One of the biggest musicals of the season, “Rocky”, based on Sylvester Stallone’s Oscar-winning film, opened yesterday, March 13, at the Winter Garden Theater. Andy Karl stars as the shlubby boxer who, through heart and grit, builds himself up to a t …Read more
If you’re looking to sit passively in a theater and walk out the same way you came in, “Dinner with Friends” isn’t the show for you. With its simplicity and honesty, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play inspires change. The Roundabout Theatre Company de …Read more
After all these years, it still rings true that many of the best films and plays are adaptations from books. This may be particularly true of the best children’s plays and films: “The Wizard of Oz”, “Mary Poppins”, “Willy Wonka”, and so on. In 1950, …Read more
The Women’s Project Theater’s “The Architecture of Becoming” is the dynamic work of five authors and three directors who have created a production that is intriguing, mysterious and insightful. Written by Kara Lee Corthron, Sarah Gaucher, Virginia G …Read more
Ryan Lee’s first paid acting job after college was a lord in “The Winter’s Tale”, and every night for the production’s six-month run, he listened to Shakespeare’s words. Now, he presents his concepts and ideas about the play in his own production wi …Read more
Women still find themselves struggling to get their time in the spotlight as they fight to make up only 20% of the entire theatre arts workforce. The Women’s Project Theater, originally founded in 1978, is the nation’s oldest and largest company focu …Read more
In “My High-Heeled Life: Or, How I Learned to Keep Worrying and Love My Stilettos”, we hear the deep and intimate confessions of Katharine McLeod, an avid shoe-lover trying to balance the materialism of our society with personal happiness. As she sip …Read more
Dance, music, and operatic singing meld together beautifully in “Tchaikovsky: None But the Lonely Heart” — the strange story of Tchaikovsky and Madame von Meck. Written by Eve Wolf, who also plays piano in the show, the play is an epistolary history …Read more
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