Toni Stone By Ron Cohen Toni Stone loved baseball. Now, you may ask, Who? Or so what? History, as oft said, has a way of erasing the accomplishments of American women, and particularly, women of color. So, if you need filling in, Toni Stone (1921-1996) was the first female professional baseball player, playing…
Jesse Pennington and Brenda Meaney Photo by Todd Cerveris. The Mountains Look Different By Marc Miller . If there’s one thing the Mint Theater Company excels at, it’s polishing—dusting off old, forgotten properties, and getting them to gleam. And if there’s another thing, it’s rediscovering playwrights we may not know about, but who…
photos by Joan Marcus Much Ado About Nothing at the Delacorte Theater By Barry Bassis Do you watch those classic 1930’s screwball comedies, like The Awful Truth or Twentieth Century? The plot lines often involve a man and woman who had unsuccessful prior relationships with each other and for most of the course of the action…
Chris Dwan in Enter Laughing Photos: Carol Rosegg Enter Laughing by Deirdre Donovan The York Theatre Company is well-known for bringing new musical theater works to its boards. But in celebration of their 50thanniversary year, the company delves into their past and dusts off one of their sparkling gems: Enter Laughing. With a book by Joseph…
Lee Tergesen and Kelly AuCoin photos by Joam Marcus Long Lost By Ron Cohen “Just because we came from the same womb, I’m supposed to be responsible for you forever and ever no matter what kind of shit you do?” That’s what David, a well-heeled Wall Street consultant, asks his wastrel brother Billy…
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…
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 …
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…
Fiddler On The Roof (In Yiddish) By Eugene Paul Full as ever of music, dancing, fun, ,laughter, love and heartbreak, a deeper theatrical delight than you imagined. Back in 1964 when Fiddler on the Roof first appeared on Broadway, the show was so successful it was able to command double the…
Simon Williams, Lucy Fleming. Photo: Carol Rosegg Postings To The Moon By Fern Siegel Sometimes, the simplest presentation is the most effective. Postings To The Moon is a true story, set during World War II. It is tender, occasionally funny and quietly hypnotic. And it’s all told via letters. Now…