Glenda Jackson,Alison Pill ,Laurie Metcalf (c) Brigitte Lacombe By Ron Cohen Three Tall Women, Edward Albee’s meditation on aging, dying and death, is undoubtedly among the most vibrantly alive shows on Broadway right now. Three superlative actresses – Glenda Jackson, Laurie Metcalf and Alison Pill — tear into Albee’s incomparable writing with intelligence, passion…
Amanda Lawrence, Andrew Garfield photos by Brinkoff Mogenburg By Eugene Paul In its finest presentation yet, Tony Kushner’s masterpiece, Angels in America, A Gay Fantasia on National Themes spills its treasure over eight brief hours, before eager audiences most of whom were babes in arms when his great work – it really…
Máiréad Nesbitt and Rob Evan By Eugene Paul Rocktopia, which originated in Budapest eight years ago bills itself as a classical revolution, its logo a bust of Beethoven overlaid with an electric guitar, its stars Rob Evan, Chloe Lowery, Tony Vincent, Kimberly Nichole, Alyson Cambridge and Pat Monahan. That bust transforming electric…
Tammy (Lisa Howard) clicks with barkeep Brick (Eric Petersen) (© MATTHEW MURPHY) By Eugene Paul Director Christopher Ashley will be reveling in having two hits on Broadway at the same time, one from the heart, Come From Away, and one from Margaritaville. a great big confection,- make that an alcoholic confection – so…
Ethan Slater photos by Joan Marcus by Deirdre Donovan The first ripples of delight from the audience at the Palace Theatre, where the musical SpongeBob SquarePants has just washed up, is prompted by David Zinn’s jaw-dropping nautical set: an imaginative replica of what life beneath the waves would look like. The second…
Hailey Kilgore and cast Photos by Joan Marcus by Julia Polinsky Every moment of this revival of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s Once On This Island touches the heart and rings true, from start – with the best “turn off your phone” reminder in recent history – to the happy/cry ending. Splendid…
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…
John Leguizamo photos Joan Marcus By Edward Medina John Leguizamo has a problem at home. His wife is waiting for him to step up, his daughter is at the know-it-all brat stage, his son is being bullied at school and that is the source for all the turmoil at home. He wants his son…
Clive Owen and Jin Ha (Copyright Matthew Murphy) By Edward Medina There’s a prison cell on stage at the Cort Theatre. It’s occupied by a single prisoner. The man in the box is a civil servant convicted of betraying his government. He’s been imprisoned mind, body, and soul along with the remembrances of the…
Chuck Cooper delivers powerful performances in “Prince of Broadway,” with old favorites such as “If I Were a Rich Man” from “Fiddler on the Roof.” (Matthew Murphy) by Eugene Paul When does the Prince of Broadway become the King of Broadway? He’s 89 years old and working on his next theatre project. …