Even the most devoted fans of Chess, the Cold War rock musical by Tim Rice, and Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA, know that the book has more issues than a king trapped in a corner next to two bishops. With a convoluted plot involving Russ …Read more

What it’s about: Two old, eccentric scientists discuss philosophical ideas while reminiscing about the tenure of their personal and professional relationship. Accompanied by a five-piece band, Fusiform Gyrus is a “music-theatre” work, which explores …Read more

Theatre doesn’t get any more sparkly than this. Irish company THISISPOPBABY, presents their celebration of queer and pop culture with RIOT, a blend of song, dance, circus, spoken word and cabaret at NYU Skirball. Created and directed by Jennifer Jenn …Read more

Based on the true story of William Finn, the autobiographical musical A New Brain (by Finn and James Lapine) tells the tale of a composer, Gordon Michael Schwin, who, in the midst of writing a song for work, collapses at lunch one day. It turns out t …Read more

It isn’t hard to imagine that somewhere in Martin McDonagh’s attic there is an appallingly bad script with putrefied pages, because thus far, even his flawed work is compelling when counterbalanced against that of anyone but himself. Going back to th …Read more

What it’s about: Adapted from the groundbreaking novel by John Akada, the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre’s No-No Boy follows draft resister Ichiro Yamada as he returns to Seattle following his release from prison. The adaptation depicts Ichiro’s search …Read more

In a society where everyone has a terrible break up story, Joni’s is quite possibly the worst. Her long term boyfriend of five years, Noah–a rock star–does the deed by inviting her on stage at one of his shows and recounting, in harrowing detail, a …Read more

I have mixed feelings about solo shows, so I wasn’t sure what to expect from Karen Jones Meadows’ one woman show Harriet’s Return (written and performed by Meadows under the direction of Clinton Turner Davis). But once the show got going, I just foun …Read more

What it’s about: In a tribal village in Pakistan, drones watch a couple that struggles with air strikes as well as internal pressures. The soldier watching the family in the USA starts to become obsessed with those he is tasked with observing, while …Read more

Seamlessly directed by Catherine Andre, the Center at West Park and Pickle Dog Productions’ presentation of George Farquhar’s 1706 play The Recruiting Officer is entertaining, replete with great staging, acting, and singing. The play centers around t …Read more