StageBuddy theater reviewers have come together to compile a list of Top Off-Broadway Theater of 2013.  These shows left a lasting impression visually, intellectually, and emotionally, changing the ways we experience theater.  We look forward to what …Read more

Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” can be a difficult play to pull off. It is long, wordy, and depressing. It’s familiar enough that a basic adaptation can be boring, and one that tries something new and different can be gimmicky. It also requires a lead actor w …Read more

Though far from a watershed year in Broadway history, 2013 had its triumphs, its troubles and its tramplings, a few of which will be fun to recall in this year-end roundup. In no particular order: 10) Big Fish in an Inhospitable Pond It should have b …Read more

You’ve seen a couple of Broadway shows; maybe you’ve even met the stars and they’ve even signed a playbill or two. But do you know the history behind the buildings? Do you know the stories and superstitions that keep the ghost lights on when the thea …Read more

Tucked away on a quiet street in Long Island City, just miles away from Manhattan, The Chain Theater is running its December play “Re-Gift of the Magi”. This updated version of “The Gift of the Magi” has been re-imagined by writer Janet Hopf (“God Bl …Read more

The title of “Two Alone/Too Together” sets the tone for Peter Welch’s dark comedy, presented by Theater for the New City. By turn, the play’s two actors evoke intense emotion in the audience — their delivery is in good form, from their reflective so …Read more

Dan Safer, Artistic Director of Witness Relocation and a respected director/choreographer, has been creating and devising works in the City for over 15 years — but his most recent project might be one of the strangest.  Entitled “Blue Wizard/Black W …Read more

There may be a certain advantage to incorporating film into a staged play. It can make it more cinematic, perhaps broaden the story a bit, and may offer a bit more perspective. However, in the case of Dangerous Ground’s experimental multimedia play ” …Read more

Somewhere in this convoluted twist of dissonance, glorious choral notes and witty lines; there is a story. Albeit inchoate, Eliza Bent and Dave Malloy’s “Blue Wizard / Black Wizard” possesses the beginning of a thought. Or a question. Or an answer. I …Read more

Once a month, “Take a Ten” creates a brand new musical from scratch and uploads it for your podcast-listening pleasure.  These funny and well-produced musicals — which come in at a bite-sized 10 minutes — are the perfect length to listen to as you …Read more