Is self-love a really good trip on psychedelic drugs? A sweet lazy afternoon spooning on the sofa with the perfect mate? A great relationship with a therapist who knows our deepest fears? All these questions and more are deftly suggested by Adam Stra …Read more
A cheeky little time capsule from 1971, The Workshop Theater’s revival of Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? provides glimpses of the loose, inventive spirit of the youthful Terrence McNally. It’s a play about America (and about New York City) at a time b …Read more
Writers thrive on stories. It doesn’t usually matter whether they are true or not. The consumer of the story is supposed to enjoy it either way. But what if a story, or even the threat of a story, could get you in trouble? Describe the Night, an epic …Read more
The truth hurts as they say and the devastating verbatim play De Novo, which is the inaugural production at New York Theatre Workshop’s newly renovated Fourth Street Theater, had me tearing up a bit — actually, quite a lot. Fashioned from court tran …Read more
As you approach the stairs leading up to the immersive production of The Dead, 1904 — directed by Ciaran O’Reilly at the American Irish Historical Society — you’re met by Lily, the house-maid, suitably “run off her feet,” as in the opening words of …Read more
The highs are high and the lows are low, but what else is to be expected on the coke-fueled gay wedding weekend in Palm Springs? At the risk of being self-deprecating, Bright Colors and Bold Patterns doesn’t need my praise. Drew Droege’s one man show …Read more
If you’re looking for a delightful little Christmas show with a good dose of old-fashioned charm, the production of It’s a Wonderful Life currently playing at Irish Repertory Theatre fits that bill. Directed by the competent Charlotte Moore, this pro …Read more
The city’s best purveyor of free theater is back and sharing its abundant wealth with the masses. The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit presents William Shakespeare’s romance The Winter’s Tale for a four-week run. Directed by Lee Sunday Evans, this bare-b …Read more
Tribal gangs may rule the mean streets of New York City but Mary Shannon, a drug addicted mother of two, rules the roost in Seth Zvi Rosenfeld’s gripping family drama, Downtown Race Riot. Based on true events, this retelling produced by The New Group …Read more
Beau Willimon, the writer and four-season showrunner of Netflix’s House of Cards, brings his signature brand of dark humor to a new politically-minded show, The Parisian Woman, just beginning a limited run at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre. Directed by Pa …Read more
