“The Picture of Dorian Gray” was recently performed at the Studio Theatre on Theatre Row on West 42nd Street. This one-man show was part of the 4th Annual United Solo Festival, which continues through November 24th. This adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s d …Read more

The Salem witch trials have long been the subject of novels, plays, and films — Elizabeth Gaskell’s novella “Lois the Witch” and Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” are just two examples — and this complex episode of American history will surely co …Read more

  Ars Nova is known for bringing us the marvelous and experimental, pushing boundaries of genre and theatricality. Their latest presentation, “Eager to Lose”, is no different, leading us down into the sultry world of burlesque with a smile and a …Read more

Tyne Daly, Angela Lansbury, Cady Huffman and columnist Liz Smith will be among the notables to appear Monday, Nov. 4, at a 1:30pm memorial tribute to well-remembered press agent Shirley Herz. A “Celebration” of her life in the theater, including some …Read more

“Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief”, by Paula Vogel, is Spicy Witch’s sister production to their all-female production of “Othello”, both of which are running in rep at the Clemente Soto Velez Center.  From these two plays, we get the tragedy of …Read more

Sharr White once told the Boston Globe, “I wrote three hours a day, at least, every day for 13 years before I got my first professional production.” That came in 2006, when the Humana Festival in Louisville staged “Six Years”. Since then, White’s pla …Read more

Broadway’s Circle in the Square has found its next tenant after the crash and burn of “Soul Doctor”: it’s “Bronx Bombers”, the latest from “Lombardi” author Eric Simonson. Conceived by Fran Kirmser and directed by Simonson, the play follows the great …Read more

What would you do if you were the heir to a fortune and a life of almost noble status, however, eight other relatives stood between you and the money? If you’re Monty Navarro, you figure out ways to dispose of these obstacles while still appearing to …Read more

It’s often been said that the greatest writers of the English language — with the exception of Shakespeare and one or two others — have all been Irish. Seeing The Irish Repertory Theatre’s production of Sean O’Casey’s “Juno and the Paycock”, direct …Read more

“A Mind-Bending Evening of Beckett”, three short plays all by the Irish great, is now being shown at the Irish Repertory Theatre, and for good reason.  The first piece, “Act Without Words” — about a Sisyphus-like figure on an island — is performed en …Read more