My Dear Watson (at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater for NYMF) is not exactly a new take on the story of Sherlock Holmes. In fact, it doesn’t take a consulting detective to predict most of the musical’s events just before they occur – simply because most o …Read more

Choices & Consequences is a timely, touching and hilarious new play about a loving African-American couple dealing with infertility as they face the ups and downs of their personal and professional lives. Written, directed and produced by Marlon …Read more

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar seems to be a popular (or should we say unpopular?) play lately. Multiple NYC companies have included it in their summer repertoire, including the Public. But you’re going to be hard-pressed to find a more unique, inventiv …Read more

With a ‘Hey Nonny Nonny’ and a ‘Willow, Willow, Willow,’ the talented ensemble of the famed Simon Studio provides a performance of the work of the Bard to which all future shows must Measure for Measure. The glorious Dining Hall at the illustrious Pl …Read more

The story of Robin Hood is one that will always be relevant, which may be why it has endured so long and inspired so many adaptations: from more serious films like the Russell Crowe version, to Men in Tights. Larry Blamire’s Robin Hood, directed by C …Read more

As part of celebrating 100 years of Horton Foote, Cherry Lane Theater brings The Traveling Lady to the stage with a cast of experienced and award-winning Broadway and Off-Broadway talent. The story is set in 1950 in a small town in Texas on the day o …Read more

1917-2017: Tychyna, Zhadan & the Dogs, by the collective Yara Arts Group, is ambitious, and if you choose to attend, for real, good for you, you’re ambitious yourself. This play concerns itself with the fires of revolution and utilizes a number o …Read more

In the Duo Multicultural Arts Center, a beautiful theatre reminiscent of Tennessee Williams’ New Orleans, The Playhouse Creatures have mounted their own Tennessee Williams Festival. Each evening of the three-day festival features A Tennessee Triptych …Read more

More than fifty years ago, a young couple living in Manhattan’s Upper West Side gave America one of its first looks at life controlled by heroin addiction – a sad reality that would only make more mainstream appearances as the problem claimed more vi …Read more

If I could fill this review with synonyms for “brilliant” it still wouldn’t be enough, or do justice to just how good Bastard Jones is. Writer and director Marc Acito and composer/lyricist Amy Engelhardt provide a rock musical extravaganza that stays …Read more