L to R: Matthew Scott, Rebecca Luker, Nikki Renée Daniels, Allison Blackwell, Lewis Cleale Photo credit: Richard Termine By Deirdre Donovan The 92nd Street Y “Lyrics & Lyricists” program recently presented “Let’s Misbehave,” a whirlwind tour of the art and life of the great American songwriter Cole Porter. Written and hosted by…
L-R: John Epperson, Matthew Broderick, Jill Eikenberry, Annapurna Sriram, Larry Pine, Claudia Shear By Ron Cohen Playwright Wallace Shawn has no compunctions about letting his characters talk on and on and on… So, it’s fitting that his latest effort, being presented by The New Group, is entitled Evening at the Talk House. And…
By Ron Cohen Steven Levenson, who has apparently hit pay dirt with his book for the new Broadway hit musical Dear Evan Hansen, scores again with If I Forget, a rich family drama being given an exemplary Off-Broadway production by Roundabout Theatre Company. The play takes us deeply into the complexities of life…
Annaleigh Ashford and Jake Gyllenhaal Photos Credit Matthew Murphy Sunday in the Park with George By Jeanne Lieberman They bill it as a “Special Event” maybe because it is the first production in Broadway’s oldest theater, the painstakingly re- renovated 100 year old Hudson Theater. Its muted atmosphere a strange foil for a…
l to r: Joanna Young, Karyn Quakenbush, Katy Blake, Anne Fraser Thomas The Bikinis By Ed Lieberman With almost perfect timing, the Westchester Broadway Theatre has mounted a production tailor made to counteract our (finally) winter weather. The Bikinis is a jukebox musical about a fictional 1960’s girls group, consisting of two sisters, a…
by Eugene Paul Over the years, the venerable Palace Theatre has witnessed towering egos trumpeting their treasured arts within its gilded splendors making it the perfect setting for the current explosion now waging battle for dominance on its great stage between two huge egos: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Close, neither of…
L to R: RUPERT SIMONIAN as Jonah and SEAN GORMLEY as Otto in by Robert Holman at The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row Photos: Davidawa Photography Jonah and Otto by Eugene Paul Designer Ann Beyersdorf’s captivatingly beautiful setting, a ruined, walled, English garden, is the secret haunt of silver haired Otto (splendid Sean…
Geoff Sobelle in NYTW’s THE OBJECT LESSON, Photoa… Joan Marcus.jpg The Object Lesson By Ron Cohen Piles of props and a nimble raconteur make for a telling journey through the debris of living. “What the hell is going on here?” creator and performer Geoff Sobelle asks early on in his solo show The…
Kevin Meehan (left) and Jing Xu (right) Photo by Mark Garvin. by David Schultz The Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia has mounted a rapturous production of Annie Baker’s mysterious work. The entire cast is in perfect sync with this investigation into the magical universe that Ms. Baker has created. Theatergoers are enveloped in a…
Max von Essen and Mikaela Izquierdo By David Schultz Hard to fathom that this mildly diverting play penned in 1933 has never seen the light of day…until now that is. The highly regarded Mint Theater has dusted off this faded jewel and spiffed it up for a new century. On paper at least,…