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…
Photos by Carol Rosegg by Ethel Wynn The new show at The York Theatre Company, Texas in Paris, is “full of music but it’s not a musical,” and is “based on true events, but it’s not a documentary” as described by York’s Artistic Director Jim Morgan, in his witty-as-usual curtain speech. Texas in…
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…
Edgar with Misses DuvalPhoto by Joan Marcus by Eugene Paul Nevermore? Nevermore again, perhaps. And again. Poe’s swath is immense. And in this instance with this production once more bracing New York, twice as long, twice as lavish, twice as odd, twice as fantastical, Nevermore, the Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan…
by Deirdre Donovan Valentine’s Day arrived a little early this year, thanks to the baton of the renowned Jacques Lacombe and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. In his recent program at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) at Newark, he brought Shakespeare’s beloved Romeo and Juliet to life, not through high-flown rhetoric, but…
R: Louis Dall’Ava (far left) and William Whitefield (pulled by sailors) in H.M.S. Pinafore Photo: Noah Strone by Deirdre Donovan H.M. S. Pinafore sailed into NYU’s Skirball Center in late December under the steady hand of Albert Bergeret., the founder and artistic Director of the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players (NYGASP). Those who…
Photograph by Richard Termine by Stewart Schulman When Kelli O’Hara and Matthew Morrison took the stage at Carnegie Hall on December 19th and 20th, as part of The New York Pops annual holiday concert, it was the first time these two stars of Broadway, film and television had performed together since doing The…
by Deirdre Donovan Under the lively baton of Ted Sperling, Monty Python’s Eric Idle and John Du Prez brought to life their latest work at Carnegie Hall, giving a surreal twist to a holiday classic. Tomfoolery with the New Testament? You betcha. Monty Python’s Eric Idle and John Du Prez (A Fish Called Wanda)…
Bradley Cooper as John Merrick, Alessandro Nivola as Dr. Fredrik Treves & Patricia Clarkson as Mrs. Kendal By Michall Jeffers Fans of Bradley Cooper may well be amazed by his performance as John Merrick; many hardened theater critics will be, too. As the abused, tormented man cruelly twisted by deformity and fate, Cooper is…