The totally enjoyable “Greed” opened last night at the slightly-off-Broadway New World Stages. Billed as a musical, “Greed” is really more of a musical revue; there is no story, and little dialogue to speak of. The small ensemble cast features four p …Read more
Not everything translates well when delivered nearly a century after its creation. Certainly, making a stylistically dated piece play well—however avant-garde and progressive the piece may have been in its day—is a task for a nuanced touch. Mounting …Read more
SEE OR SKIP: Don’t Wake Me: The Ballad of Nihal Armstrong In this arts column, rather than provide a lengthy critique, we hit the bullet points and share our thoughts on whether a show is worth seeing or skipping. Of course, your own reasons for pick …Read more
Throughout “Drama at the Point”, written and performed by Karen Sklaire, the teacher/heroine of the one-woman show introduces each vignette or episode of her hilarious narrative with statements like “in ‘Dangerous Minds’ Michelle Pfeifer says…” or …Read more
SEE OR SKIP: The Bridges of Madison County In this arts column, rather than provide a lengthy critique, we hit the bullet points and share our thoughts on whether a show is worth seeing or skipping. Of course, your own reasons for picking or ignoring …Read more
All of the characters in Will Eno’s “The Realistic Joneses” seem to have a little bit of an oversharing problem. When John (Michael C. Hall) tells his neighbor Jennifer Jones (Toni Collette) she has pretty eyes, she replies by saying that she actuall …Read more
Ailey II, the junior company of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has just wrapped up an international tour and is now back home for a two-week New York season. The young dancers will be performing two programs, a mixed bill of …Read more
In the first installment of their Weaving Series, a series which weaves together two or more Shakespearean plays in innovative ways, the theater group Bottoms Dream has brought to the stage an amalgamation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Romeo an …Read more
On April 1, sketch groups Business Computer and Hot Buffet teamed up to bring a full 90 minutes of comedy to the Secret Theater. The two teams both brought their A-games to the Long Island City space and played to their ensembles’ strengths. Up first …Read more
“Greed: A Musical for Our Times” is a musical revue with a little something for every audience member. Winner of Best Musical at the 2006 Fringe NYC Festival, this comedy covers a wide range of greedy behavior with musical sketches similar to Saturd …Read more
