When it comes to the blues, nobody could exude such poignancy as Billie Holiday.  She was a force from the day she was born, and remains a seminal figure well after her death. Now, through three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Dee Dee Bri …Read more

The characters aren’t the only ones beaming throughout “Smile”. The 1986 musical satire about a local beauty pageant is back for a limited run at The Lion Theatre and will certainly have you grinning from ear to ear, if not bursting into laughter.  I …Read more

When a great play is over 400 years old, it is bound to have undergone a variety of unusual presentations and treatments.  The Titan Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, directed by Lenny Banovez, can deservedly claim it …Read more

Making its world premiere, the New York City Players’ production of Tina Satter’s “House of Dance” is one of those performances that leaves you uplifted and fulfilled.  The show gives you a glimpse into the world of dance — and even if you don’t hav …Read more

Once a month, the traveling Wasabassco Hellfire Club makes its way to the East Village’s Kraine Theatre for an evening of burlesque entertainment. If you are ever in the area, it is worth heading over to check out. This intimate theatre, called the R …Read more

“The Picture of Dorian Gray” was recently performed at the Studio Theatre on Theatre Row on West 42nd Street. This one-man show was part of the 4th Annual United Solo Festival, which continues through November 24th. This adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s d …Read more

The Salem witch trials have long been the subject of novels, plays, and films — Elizabeth Gaskell’s novella “Lois the Witch” and Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” are just two examples — and this complex episode of American history will surely co …Read more

  Ars Nova is known for bringing us the marvelous and experimental, pushing boundaries of genre and theatricality. Their latest presentation, “Eager to Lose”, is no different, leading us down into the sultry world of burlesque with a smile and a …Read more

“Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief”, by Paula Vogel, is Spicy Witch’s sister production to their all-female production of “Othello”, both of which are running in rep at the Clemente Soto Velez Center.  From these two plays, we get the tragedy of …Read more

It’s often been said that the greatest writers of the English language — with the exception of Shakespeare and one or two others — have all been Irish. Seeing The Irish Repertory Theatre’s production of Sean O’Casey’s “Juno and the Paycock”, direct …Read more