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Crystal A. Dickinson, Chris Perfetti and Harriet Harris in “The Low Road.” By Eugene Paul A romping riot for the senses as well as your brain. A furtive, hulking brute (marvelous Kevin Chamberlin) leaves a baby in a basket on the familiar doorstep of Mrs. Prewitt (even more marvelous Harriet Harris) whose brothel…
Matthew Fairlee as Dromio of Syracuse and Josh Walden as Antipholus of Syracuse in a scene from “The Boys from Syracuse” (Photo credit: Milliron Studios Photography) By Eugene Paul Raffish. Rambunctious. Ridiculous. Deliberately. Gay. Very. Enjoyable. Very. A totally pro shambles. But if you think this the first drag take on Richard Rodgers’, Lorenz…
Chauncy Thomas and Spencer Sickmann photos by Carol Rosegg By Eugene Paul This is a heads-up: the St. Louis Actors’ Studio is presenting one of the best evenings in New York, three smashing one act plays consummately acted; you might have trouble getting tickets because it’s a short run in 59E59’s smallest theater, so be advised. Provocateur…
Daniel Gerroll and Robin Abramson Shadowlands By Eugene Paul Playwright William Nicholson’s winningly romantic depiction of the love between lionized literary light C.S. Lewis and brave, brilliant poet Joy Gresham is being given a movingly enlightened revival in director Christa Scott-Reed’s keenly observed production, thanks to wonderful performances, particularly by Daniel…
Krystina Alabado Photos by Richard Termine By Eugene Paul Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk , pop music theater writing team for fifteen years – they did the book, music and lyrics for The Mad Ones – don’t give up. When, several years ago The Mad Ones, then known as The Unauthorized Autobiography of…
The cast of The Portuguese Kid, written and directed by John Patrick Shanley, at New York City Center — Stage I. (© Richard Termine) By Eugene Paul Multi-award winner playwright/director John Patrick Shanley, happily still plying his trades, has generated a new comedy for the now venerable Manhattan Theatre Club guaranteed to stimulate the arteries even…
By Eugene Paul Shining new star Katrina Lenk and shining stellar Tony Shalhoub head a brilliant cast in a brilliant, loving new show. There they are, fresh, crisp and immensely proper – except for Haled (marvelous Ari’El Stachel), who is flirting as usual – the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra right off…
Wilson Bethel and Alex Mickiewicz star in Anna Ziegler’sThe Last Match, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, at Roundabout Theatre Company’s Laura Pels Theatre. (© Joan Marcus) By Eugene Paul Tim Mackabee’s stunningly consuming setting so dominates and abets Anna Ziegler’s metaphorically infused play, placing you deep in the tennis match of her take…
Deanna Dunagan & Peter Friedman photos by Joan Marcus By Eugene Paul Startlingly accomplished new playwright Max Posner is having his long gestated, lovingly autobiographical first major play being hijacked by the brilliant performance of Deanna Dunagan as his captivating grandmother sliding into dementia.That he as well as we lose sight of the…
ALEC LEYZER BURKO, GERA SANDLER Photos: Pedro Hernandez By Eugene Paul The New Yiddish Rep returns after Moshe Yassur’s distinguished production in Yiddish there of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman with his earnest, underfed staging of Eugene Ionesco’s indigestible Rhinoceros, whose Yiddish translation – there are the necessary crutch of titles –…