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
If you have ever idly wondered about the outlandish events that could occur within the confines of a New York City bar on a regular basis, this show brings those random thoughts to fruition. On The Rocks, in its third successful month of new sketches …Read more
This weekend, Everyday Inferno Theatre Company presented “If On A Winter’s Night…”, an evening of one act plays to warm you with laughter and contemplation on a chilly New York night. Like the eponymous Italo Calvino novel to which the evening’s titl …Read more
terraNOVA Collective is devoted to nurturing distinct and innovative voices who are doing groundbreaking work in theater. Now in their 11th season, they stay true to their mission through terraNOVA RX, a program that offers playwrights a workshop pr …Read more
We’ve all been struck at one point in our lives: struck with fear, struck with awe, struck by Cupid’s arrow. We understand each meaning, the emotions elicited from within us. But when one is struck with stroke, how should we react? In a nonfiction …Read more
Magneto. Professor Xavier. Gandalf The Grey. Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Richard III. King Claudius. These are just a few of the colorful, dynamic roles that Sirs Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart have played throughout their storied careers. Now …Read more