L to R: Leslie Kritzer, Darius de Haas, La Tanya Hall, Billy Stritch, Jeffrey Schecter, Klea Blackhurst Photo credit: Richard Termine by Linda Amiel Burns There are so many great songs written about New York and the 92nd Street Y Lyrics & Lyricist Series latest program on March 21-23, 2015 was a love letter to the…
Elisabeth Moss and Jason Biggs Photos by: Joan Marcus by David Schultz Wendy Wasserstein’s award-winning play still packs a punch, but is more muted and wistful than it needs to be. Beginning in 1989 in a stuffy lecture hall, this wide-ranging play moves in episodic moments, both large and small. It attempts to show…
Kristin Chenoweth as Lily GarlandPhoto: Joan Marcus by Eugene Paul Screwball? Yes. Madcap? Yes. Zany? Yesss. Dizzying pace? Yes. Laughs? Galore. Laughs? Raucous. Laughs? Gut busters. Kristin Chenoweth? A scream. Peter Gallagher? A hoot. Andy Karl? A howl. Mark Linn-Baker, Michael McGrath, Mary Louise Wilson? Funny, funny, funny. Rick Faugno, Richard Riaz Yoder, Drew King,…
Ivette Dumeng and Sergio Castillo photos by Rosalie Baijer. by Deirdre Donovan Theater historians tend to extol the dramatic virtues of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie, The Creditors, The Dance of Death, The Father, and A Dream Play. But Kristina? Hardly. This historical drama, in fact, seems to be more Strindberg’s step-child than one of…
by Deirdre Donovan Christina Bianco impersonates 40 personas in the behind-the-scenes world of kindergarten admissions at a fictive private Manhattan school. Christina Bianco reveals the behind-the-scenes world of kindergarten admissions at a fictive private Manhattan school in Application Pending, now running at the Westside Theatre. Co-written by Greg Edwards and Andy Sandberg, this…
by R. Pikser Rex Nettleford and Eddy Thomas founded the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica 53 years ago and to celebrate Jamaican culture and its African roots. Now, with former Associate Director and lead dancer Barry Moncrieffe directing the group, it still speaks to the Jamaican diaspora. Mr. Moncrieff has chosen to keep Mr….
Frankie Moreno, Storm Large, Ryan Silverman, and Tony DeSare Photos by Richard Termine By Stewart Schulman Frank Sinatra made a “legendary opening” at New York’s Paramount Theater on December 30, 1942, inspiring Jack Benny to say: “I thought the goddamned building was going to cave in. I never heard such a commotion … All this for a…
Rosie Perez & Larry David photos by Joan Marcus by David Schultz This practically sold-out hit is the hottest ticket on Broadway right now. Ticket sales have reached over four million, and counting. Television writer and star Larry David is the reason this work has ever seen the light of day. Minions of his…
by R. Pikser Zhang Huan, who directed this production of the Canadian Opera Company’s Semele makes no bones about his directorial experience: He is a performance artist and this is his first opera. In this piece, he has worked with some excellent musicians. Sopranos Jane Archibald as Semele and Katherine Whyte as Iris, were…
by Eugene Paul Helen Mirren is in residence on Broadway as the Queen. It behooves you to make haste to be in her presence. Here, in this splendiferous delight of ever in fashion old fashioned out and out theatrical craftsmanship, the compelling richness of Bob Crowley’s settings and costumes frame luminescent Helen Mirren as England’s…