It’s refreshing to witness a theater company using art to give voice to those who literally can’t speak for themselves. David Stallings’ “Dark Water” deals with issues of immigration, religion and politics in the swampland of Louisiana — all throug …Read more
Six Tee Collective’s play “Tina and Amy: Last Night in Paradise” is a glimpse of the life we all wish Tina Fey and Amy Poehler lived as roommates in Chicago circa 1997. Wouldn’t it have been perfect if the Golden Globe Goddesses were once the endeari …Read more
“The Winter’s Tale” is one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays, and, as with most of his romances, it is not difficult to see why. The play can often seem oddly unbalanced, with the first half playing out much like a tragedy and the second half be …Read more
Playlab NYC describes its production of “Professor Ralph’s Loss of Breath” as “Punch and Judy meets the Book of Job in Professor Ralph’s neglected masterpiece.” What should be added to this description is “an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s short sto …Read more
Just last week, Page Six reported that Emma Thompson surprised the cast of “Heathers: The Musical”, by showing up to one of their rehearsals. The Oscar winner, who was in rehearsals for the New York Philharmonic’s production of “Sweeney Todd”, decid …Read more
In “Confessions of a Red Headed Coffeeshop Girl”, the sassy, sarcastic, and humorous Rebecca Perry brings us inside the everyday life of Joanie Little as she takes on her first real job after college. As we are soon to find out, there is, in fact, no …Read more
“Questions of the Heart: Gay Mormons and the Search for Identity”, an hour long show written and performed by Ben Abbott and directed by Mark Kamie, has all the elements that make a show worth seeing: an engaging opening, thought-provoking material a …Read more
Hey, hey, LBJ, how many critics did you win over today? That’s the question producers are asking tonight, March 6th, following the opening of “All the Way”, a historical drama by Robert Schenkkan about the difficult presidency of Lyndon Johnson. Brya …Read more
A hostage, a wife, a reporter and a state department representative are at odds: how to best handle this tense situation? In Lee Blessing’s “Two Rooms”, now at the Seeing Place Theater, you’ll be kept wondering about whose motives are suspect and who …Read more
The Frigid New York Fringe Festival, now in its 8th year, keeps getting better and better. With ticket prices that won’t break your pocket, Frigid is notable for being the only festival of its kind on the East Coast where 100% of all box office proc …Read more