987 stories by "Darryl Reilly"
Gay Filipino American theater artist Ariel Estrada's raw autobiographical solo show is an account of his painful life journey with ravishing stagecraft.
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Kara Young and Nicholas Braun star in this frenetic revival of the 2009 nonlinear fierce romantic drama; a couple self-harm themselves over decades.
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Patrick Page and Kristine Nielsen are in overdrive in this historical black comedy: three young men with TB are recruited to kill Franz Ferdinand in 1914.
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Michael Urie is dynamic as the tragic monarch in this exhilarating production; the costumes are modern, the set is abstract, and the cast is snappy.
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A suicidal young woman is regularly visited in a mental facility by her older sister in this challenging and resonant contemporary psychological drama.
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Saul Rubinek dazzles and delights during this clever and moving autobiographical solo show about a cancelled production of "The Merchant of Venice."
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Len Cariou is awesome as an elderly Polish former concentration camp guard detained in Queens in this spellbinding and twisty interrogation drama.
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An enthralling revival of Clifford Odets' 1935 Jewish family drama with a multi-racial cast and minimalistic scenic design that is faithful to his vision.
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The odyssey of a busking homeless woman and her dog living in Times Square is depicted in this absurdist play with songs; it is enacted by a vivid cast.
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A young Mexican woman's dream of becoming a bullfighter is depicted in this Dickensian-style drama that is strikingly presented and gorgeously performed.
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An overblown theatrical dramatization of a true-life incident; a young Englishman dies after being assaulted for no reason by another young Englishman.
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Sexual dysfunction among two upper middle-case heterosexual married couples is frankly depicted in this unsettling new play which is fearlessly performed.
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Luke Newton is awesome as the maverick gay British fashion designer in this uneven biographical fantasia; Catherine LeFrere is tremendous as Isabella Blow.
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A new poster book's publication of Al Hirschfeld's iconic drawings of Stephen Sondheim's historic Broadway musicals was celebrated at the legendary hotel.
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The veteran comedian's hilarious and moving show deals with death, grief, and personal illness; his dog makes an appearance and the audience gets bananas.
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Elizabeth McGovern triumphs as Ava Gardner in her self-written, smart, and theatrical adaptation of an English journalist's memoir packed with gossip.
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Comedian Morgan Bassichis offers their own biting material conjoined with their passionate tribute to out gay performance artist Frank Maya (1950-1995).
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A dynamically performed juke box musical chronicling three young American men's service during the Vietnam War; "Magic Carpet Ride" is a showstopper.
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The 1920's prosecution of those Italian immigrants and anarchists is satirically depicted in this wild theatrical fantasia where comedy melds with pathos.
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Four male senior prep school students are broadly portrayed by a magnetic cast of non-biological males in this grating contemporary cultural satire.
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Herman Melville's enduring themes and characters are fused with a contemporary take on substance addiction in this ambitious new musical.
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A podcast team investigates the haunted house of a dying San Diego man in this exuberantly performed, and dazzlingly presented paranormal, mystery comedy.
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Two young, Black rappers perform numbers while skateboarding in an empty swimming pool during this wild, fiercely performed and haunting fantasia.
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These Tennessee Williams one-acts are the genesis of two of his most renowned plays; the acting is lovely, and they are staged with a film noir dimension.
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Bina Sharif and Kevin Mitchell Martin performed a spirited reading of her latest, dreamy one-act play, a metaphorical take on artists verses society.
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