“The Ballad of Rodrigo”, written by Jason S. Grossman and directed by Amber Gallery, is a large cast production with film noir style, intrigue, lust, and passions, all wrapped up in a classic storyline of underworld bad guys who have heart, and coppe …Read more

“The Sonic Life of a Giant Tortoise” is Japanese playwright Toshiki Okada’s third collaboration with director Dan Rothenberg for the New York stage, following their acclaimed productions of “Enjoy” and “Zero Cost House”, in 2010 and 2012, respectivel …Read more

“Potion,” an experimental play sprung from the strange and creative minds of Kiran Rikhye and Jon Stancato, is a refreshing story that is equal parts Shakespeare, soap opera and “Alice in Wonderland.” The show takes place in a dark but enticing bar d …Read more

Something significant — and entertaining, to boot — is going on one flight up at the Tada Theater on 28th Street. Four people maneuver through their relationships in a modern little play that (hallelujah!) knocks the stuffing out of a zeitgeist tha …Read more

Shakespeare’s most fascinating and troubling character, Shylock the money lender, has returned to haunt the stage once again in “The Merchant of Venice”, presented by The Shakespeare Forum, a group of talented New York artists dedicated to exploring …Read more

“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” –Edgar Allen Poe “The Raven” is one of Poe’s most famous and recognized works. It has been turned into parody poems, comic books, cartoons, several films (including a 2012 thriller depicting …Read more

While leaving last night’s performance of “Why Bother?” at the Paradise Factory, a friend (and theater neophyte), remarked, “It was very funny. But it wasn’t a comedy.” And that is very succinctly the heart of the four-story play directed by Andrew B …Read more

There is a good deal to say for Michael Thomas Walker’s one-man play, “Bubba”, not the least of which is how Walker manages to be true to the South without rendering it cartoon-ish. As the actor/playwright takes the audience through his journey home …Read more

Fairy tales are hot stuff.  Fractured within the surreal landscape of Rocky and Bullwinkle, probed to menacing depths by Bettelheim, and reconfigured to suit the irony and artistry of Sondheim, it would seem, in fact, that there isn’t much left in th …Read more

When it comes to Elena Zucker’s dark absurdist play “O Walter, My Walter”, timing is everything. In light of the recent Veteran Affairs scandal, a play inspired by the uncovering of Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s criminal neglect of its veteran pa …Read more