Ivette Dumeng and Sergio Castillo photos by Rosalie Baijer. by Deirdre Donovan Theater historians tend to extol the dramatic virtues of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie, The Creditors, The Dance of Death, The Father, and A Dream Play. But Kristina? Hardly. This historical drama, in fact, seems to be more Strindberg’s step-child than one of…
by Deirdre Donovan Christina Bianco impersonates 40 personas in the behind-the-scenes world of kindergarten admissions at a fictive private Manhattan school. Christina Bianco reveals the behind-the-scenes world of kindergarten admissions at a fictive private Manhattan school in Application Pending, now running at the Westside Theatre. Co-written by Greg Edwards and Andy Sandberg, this…
Lupita Nyong’o Photos by Joan Marcus By Ron Cohen It’s a rare work of theater that can transport audiences to a totally unfamiliar terrain and hold them there, transfixed, from start to finish. But that’s exactly what playwright Danai Gurira — with the help of a brilliant cast and director —…
Tonya Pinkins (above) and Dianne Wiest (below) (Photo credit: Monique Carboni) By David Schultz A scintillating cat and mouse treatise combines office politics and race into a frothy mix. Cunningly directed, makes for must see viewing. This new black comedy written by Joel Drake Johnson hits a lot of nerves. The subject of race…
Michael Alcide, Fernand Auguste, Ryan Jillian Kilpatrick, Chima Chikazunga, Darren Jerome Lamb, Cherith Scott. Photos by Gerry Goodstein by Eugene Paul There’s a prideful fervor in this Atlanta Black Theater Festival production of Dutchman which goes beyond the fact that Obie winner Dutchman is having yet another showing in the place that spawned it,…
Brian Dennehy and Nathan Lane photos by Richard Termine By Eric Grunin The magnificent production of Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh now at BAM is a must-see for any lover of the play, the playwright, Nathan Lane, Brian Dennehy, or great acting in general. I have never in my life seen so many fine…
by Dorothy Marcic A play brightened by the performance of its writer Ronald Keaton, who confidently inhabits the spirit of the leader who stood alone against the Nazis during the early years of WWII replete with his vibrant oratory. As a History Lesson, Churchill, which opened at the New World Stages Wed. Nov. 18, is…
Joe Assadourian (© Bella Muccari) Funny, skillful, and short, this monologue gives you more truths about the justice system in an hour than any cable drama gives you in a whole season. The Central Park Five, the group falsely arrested in 1989, spoke after the performance Joe Assadourian, writer and sole performer of The Bullpen was…
Taylor Schilling and Peter Dinklage Photo: Joan Marcus by Dierdre Donovan Small-screen stars Peter Dinklage and Taylor Schilling bring high-voltage to Ivan Turgenev’s Month in the Country at Classic Stage Company’s latest production. And those who want to see these luminaries up-close and personal now have their chance on this intimate stage in the…
Ben Schnetzer, Holly Hunter, Bill Pullman and (standing) Raviv Ullman Photos: Monique Carboni by David Schultz A revival of playwright David Rabe’s Tony Award winning play Sticks and Bones (1971) may prove to be the most moving and gut wrenching play in New York City at the moment. This seriously demented twist on the…