Elmore James, Magda Fishman, Tony Perry, Lisa Fishman By R. Pikser Zalmen Mlotek, Musical Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene put together some stirring music and some outstanding performers on the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday this year. To set the mood of the performance, connecting the African American…
Photos by Carol Rosegg By Julia Polinsky Directors Milton Zoth and John Pierson, of the St. Louis Actors’ Studio, have done what they can to rise above two of the toughest challenges facing much regional theater: actors who do too much, and budget/space constraints that force them to do everything with nothing. As…
Sara Topham and Christian Coulson by Deirdre Donovan Thomas Middleton and William Rowley’s The Changeling is one wild and wooly play. Part tragedy, part comedy, part suspense-thriller, it’s altogether a Jacobean morality play that will make you gasp with horror—and even occasionally giggle. Jesse Berger, the intrepid artistic director of the Red Bull Theater…
Photos by Carol Rosegg By Julia Polinsky Charming, elegant, confident, delightful, and engaging: pick an adjective that basically says, “How Cool Was THAT,” and it’ll apply to Maurice Hines in Tappin’ Thru Life. At 72, you’d think he could be content to sit back and enjoy the fruits of a long…
Darius de Haas, Betsy Wolfe, Elena Shaddow, Aaron C. Finley, Ann Harada, Greg Hildreth by Deirdre Donovan Kathleen Marshall hosts the 92 Street Y’s Lyrics and Lyricists series and gives the juice on some of Broadway’s classic songs. Love at first write? Hardly. Broadway songs rarely get inked in a blink. Like that…
Susanne Sulby Photo credit: Carol Rosegg) by Deirdre Donovan Sanctuary is a solo show with a conscience. Written and performed by stage and film actress Susanne Sulby, this play unfolds, in turn, like a docudrama, news broadcast, and surreal play. Now in a brief run at Theater Row (at the Lion Theatre), Sulby draws…
by Michall Jeffers What more can possibly be said about Hamilton, the toast of the town? The show has been praised to the heavens, and only the prospect of winning a billion dollars has created more of a frenzy for tickets. It s original, educational, exhilarating, and acclaimed. It has shattered records for the amount…
by Deirdre Donovan Emile Zola’s novel Therese Raquin comes to life on Broadway with a new adaptation by playwright Helen Edmundson. Featuring Keira Knightley, Gabriel Ebert, Matt Ryan, and Judith Light, and directed by Evan Cabnet, this show may well be the spookiest new production of the season. Before parsing this, and that aspect,…
The Color Purple By Michall Jeffers “If God ever listened to a poor colored woman, the world would be a different place,” Celie declares. There’s no doubt that everyone in the audience hears and appreciates the heroine of The Color Purple. Cheers ring through the house, and a standing ovation is given to her…
Michael C. Hall in “Lazarus” Lazarus by David Shultz How can one possibly make sense of this jukebox musical without sounding deranged? Based on the cult film classic “The Man Who Fell To Earth” directed by Nicolas Roeg, it featured David Bowie as a stranded alien, who attempted to return to his galaxy seeking…