“Two days before Christmas, I only want one thing. Peace on earth and a Superbowl ring.” So sings Bum in “Bum Phillips All-American Opera”, kicking off at La MaMa and presented by Monk Parrots, a non-profit group that seeks to cultivate “new audience …Read more

When I got my tickets for “Beauty and the Beast”, the person at the box office blanched and asked if I was over eighteen. This just underscores the point: this production is for mature audiences only. Leave your kids at home. Written and performed by …Read more

One of the biggest musicals of the season, “Rocky”, based on Sylvester Stallone’s Oscar-winning film, opened yesterday, March 13, at the Winter Garden Theater. Andy Karl stars as the shlubby boxer who, through heart and grit, builds himself up to a t …Read more

If you’re looking to sit passively in a theater and walk out the same way you came in, “Dinner with Friends” isn’t the show for you.  With its simplicity and honesty, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play inspires change. The Roundabout Theatre Company de …Read more

After all these years, it still rings true that many of the best films and plays are adaptations from books. This may be particularly true of the best children’s plays and films: “The Wizard of Oz”, “Mary Poppins”, “Willy Wonka”, and so on. In 1950, …Read more

The Women’s Project Theater’s “The Architecture of Becoming” is the dynamic work of five authors and three directors who have created a production that is intriguing, mysterious and insightful.  Written by Kara Lee Corthron, Sarah Gaucher, Virginia G …Read more

In “My High-Heeled Life: Or, How I Learned to Keep Worrying and Love My Stilettos”, we hear the deep and intimate confessions of Katharine McLeod, an avid shoe-lover trying to balance the materialism of our society with personal happiness. As she sip …Read more

Dance, music, and operatic singing meld together beautifully in “Tchaikovsky: None But the Lonely Heart” — the strange story of Tchaikovsky and Madame von Meck. Written by Eve Wolf, who also plays piano in the show, the play is an epistolary history …Read more

Six Tee Collective’s play “Tina and Amy: Last Night in Paradise” is a glimpse of the life we all wish Tina Fey and Amy Poehler lived as roommates in Chicago circa 1997. Wouldn’t it have been perfect if the Golden Globe Goddesses were once the endeari …Read more

“The Winter’s Tale” is one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays, and, as with most of his romances, it is not difficult to see why. The play can often seem oddly unbalanced, with the first half playing out much like a tragedy and the second half be …Read more