Watching Kragtar: An American Monster Musical gives you the feeling that you are watching a show that is about to enjoy all of the success of Rent. Witty, sharp, and relevant, with a Broadway-caliber cast and crew, this original musical by Sam French …Read more
Certainly an all-too-relatable play, What We’re Up Against, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt and now playing at the WP Theater, relies very heavily on its dialogue. Fast-paced and yet annoyingly overly verbose at times, this well-structured play by …Read more
Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass are the most fun choreographers ever. They may also be the most fun people ever, but I haven’t met everyone so who can say. What you may miss at their new production at the Women’s Project, One Night Only (running as …Read more
At the top of Act II of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, when the audience first glimpses the Forest of Arden, the banished Duke Senior (who is hiding out there) pronounces life in the wood to be “exempt from public haunt.” That’s certainly not …Read more
Lone Star, the James McLure play presented by Nine Theatricals and directed by Pete McElligott, is All-American beer and cigarettes and backyards. A damn funny and effective ode to dirty boys of early 1970s Texas, some just home from Vietnam, others …Read more
After its controversial, deeply serious production of Julius Caesar, The Public Theater’s second Shakespeare in the Park production aims for light-hearted fun and fantasy. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (directed by Lear deBessonet) captures all the magic …Read more
Let’s admit it, we all have a sweet tooth every once in a while — and what better way to satisfy that than going to Sugar Factory, a candy shop that both kids and adults can enjoy! Sugar Factory is a sweet lovers’ dream with a one of a kind mouthwat …Read more
A play about talking has never been this exciting. But Oslo, now on Broadway at the Lincoln Center Theater after a successful off-Broadway run, is just that and more: engaging, funny, evenly paced, illuminating. Playwright J.T. Rogers has crafted a g …Read more
The second edition of Project Broadway takes place from March 27 to April 2 at Symphony Space. This year the theme is the art of collaboration and will include performances by the likes of Adam Kantor, Santino Fontana, Rebecca Luker, Kyle Scatliffe, …Read more
Starring in Fault Line Theatre’s production of Bekah Brunsetter’s new play The Oregon Trail, the wonderful Liba Vaynberg brings the show’s humor to life with her portrayal of “now Jane,” a ’90s middle schooler with an overbearing older sister (Laura …Read more