Last week at the Planet Connections Theatre Festival, running in Paradise Factory from June 15 to July 12, I came across three short plays, all in line with the festival’s mission, which is to create social change through meaningful artistic work. Th …Read more

American Mill #2 (Lint Head) is an unconventional, multi-medium production now being performed at The Gallery at La MaMa. The piece is a meditative docudrama theatre piece about mill work in the United States at the turn of the century, but in the ex …Read more

New York born, Israeli-based choreographer Nadine Bommer has chosen a topic which I’ve never seen put into dance or theatre – football, or soccer, depending on your culture.  In her pursuit to create a piece of dance theatre, she plays with all the o …Read more

Every time we see a play, we become travelers. The destination possibilities are as endless as our imaginations. When Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America is at the helm of our voyage, our trip is sure to be enthralling, mystical and fun. Though they …Read more

In between his masterpiece, “Falsettoland,” and his hugely popular “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” composer-lyricist William Finn penned a very personal off-Broadway musical. Co-written and directed by James Lapine, A New Brain, premiered a …Read more

Aw, It’s hard to be a playwright. The mounting pressure of “the ending” staring you in the face throughout the entire creative process, screaming in your ear, “No one will forgive a crap ending no matter how rich the tapestry of Act I and II!” The Im …Read more

Musicals about sports are as rare as musicals about showbiz are common; perhaps the usually frenetic nature of sports makes them intense enough without the added emotional weight of music, or perhaps musical theatre composers are immune to the appeal …Read more

When it comes to interactive theatre, it’s hard to think of a better staging location than a bar. The creative team behind the ’60s sci-fi musical dance party extravaganza Wild Women of Planet Wongo chose well when they set their immersive showcase i …Read more

Film and theatre are traditionally considered two distinct art forms, only capable of merging through adaptations or filmed stage productions. This notion, however, is being challenged by Chicago-based shadow puppetry troupe Manual Cinema, whose piec …Read more

With scathing dialogue and nasty characters, Joshua Harmon wowed critics three years ago when his Bad Jews opened at the Roundabout Underground space. Months later, the show, which New York Post critic Elizabeth Vincentelli called, “delicious, nasty …Read more