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Raul Esparza Photos by Joan Marcus Seared by Arney Rosenblat Currently running at the MCC Theatre on West 52nd Street, Seared is a cautionary tale of what can happen when the art and commerce of cooking collide. The first thing the audience notices upon entering the theater house is that they have a…
Peter Dinklage Blake Jenner photos by Monique Carboni Cyrano – A New Group Musical Starring Peter Dinklage by Arney Rosenblat Outer beauty trumps inner beauty once again in this modern musical adaptation of the 1897 romantic drama of unrequited love – Cyrano de Bergerac written by Edmond Rostand Though intellectually, most people agree…
Bat Out of Hell by Arney Rosenblat In Bat Out of Hell – The Musical which is rocking New York City Center you’ll find vibrant music that will arouse your spirit, visuals that will dazzle your eyes and a story that will dumbfound your brain but for an overall fun time– two…
Christopher Ryan Grant and Louis Cancelmi photos by Joan Marcus Coriolanus by Arney Rosenblat In Daniel Sullivan’s engaging production of William Shakespeare’s complex tragedy Coriolanus, he deftly explores the political pitfalls of the Democratic precept of power to the people through the rise and fall of Caius Martius Coriolanus who has the…
Michael Stuhlbarg photos by Joan Marcus Socrates by Arney Rosenblat Socrates a philosopher, moralist, and so-called enemy of the people comes to life in Tim Blake Nelson’s brilliant prescient play at the Public Theater, where he prompts the viewer to question the strengths and weaknesses inherent in democratic rule As the Public’s …
Marin Ireland and Susan Sarandon photos by Monique Carboni Happy Talk by Arney Rosenblat Happy Talk starring Susan Sarandon and Marin Ireland is a play where positivity goes seriously amuck Jesse Eisenberg’s new play being presented by The New Group at the Signature Center described as “hysterical and devastating” is so dark that…
Jimmy Ray Bennett photos by Shirin Tinati Hans Christian Andersen: Tales Real & Imagined by Arney Rosenblat Though the more than 3,300 fairy tales spun by the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen spurred wonder in children and adults around the world, being translated into over 125 languages, his own story was far removed…
Seawall/A Life by Arney Rosenblat Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and Tony Award nominee Tom Sturridge made their Public Theater debuts in an unforgettable and incredibly intimate evening of theater. Sturridge in his third collaboration with Tony and Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night) performs…
By Arney Rosenblat Call Me Madam holds the unique status during City Center’s diamond jubilee year of being a revival of a beloved revival which highlighted the second season of Encores1 and “put the series on the map.” The 1950’s musical itself, Call Me Madam, also brings with it a unique history,…
Jay O. Sanders by Arney Rosenblat The initial offering of the Hunter Theater Project, and a Richard Nelson imprint production, brings Chekhov to life for contemporary audiences. Seeing and connecting, and connect you likely will as the characters frequently speak directly to the audience, will make you feel like a voyeur to the…