly restored theater in newly renovated Williamsburg, prepares to bring New York comic buffs out for their second edition of the Comic Book Theater Festival. Rounding out their fir …Read more
There’s a problem with Lucas Kavner’s “Carnival Kids”. The title isn’t especially good. There’s another issue as well; the stage is too long to make for watching without the occasional craning of the neck. The good news is, however, that the first pr …Read more
“Lucy”, an emotionally raw bio-play about the life of Lucille Ball, is entertaining, informative, and engaging – but no comedy. The real Lucille Ball was a brilliant, demanding, tormented mega-star, light years away from her most famous character: L …Read more
Stagebuddy.com Theater Editor Dave Lefkowitz may be 2000 miles from Radio City Music Hall, but he’s just a television set away from the festivities. (He’s also an hour behind – since the Tonys are delayed by an hour to Central Time on Mountain Time t …Read more
Sure, we’ll all be spending three hours Sunday night watching the Tony Awards on CBS-TV, but for theater fun the day before, tune in to UNC Radio (www.uncradio.com), from noon-5pm(Eastern) Saturday, for the Tenth Annual TotalTheater Tony Show. Hosted …Read more
Producing independent theater is hard enough for one small company to attempt on its own, but two visionary New York companies have got the right idea and decided to collaborate to bring some exciting new plays to the indie scene. Ivy Theatre …Read more
“The Ballad of Rodrigo”, written by Jason S. Grossman and directed by Amber Gallery, is a large cast production with film noir style, intrigue, lust, and passions, all wrapped up in a classic storyline of underworld bad guys who have heart, and coppe …Read more
If anything, the Original Broadway Cast Recording of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” (now in stores from Ghostlight Records) proves that Jessie Mueller does pure magic with her voice. The breakout star is poised to win the Tony Award for Best Ac …Read more
