2012: excavation review
[featured image caption: Grand Central Terminal circa 1935-1941. Crop of image from NY Municipal Archives.] So when I say almost every day that I’m off to the theatre, some may doubt me. […]
review: the holiday guys in happy merry hanu-mas!
The Holiday Guys in Happy Merry Hanu-Mas! By Marc Kudisch & Jeffry Denman Featuring Marc Kudisch & Jeffry Denman York Theatre Company, 619 Lexington Avenue December 18, 2012 — December 31, […]
film feature: shadows and secrets in the sound of music
The Sound of Music (1965) Film Society of Lincoln Center: See it in 70mm! December 25, 2012 Walter Reade Theater, 165 West 65th Street event web site “I always try […]
review: the piano lesson
The Piano Lesson By August Wilson Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson Featuring Roslyn Ruff, Brandon J. Dirden, James A Williams The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street November 18, 2012 […]
review: my name is asher lev
My Name is Asher Lev By Aaron Posner Adapted from the novel by Chaim Potok Directed by Gordon Edelstein Featuring Ari Brand, Mark Nelson, Jenny Bacon Westside Theatre (upstairs), 407 West […]
review: the twenty-seventh man
The Twenty-Seventh Man By Nathan Englander Directed by Barry Edelstein Featuring Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street November 11, 2012 — December 16, 2012 production web site Reviewed by […]
review: the whale
The Whale By Samuel D. Hunter Directed by Davis McCallum Featuring Shuler Hensley, Tasha Lawrence Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street November 5, 2012 (opening) — December 15, 2012 production web site Reviewed […]
review: sorry
Sorry Written and directed by Richard Nelson Featuring Jon DeVries, Maryann Plunkett, Laila Robins, Jay O. Sanders, J. Smith-Cameron Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street November 6, 2012 (opening) — December 2, […]
review: annie
Annie Book by Thomas Meehan Music by Charles Strouse Lyrics by Martin Charnin Directed by James Lapine Featuring Anthony Warlow, Lilla Crawford, Katie Finneran Palace Theatre, Broadway at 47th Street […]
review: checkers
Checkers by Douglas McGrath Directed by Terry Kinney Featuring Kathryn Erbe, Anthony LaPaglia Vineyard Theatre, 108 East 15th Street October 28, 2012 (opening) — December 2, 2012 production web site Reviewed […]
event musings: the art of feedback
The Art of Feedback Friday, October 26, 2012 2:30-5pm HERE Arts Center, 145 6th Avenue at Spring Street event site “I like to think of myself as the play’s, not the […]
review: who’s afraid of virginia woolf?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? By Edward Albee Directed by Pam MacKinnon Featuring Tracy Letts, Amy Morton Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Production Booth Theatre, 222 West 45th Street October 13, 2012 […]
event musings: rebel dressed for stage and screen
Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen October 18, 2012 — January 12, 2013 NYPL for the Performing Arts Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center exhibit coverage abounds, e.g. here […]
christine ebersole: “as you’re moving on you’re also moving in”
Edith Meiser Oral History series: Christine Ebersole in conversation with Michael Riedel New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center Bruno Walter Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Avenue Monday […]
review: hold these truths
Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata Directed by Lisa Rothe Featuring Joel de la Fuente Epic Theatre @ Theatre at the 14th Street Y, 344 East 14th Street October 22, […]
review: natasha, pierre & the great comet of 1812
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy Directed by Rachel Chavkin Featuring Dave Malloy, Phillipa Soo, Amelia Workman Ars Nova, 511 West 54th Street October 16, […]
urban excavations 