What took so long? With virtually every Hollywood hit being transformed into a Broadway musical, it was only a matter of time before Rob Reiner’s beloved, “The Princess Bride” underwent its own theatrical transformation. Well, that time has apparentl …Read more

Theater for the New City presents The Cell’s production of a new work by a promising playwright Amina Henry entitled “An American Family Takes a Lover”.  This dark comedy can easily be compared with the likes of Isben’s “A Doll’s House”.  In her mind …Read more

Yesterday (Nov. 10), two-time Tony winner Mark Rylance returned to Broadway in a Shakespeare double bill: “Twelfth Night” and “Richard III”. Both shows began previews Oct. 15, and both are being done old-old-school style: all-male casts, the actors d …Read more

Two-time Tony winner Mark Rylance returns to Broadway today, Nov. 10, with “Bones” alumnus Stephen Fry in tow for an all-male staging of William Shakespeare’s comedy, “Twelfth Night”. Playing at the Belasco Theater (where previews began Oct. 15), the …Read more

At the beginning of “An Infinite Ache”, a two-man show by David Schulner starring Eric Kuehnemann and Nancy Sun, Charles tells Hope that he wishes he were old and had grandchildren already; it’s their first date.  He gets his wish and the rest of the …Read more

Emerging Playwright-winner Greg Kalleres is the writer behind the NY Times Critic’s Pick “Honky”.  His one-act plays have won honors at the Samuel French Festival, Turnip Festival, and Fusion Theatre One Act Play Festival.  This comedic writer has al …Read more

“The Mutilated” is nothing but rough around the edges. The daring play by Tennessee Williams is bold, ugly, and throws a punch. In the New Ohio Theater’s 38 year musical revival of this lesser known gem, creatively tackled by director Cosmin Chivu, w …Read more

Luke Harlan is an educator, performer, and, most notably, the director of The New York Times Critic’s Pick “Honky”, returning for its second run at Urban Stages.  The play offers a darkly comedic look at the intersections between race, advertising, a …Read more

Halfway through “The Vaudvillians”, Dr. Dan Von Dandy says to his wife and show business partner, Ms. Kitty Witless, that her part of their act has “too much comedy and not enough glamour.”  Unfortunately, the exact opposite of this statement is true …Read more

A native of the South, I’d never heard of the word gentrification until I moved to New York City — and even then I didn’t fully understand its harrowing effects.  To someone from the outside it’s easy to miss the many gems that are fixed in place wh …Read more