By Eugene Paul The power of the Einstein aura proves once again unending Is Albert Einstein never out of the sphere of public awe, interest, challenge? Simultaneously with an heightened worldwide race to develop AI –artificial intelligence –all harkening back to the great man himself, is expanded interest in Einstein, the…
by Edward Medina As the sun set on yet another day when a gunman opened fire in a school on American soil the company of There’s Blood at the Wedding began their performance at La Mama ETC’s Ellen Stewart Theatre. Death by gunfire has become so pervasive in our society that these…
Francois Battiste, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Keith Randolph Smith , Kristolyn Lloyd by Arney Rosenblat Dominique Morisseau once again captures the soulful music of alienation, frustration and yearning of individuals sidelined by life into the role of second class citizens, though these refrains lack the raw gripping power of her other Detroit Trilogy plays…
David Zayas Photo © David Zayas Jr. by Edward Medina Chemistry is key in any play detailing the perils and pitfalls of human relations and relationships. There must be a synergy of character, style, and purpose to make all our foibles seem real and viable in a dramatic form. Devil of Choice is a…
Condola Rashad photos by Joan Marcus by Deirdre Donovan George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan is a comedy, tragedy and romance wrapped into one powerful drama. Over the years, it has been staged in strikingly different ways from the raucous to the subdued. As the Manhattan Theatre Club presents it (at the Samuel J. Friedman…
Pamela J. Gray & Stephanie Roth Haberle photos by Carol Rosegg By Ron Cohen Deathbed dramas with expiring ladies seem to be thing this spring. Right on the heels of the superb revival of Edward Albee’s Three Tall Woman comes the brilliant Woman and Scarecrow by Marina Carr, being given an exhilarating production…
Eboni Booth, Dina Shihabi, Purva Bedi, Lucy Taylor (kneeling), Ikechukwu Ufomadu, Ellen Maddow and Camila Canó-Flaviá by Julia Polinsky Everything you need to know about Dance Nation can be found out by reading the Author’s Note in the playbill, in which Barron claims to be writing about women, ambition, and desire, then goes…
Lynn Ahrens and cast Lynn Ahrens: A Lyrical Life by Deirdre Donovan Lynn Ahrens brought an exciting mix of chutzpah and charm to “Lynn Ahrens: A Lyrical Life,” the latest offering of the 92nd Street Y’s “Lyrics & Lyricists” series. Ahrens set precedent in the L & L series by wearing…
(l-r) Kristine Nielsen, Rachel Nicks, Robert Sella, Nicholas Podany, and Jenn Harris. Photo by T. Charles Erickson Turning Off The Morning News By David Schultz Hard to believe it’s been six years since Christopher Durang hit paydirt with his Tony Award Winning play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. McCarter Theater’s World Premiere…
Photos by Joan Marcus Light Shining in Buckinghamshire By Ron Cohen In Caryl Churchill’s Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, we’re taken back to England in the middle of the 17th Century. It’s a country torn with strife, civil war is afoot, another war is in the making (this one against Ireland); long-term…