“The Portrait”, which opened last night, is a two act, no intermission play featuring an ensemble cast of seven characters. The performers are all quite accomplished and capable, and do their best to bring this new material to life. The cast includes …Read more

Jay Scheib’s rendition of Anton Chekhov’s early play “Platonov, or The Disinherited”, presented at The Kitchen in Chelsea, is a heady combination of brilliance and weirdness. In his version of the play, Scheib throws together the dynamics of eight pe …Read more

In 1939, Communist novelist Lee Ransom wants to publish his book “Let the Red Flags Unfurl” with an uptown publishing company; however, his editors ask that he get rid of three radical characters and add a narrator — guaranteeing an advance and high …Read more

Judging by audience reaction and box office tallies before the show even opened, the new Broadway production, “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”, would seem almost critic-proof. Still, the reviewers get to have their say once the premieres, which i …Read more

“Flung into the future by a bumbling Sea Witch, a crew of misfit pirates now only have one chance of returning home: performing the greatest pirate epic ever seen on stage!” So opens the prologue of this off-Broadway story for all ages, “The Greatest …Read more

To strip or not to strip was never a question at Bardlesque, presented by The Cyn Factory as part of the 5th Annual Winter Burlesque Blitz at the Kraine Theater. Clothes were indeed removed during recitations of Shakespearean soliloquies. Skin was ba …Read more

Those seeking an evening of bawdy entertainment will certainly get a laugh out of The Horse Trade Theater Group’s double-header presentation of “Shocks with C*cks:  All Dude, All Nude Revue” and “Shocks WITHOUT C*cks:  All Nude, No Dude Revue”, both …Read more

Because New York City is the melting pot of the world, tensions can rise between different groups. “Welcome Home Sonny T”, showcased at Theater for the New City and written and directed by William Electric Black, is a dramatic play set in Staten Isla …Read more

Faison Firehouse Theater presents a new Christmas tradition, “Bah Humbug”, a hip hop musical conceived by Tony-winner George Faison with Ebon Charles, Jasmine Thomas, The Respect Project, and one of rap’s most prominent emcees, Rah Digga.  This was m …Read more

Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” can be a difficult play to pull off. It is long, wordy, and depressing. It’s familiar enough that a basic adaptation can be boring, and one that tries something new and different can be gimmicky. It also requires a lead actor w …Read more