John Patrick Shanley is legendary, so it’s no surprise that his new one-act plays (billed as “five short digressions”), premiering at the Brooklyn Navy Yards by the Bridge Production Group, make for a night of laugh-out-loud, razor-sharp comedy. (I A …Read more

At this point, countless musicals (some good, some not so good) have been written on just about every topic under the sun. But a musical about two people writing a musical? Now playwrights are just scraping the bottom of the barrel. Or so it would se …Read more

Absurdism is a tricky genre: tricky to write and tricky to perform. That’s what makes Edward Einhorn’s absurdist science fiction drama Alma Baya so impressive: it’s nearly perfect. Two women named Alma and Baya live inside a pod on an air-less planet …Read more

“I have lived through plague and famine and drought, and there is a stopclock up here that is making me more nervous and sweatier than I’ve ever been in my entire life.” Such is the sassy signature wit we’ve come to love – and expect – from theatrica …Read more

Sara Fellini’s The Wake of Dorcas Kelly, presented by spit&vigor in the offbeat, historic Players Theatre in Greenwich Village, is a spirited production of a darkly humorous story. If it doesn’t always hit the mark, it’s full of enough wicked hum …Read more

There’s a lot of real estate in Manhattan, but have you ever thought about the real estate six feet under? The Extremely Grey Line, a 23.5° Tilt Production, takes exactly that angle. On a walking tour of Greenwich Village, an “unrealtor” shows you so …Read more

NEW YORK CITY – The Queerly Festival is back with plays, solo performances, music, comedy, and more from New York City’s indie-est LGBTQ+ artists. FRIGID New York continues to require vaccinations and masks for all in-person attendees, but virtual li …Read more

Cabaret favorite, Kim Smith, returns to the stage this Christmas – even if he can only be watched from the internet, he’s still not to be missed. He’s performing a livestream from Club Cumming (Alan Cumming’s downtown venue) along with pianist Tracy …Read more

One of the many wonderful venues supporting live shows in New York City is a beautiful little restaurant in the East Village called “Pangea”.  Not only is there a great restaurant in front, but as you walk to the back room, you are taken to an old wo …Read more

  Four people. One day. Countless opportunities for screwing up. In the English-language World Premiere of A Day, written by Québecoise playwright Gabrielle Chapdelaine and translated by Josephine George, four seemingly unconnected individuals n …Read more