review: ruff
Ruff by Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver Directed by Lois Weaver Featuring Peggy Shaw La MaMa First Floor Theatre, 74a East 4th Street January 9, 2014 — January 26, 2014 […]
2013: excavation review
I love reliving the year through this now annual summary of attendance at live performances and the occasional film screening. For this listing, all that’s required is my entry into […]
review: fun home
Fun Home Book and lyrics by Lisa Kron (based on the memoir by Alison Bechdel) Music by Jeanine Tesori Directed by Sam Gold Featuring Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas, […]
review: the glass menagerie
The Glass Menagerie By Tennessee Williams Directed by John Tiffany Featuring Cherry Jones, Zachary Quinton, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Brian J. Smith Booth Theatre, 222 West 45th Street September 26, 2013 (opening) […]
review roundup: revivals range from throbbing to demure
The Winslow Boy @ Roundabout American Airlines (through December 1, 2013) Julius Caesar @ St. Ann’s Warehouse (through November 9, 2013 ) Revivals can dull the senses or send chills […]
review: the other place
The Other Place By Sharr White Directed by Joe Mantello Featuring Laurie Metcalf, Daniel Stern, Zoe Perry, John Schiappa Manhattan Theatre Club, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th Street January 10, 2013 […]
review: lea delaria
Lea DeLaria: Lea Sings, You Eat Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street January 6, 2013 artist web site Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee January 6, 2013 “I […]
Review: Marilyn Maye By Request 2013
Marilyn Maye: “Marilyn By Request” Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street January 3-6 & 9, 2013 event web site Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee January 3, 2013 “I’ve recorded this, […]
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, […]
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 […]
urban excavations 