In “Gypsy” three strippers explain the key to success by singing “You Gotta Get a Gimmick.” Lately that seems to be the theme of Broadway revivals. The goal is to differentiate the show from the original. And true to form the recent revival of “Sunse …Read more

Vladimir Putin is an intriguing figure and last spring, he was one of the two main characters in playwright Peter Morgan’s play “Patriots.” This season, a second show by Erika Sheffer called “Vladimir” also features the Russian leader. Presented by M …Read more

We grow up, seek partners and then we die. That’s the storyline of “Thornton Wilder’s Our Town”. There’s very little cutesy and kitschy about the play which begins in 1901 in Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. So why has it become a classic? These are …Read more

Jez Butterworth’s latest play, “Hills of California” moves so smoothly that you are never aware of its 2 hours and 45 minutes running time. Arriving on Broadway after a successful London run, the drama is expertly directed by Sam Mendes. The play beg …Read more

They say you can’t go home again. Yet in “Good Bones,” the new play by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright James Ijames (“Fat Ham”) that’s what Aisha (Susan Kelechi Watson) is doing when she and her chef husband Travis (Mamoudou Athie) buy a home in th …Read more

I’m a sucker for the Iron Man movies. I love Tony Stark who uses his wealth to combat crime and terrorism. Robert Downey, Jr plays Tony Stark aka Iron Man, and his role has won him a legion of fans. That was clear from the audience’s reception for hi …Read more

It can’t be easy portraying a living person, and it must be even more daunting when the person you are playing is the person who wrote the play. Such is the task for Daniel Dae Kim, the good-looking Korean star of “The King and I,” and “Hawaii Five-O …Read more

This season Broadway is hoping to use star power to boost ticket sales. So popular movie and television performers are headlining new theatrical productions as well as revivals. Producers hope that fans will flock to the theaters attracted by proximi …Read more

They say you never forget your first time and one of the first shows I ever saw was “Once Upon a Mattress” starring comedienne Carol Burnett. It was unforgettable! Incomparable! For me, it was a wonderful introduction and the beginning of a lifelong …Read more

Jane makes me uncomfortable. Maybe it’s her nervousness and twitching. Maybe it is the gun she is brandishing as the play JOB begins. According to Anton Chekhov, if a writer includes a gun in a story, it should be used later. Not sure if playwright M …Read more