review: our town
Our Town By Thornton Wilder Directed by David Cromer Starring David Cromer (as Stage Manager) and others Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow Street (7th Avenue South of Christopher Street) production web […]
review: beowulf a thousand years of baggage
Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage By Jason Craig Music by Dave Malloy Directed by Rod Hipskind & Mallory Catlett Starring Banana Bag & Bodice Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette Street production web […]
review: freud’s last session
Freud’s Last Session By Mark St. Germain Directed by Tyler Marchant Starring Mark H. Dold and Martin Rayner Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, 10 West 64th b/w Broadway & CPW production […]
review: zero hour
Zero Hour By Jim Brochu Directed by Piper Laurie Starring Jim Brochu Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street production web site: http://www.zerohourshow.com/ open ended run Reviewed by Martha Wade […]
Art Shay, Judy Garland, Arie Crown, 1962 Chicago, 2010 Manhattan
In May 2007, in the middle of my four years living in the grand city of Chicago, my life course shifted a bit while walking through the Chicago History Museum […]
review: madame with an e
Madame with an E Starring Madame with Co-Star Rick Skye Feinstein’s at Loews Regency, 540 Park Avenue (at 61st Street) production web site: http://feinsteinsattheregency.com/performance.php?id=357 Thursday, Aug 19, 2010: 8:30PM Reviewed […]
review: south pacific
South Pacific Directed by Bartlett Sher Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan, based on Tales of the South Pacific […]
latino mixfest 2010 wrap-up: favorite dialogue moments
http://www.atlantictheater.org/page.aspx?id=12017056 Day 3 of the festival, Atlantic Theater Company, Stage 2, 330 W 16 Street. 14 August 2010. Saturday, the 3rd day of the Latino Mixfest festival, I show up […]
event musings: the second time around: iva withers and standby charm
When: Wednesday, August 11, Interview at 6:45 p.m. Where: Showbiz Store & Cafe, 19 West 21st Street The crowd of 60 plus is about three times the size originally expected, […]
review: secrets of the trade
Secrets of the Trade by Jonathan Tolins Directed by Matt Shakman Starring Amy Aquino, Bill Brochtrup, John Glover, Mark Nelson, Noah Robbins Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th […]
review: in god’s hat
In God’s Hat by Richard Taylor Directed by Kevin Kittle Starring Tom Pelphrey, Rhett Rossi, Dennis Flanagan, Gary Francis Hope, Mike Mihm Apothecary Theatre Company at Peter J Sharp Theatre, […]
review: a little night music
A Little Night Music Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Hugh Wheeler Directed by Trevor Nunn Starring Bernadette Peters, Elaine Stritch, Alexander Hanson Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 West […]
playpenn 2010 wrap-up: favorite dialogue moments
http://playpenn.org/ The artistic staff of PlayPenn, a new play development conference in Philadelphia that has just completed its sixth annual summer session, estimates that it has provided development support to 45 plays. As a member of the artistic staff mentioned during one of the public events over the past few days at the Adrienne Theatre complex at 2030 Sansom Street […]
review: chlamydia dell’arte — a sex-ed burlesque
Chlamydia dell’Arte: A Sex-Ed Burlesque Created and Performed by Gigi Naglak & Meghann Williams Capital Fringe Festival, Balducchino Gypsy Tent Bar 607 New York Avenue, Washington, DC production web site: […]
blueprints and plays and playpenn
Plays in development / plays in the making / plays in the news / plays on the brain / plays for life. Later this month, the 6th annual PlayPenn new […]
and the cheese stands alone: one person plays
One storyteller on stage, evoking a time, a story, a history – perhaps a call off stage, or a silent second character serves to prompt further story telling. Yes, the […]
urban excavations 