Christopher Vened’s Human Identity, a one-man show at Theatre Row and part of the United Solo Festival’s hundreds of offerings through November, is not exactly theater, although it is true to the one-man show status. Vened makes it clear from the sta …Read more

Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s Next to Normal is essentially a show about a person’s right to pain. Diana (Carman Napier) is a suburban housewife dealing with intense bipolar disorder, her unexpected mood swings bring chaos to her family formed by husba …Read more

It’s rare to find true ensemble stories on stage. Often times, the focus will inevitably shift to a central character, or follow the storyline of a smaller group as the rest give a sort of ambience in storytelling. However, in I Like to Be Here: Jack …Read more

“Join world-renowned mixologist and raconteur Anthony Caporale for a boozy romp through the history of alcohol.” So reads the promotional material for this stand-out production which was part of this summer’s New York International Fringe Festival — …Read more

Origin Theater’s 1st Irish Festival’s The Big Green Apple features five 10-minute plays written by finalists from Ireland debuting in New York City.  The plays are centered around the theme given to the writers, “With Love From…” Each short play to …Read more

Song of Solomon can boast without doubt to be one of the finest performances in independent theatre. Based on the biblical mythology of King Solomon, and his tortuous pursuit of Almah, performed by the incomparable Ann McCormack, this show leaves no …Read more

With a flurry of voices and stories colliding on stage, The Devil of Delancey Street succeeds in pulling the ends together only when needed.  We follow a recent widow, Mrs. Chaste, struggling to restart her life in a time where financial independence …Read more

It’s sometime hard to locate the missing ingredient in a story: that one element needed to pull everything together. In Ed Meyer’s Finder’s Keepers, an heiress discovers that the priceless painting she’s set to inherit may have been stolen from a Jew …Read more

The Kitchen Play stays true to its title, and doesn’t spare the seasoning. As the Stantons, a middle-class Philadelphia family, navigate their way through a tortuous divorce, every last bit of raw emotion is projected through the food and appliances …Read more

In the midst of heavy plotting and severely under-explored characters, Sing After Storms seeks to create a story that channels both Doubt and Blue/Orange. However, what sets this play back is its reluctance to shift from predictability. Joe Laureiro’ …Read more