Some might say a monologue slam is the perfect showcase for actors, giving them the space and the audience to show off their talent.  These acting competitions often bring the public exposure needed to take their careers to the next level.  The Movem …Read more

As tickets become harder to move, the divisive trend of casting movie stars on the Great White Way is becoming more and more ubiquitous. The current revival of “A Raisin in the Sun” at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre is no exception.  If a sold out Satur …Read more

SEE ot SKIP: Aladdin 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 a show might be based …Read more

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