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
StageBuddy Theater Editor Glenn Quentin talks with Broadway celebs at the launch of a new website called “Stage17”. Included in the video are Tony winner Victoria Clark (Light in the Piazza, Cinderella), Tony nominee Kate Baldwin (Bigfish, Finian’s …Read more
“Come to the …” Can you name that Kander/Ebb musical?Even if you missed Cabaret on Broadway, you can still enjoy live entertainment in an intimate room or a large venue like B.B. King’s Restaurant in Times Square NYC, which hosts the annual MAC Awa …Read more
When Peter Michael Marino gets up on stage, his comfort and casual demeanor make the audience feel as if we were in his apartment for an intimate gathering. This feeling of intimacy, as it turns out, is appropriate: it’s not long before he starts sha …Read more
Life in high school can feel like an everyday battle from which only the fittest come out alive. With endless clique wars, peer pressure and unrealistic demands for perfection, young men and women find themselves overindulging in metaphors and hyperb …Read more
Now in its 12th season, Downtown Urban Theater Festival is presenting work from 17 emerging playwrights blending dance, theater, visual arts and music in its live performances. First on the line-up is “Toy Soldierz”. Written and directed by Javier R …Read more
Paula Vogel’s play “And Baby Makes Seven” was originally unsuccessful. After its initial production in 1984, she deemed it her “Scottish play”, allegedly because of harsh homophobic reception. The “gay family play” tells the story of Anna and Ruth, a …Read more
Beau Willimon, author of sharp political dramas “Farragut North” and “House of Cards”, experiments with a different kind of politics in “Breathing Time”. He presents us with an anonymous office somewhere in the Financial District, shared by a number …Read more
