If you’re looking to get a taste of nature in New York City, the East Village seems like an unlikely place to find it. But this call to nature is being heard at La MaMa, which kicked off its biennial Puppet Series this week with Crane: on eart …Read more

Hir takes place in the battlefield between the past and the future. The past is represented by the patriarchal system that allowed heterosexual men to be complete “masters” of their domain – whether that meant a literal war zone, or their homes – whe …Read more

“Martin was my friend for seven years. He was Campaign Coordinator for Campaign Against the Arms Trade.” With betrayal comes a lingering shame.  The intimacy of a long-term friendship, on the basis of chosen company and shared sentiments, is distinct …Read more

For over three decades, Gloria Estefan has been making some of the catchiest pop records in the planet; from her seminal “Conga”, to “Rhythm is Gonna Get You”, she became the first Latin artist to “crossover” in the United States, and at the height o …Read more

Good art serves as an escape, great art serves as a mirror into our own world. Donald Byrd’s scathing The Minstrel Show Revisited should be listed under the second category. Using a troupe of extremely talented dancers, Mr. Byrd has choreographed a d …Read more

With three major Tony Awards and a 12-year run—half of it on Broadway—under its belt, Avenue Q has the credentials to make it one of the Theatre District’s most popular musicals. But the real staying power of this uproarious Sesame-Street-meets-Sex-a …Read more

Okay, so Full House! The Musical! is not Shakespeare. But given the Netflix reboot, Fuller House, slated for 2016, it’s certainly topical, and tucked away in the historic Theatre 80 on St. Marks, it can be a damn good time if you’re willing to let it …Read more

It’s impossible not to have Dames at Sea charm your sailor pants off, as it sprints, twirls and coos with the confidence of a seven year old who knows she will make it big on Broadway some day. Like the infant, the show also tries desperately to ente …Read more

There is a kind of achievable magic in theatre that only the most committed audiences will appreciate. It consists of a performer inviting us into a world that is not spectacular in the traditional sense, but intimate, vivid, and exciting. In the fir …Read more

Playwright Michael Kimmel and songwriter Lauren Pritchard gambled by setting Songbird, their adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s drama The Seagull, inside a messy nest of contemporary Nashville musicians. But the resulting work (produced in association wit …Read more