review: The Healing
Written by Samuel D. Hunter Directed by Stella Powell-Jones Featuring Mary Theresa Archbold, Shannon DeVido, Pamela Sabaugh Theater Breaking Through Barriers at the Clurman Theatre June 11, 2016 – July 16, […]
Lorna Luft at 54 Below
Lorna Luft has always had a killer vocal instrument. There is television evidence as early as 1963 (The Judy Garland Show episode 15) of her 12-year-old’s self-possession and developing voice, and […]
Shared Vocabulary and Puppetry in Ramesh Meyyappan’s Butterfly
[Original published in HowlRound, June 21, 2016.] Theatremaker Ramesh Meyyappan has opinions about the cultural position of “deaf” or “signed” theatre and its role in his own art including his […]
review: Out of the Mouths of Babes
Written by Israel Horovitz Directed by Barnet Kellman Featuring Francesca Choy-Kee, Angelina Fiordellisi, Judith Ivey, Estelle Parsons Cherry Lane Theatre June 7, 2016 – July 17, 2016 production site Resist the […]
Early O’Neill Plays Show Future Promise
[article originally published in Theater Pizzazz, June 19, 2016.] Communing with the early work of theatrical familiars has its charms. Rifling through juvenilia on paper or early play script efforts newly […]
What Was It Like to See Judy Garland’s Famous Carnegie Hall Show?
[article as originally published at TDF Stages, June 15, 2016.] Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get enthusiastic about things. This week, Stages contributor Martha Steketee geeks out with […]
Sixth Annual Night of a Thousand Judys
[article originally published at Theater Pizzazz, June 8, 2016.] On Monday June 6, 2016, Judy Garland wrapped her arms around an entire city block on the Upper West Side of […]
Joan Sings Judy at 54 Below
[article originally published at Theater Pizzazz, June 4, 2016.] The petite figure appears in a delectable blue cocktail ensemble with sparkly clear heels determined to evoke another petite performer’s work […]
“Ugly Little Sister” From Page to Stage
[article originally published in The Clyde Fitch Report, May 24, 2016.] I started my recent phone conversation with Charlotte Miller parsing her Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute (LSTFI) commission project Ugly […]
review: Gorey
Gorey Written and directed by Travis Russ Featuring Andrew Dawson, Phil Gillen, Aiden Sank Life Jacket Theatre Co @ SubletSeries@HERE April 30, 2016 – May 22, 2016 production site In the basement performance space […]
review: Murrow
Murrow by Joseph Vitale Directed by Jeremy Williams Featuring Joseph J. Menino Phoenix Theater Ensemble @ The Wild Project, NYC May 4, 2016 – May 22, 2016 production site As part of a […]
review: A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
A Girl is a Half-formed Thing Adapted and directed by Annie Ryan From novel by Eimear McBride Featuring Aoife Duffin The Corn Exchange and Cusack Projects @ Baryshnikov Arts Center April 20, 2016 […]
review: Sex with Strangers
Sex with Strangers by Laura Eason Directed by David Saint Featuring Kyle Coffman, Joanna Rhinehart Philadelphia Theatre Company at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre April 8, 2016 – May 8, 2016 production site [This […]
review: An Octoroon
An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by Joanna Settle Featuring James Ijames, Justin Jain, Ed Swidey Wilma Theater, Philadelphia March 16, 2016 – April 10, 2016 production site [This is […]
review: The Nether
The Nether by Jennifer Haley Directed by Seth Rozin Featuring Bi Jean Ngo, Greg Wood, Tim Moyer, Griffin Stanton-Ameisen, Emi Branes-Huff InterAct Theatre Company @ The Drake, Center City Philadelphia March 25, 2016 […]
review: Peter and the Starcatcher
Peter and the Star Catcher by Rick Elice Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Music by Wayne Barker Directed by Bill Van Horn Featuring Brandon O’Rourke, Ian Merrill […]
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