Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company in Intersections. Photo by Steven Pisano Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company: Intersections By R. Pikser This 20th anniversary concert of Daniel Gwirtzman’s was a retrospective of pieces created between 1999 and 2018. The pieces were extracted from their original ballets and put together for this hour and a half concert,…
Left to right: Matthew Saldivar, Betsy Wolfe, Jared Grimes, Max Kumangai, Harriet D. Foy in Yes I Can: The Sammy Davis, Jr., Songbook Yes I Can: The Sammy Davis, Jr. Songbook by Deirdre Donovan Black History month ends on a high note, with the 92nd Street Y’s vibrant tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr.,…
Manu Narayan, Emily Young, Brittany Bradford, and Ben Steinfeld photos by Joan Marcus Merrily We Roll Along By David Schultz Both loved and reviled in equal measure, this problematic musical is once again attempting the impossible. The original production (as every theater aficionado knows) shuttered in 1981, after a mere 16 performances…
Emma Geer and Nick LaMedica By Marc Miller The Mint Theater Company does well by Elizabeth Baker’s antique, but it’s hard not to feel you’re being lectured to. Elizabeth Baker’s The Price of Thomas Scott is an interesting little antique with a curious morality. The Mint Theater Company’s initial offering in its…
Daniel Petzold and Peggy J. Scott in . Photo by Rana Faure. Switzerland by Julia Polinsky Switzerland has a simple plot, in which reclusive writer Patricia Highsmith (Peggy J. Scott), who lives in Switzerland, gets a visit from Edward Ridgeway (Daniel Petzold), a feckless young man sent by her publisher to persuade her to sign…
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,…
Christopher Sutton Photos Andrew Evan Cohen by Deirdre Donovan Peter Filichia’s God Shows Up is a heaven-sent comedy that gives us a fresh perspective on God in the new millennial. Directed by Christopher Scott, and with a terrific acting ensemble, it’s a drama that theatergoers of all religions—or no religion—can enjoy….
Betty and the Belrays by Julia Polinsky William Electric Black’s Betty and the Belrays takes place in Detroit, in 1963. The Motown sound is hot and getting hotter – on black radio stations. Betty Belarosky, (Paulina Breeze), a perky blonde teen with a serious love for the music of black girl groups…
Ashleigh Pearce (center) balances above the audience as company member Jacob Randell (left) assists her from below. Photo Credit: Maike Schulz Gravity and Other Myths: A Simple Space By R Pikser A Simple Space is the second production of the group Gravity and Other Myths. We can only hope the first production,…
M. Martine Allard, Ron Lucas, Anita Welch, Tony Perry, Amy Jo Phillips photo by Pia Hasa Ain’t Misbehavin’ The Fats Waller Musical Show by Julia Polinsky Ain’t Misbehavin’: say those words, and Fats Waller’s oversize personality and terrific songs leap to mind. The African-American stride pianist, hamming it up in his derby hat,…