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

Tucked away on a quiet street in Long Island City, just miles away from Manhattan, The Chain Theater is running its December play “Re-Gift of the Magi”. This updated version of “The Gift of the Magi” has been re-imagined by writer Janet Hopf (“God Bl …Read more

The title of “Two Alone/Too Together” sets the tone for Peter Welch’s dark comedy, presented by Theater for the New City. By turn, the play’s two actors evoke intense emotion in the audience — their delivery is in good form, from their reflective so …Read more

There may be a certain advantage to incorporating film into a staged play. It can make it more cinematic, perhaps broaden the story a bit, and may offer a bit more perspective. However, in the case of Dangerous Ground’s experimental multimedia play ” …Read more

Somewhere in this convoluted twist of dissonance, glorious choral notes and witty lines; there is a story. Albeit inchoate, Eliza Bent and Dave Malloy’s “Blue Wizard / Black Wizard” possesses the beginning of a thought. Or a question. Or an answer. I …Read more

If you have ever idly wondered about the outlandish events that could occur within the confines of a New York City bar on a regular basis, this show brings those random thoughts to fruition. On The Rocks, in its third successful month of new sketches …Read more

This weekend, Everyday Inferno Theatre Company presented “If On A Winter’s Night…”, an evening of one act plays to warm you with laughter and contemplation on a chilly New York night. Like the eponymous Italo Calvino novel to which the evening’s titl …Read more