“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

There is no easy or pretty way to approach the subject of pedophilia, which playwright Paula Vogel explores in  “How I Learned to Drive”.  Tongue in Cheek Theater’s well-crafted production of this Pulitzer Prize-winning play is currently at the Bridg …Read more

“Mexican Hayride” is a Cole Porter musical that hasn’t been seen in New York since 1944, when it ran for a year with great success. It featured whopping cast of 99 performers and was later made into a feature film starring Abbott and Costello (though …Read more

You’ve read the book, you’ve seen the movie, now should you go see the play? Critics weighed in on the new Broadway drama, “A Time to Kill”, which opened last night (Sunday, Oct. 20), at the Golden Theater. The tale of a Southern black man’s legal de …Read more

Off-Broadway’s Westside Theater may have lost one Jewish-themed play when “Old Jews Telling Jokes” closed in September, but they’re gaining another October 29, when Mark St. Germain’s “Becoming Dr. Ruth” moves in. Debra Jo Rupp, best known for playin …Read more