Maria Friedman calls me from a landline in Saks Fifth Avenue in Boston (where she is directing Merrily We Roll Along), where a saleswoman (thank you, Paige!) has kindly let her use the phone so we can talk about her upcoming shows at Feinstein’s/54 B …Read more
This is Real is a scary, heart-pounding experience that starts as soon as you approach the warehouse where it begins deep in Red Hook. When you arrive, you’re given a waiver to sign followed by a one-page description of what will happen to you once …Read more
Moshe Yassur is a longtime collaborator with the New Yiddish Rep, having directed their acclaimed productions of Waiting for Godot and Death of a Salesman, and he is at the helm of their latest work, a true-to-the-original production of Ionesco’s Rhi …Read more
Welcome to Sam’s Tea Shack, a bazaar to house Sam Soghor’s comedy routine/heart break — and a theatrical experience straight out of 1980s New York City. The work is a rumbling therapy session that covers religion and culture and Sam’s young son and …Read more
Composer Joe Kelly and Musical Director Jonathan Evans discuss the influences and creative process behind their hilarious sci-fi musical Aliens Coming! What were the challenges in coming up with the sound of aliens? Joe: Each song came about in a dif …Read more
Missing the New York International Fringe Festival this year? Hungry for great off-off Broadway theatre? No worries, The Arctic Group at the IRT Theatre has plenty of food for thought at NY Fridge Fest, with ten playwrights, five different programs o …Read more
The dualities that exist within women and art are explored in A Ribbon About A Bomb, written by a team of 10 playwrights, created and directed by Tess Howsam, and currently playing in an abandoned Colonels Row house on Governors Island. Exquisite Cor …Read more
Those summer days may be drifting away, but theatre fans needn’t worry, because this fall on Broadway simply couldn’t be hotter. While the rest of the world obsesses over the imminent arrival of their peacoats and pumpkin spice, Broadway junkies are …Read more
Florence Foster Jenkins, speaking of her struggle to be an accomplished artist, once observed that although some people said she couldn’t sing, they could never say she didn’t sing. It’s a moment of dignity and tragedy and accomplishment all in a mom …Read more
It’s a guarantee you will learn something new when talking with actor Mark Shanahan, currently playing Walt Disney in Frederick Stroppel’s play Small World: a fantasia at 59E59 Theaters. A scintillating conversationalist, Mr. Shanahan’s fertile mind …Read more