Before tonight, I classed myself as a Neil Gaiman agnostic. The English author, whose stories are being adapted by OldSoundRoom in their newest production, October in the Chair and Other Fragile Things, always struck me as simply competent. I found i …Read more

How many of us would give the world to be able to see a lost loved one again, even for just one hour? Hands down, it would be everyone. A new production at the Snapple Theater Center, Hereafter Musical, created by Vice President of CBS Late Night, Vi …Read more

When a show opens on Broadway, most of the glory is given to the on-stage talent. On The Town certainly has more than its fair share of exceptionally gifted triple threats gracing the stage, but from the first downbeat it is clear that theatergoers a …Read more

Ask yourself: “Should I see the Big Apple Circus?” Do you like the circus? Then yes. Do you have kids? Also yes. Then again, if neither is true you might also want to consider buying a ticket. The Big Apple Circus, which runs through January 11 at Li …Read more

Unexpressed grief is the powerful unseen force behind all the characters in Elaine Smith’s play Angels and Ministers of Grace, premiering at New Jersey Repertory Company, a marvelous small theater in Long Branch, NJ dedicated to nurturing and produci …Read more

Hailing from Israel, the extravagant theatre group Tziporela might as well be advertised as coming from Saturn. Such is their genre-defying uniqueness that you might have a hard time believing the people onstage are actually human. In their show Odd …Read more

Suzan-Lori Parks is easily one of the most ambitious playwrights writing today. Using athletically poetic language, stunning imagery, and complex characterizations, she creates worlds that are visceral, hard-hitting, and indubitably theatrical. Her l …Read more

Lift, a new play by acclaimed novelist Walter Mosley, is captivating upon setting foot into 59E59 Theaters. The exposed set, designed by Andrei Onegin, defines the specificity of the situation: the elevator car of a Manhattan skyscraper. The entire a …Read more

Melissa Ritz, who would have been described years ago as a leggy blonde, is a woman on a quest. In brief, she abandoned a long and profitable career as a cocktail server in Vegas for the New York theater scene, and New York is none the worse for it. …Read more

Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre presents Carnaval a modern, provocative play about the sex tourism industry in Brazil, the commodification of the female body, the exploitation of the lower class and the consequences of what often happen …Read more