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Another problem with the play is that although the subject is "Improv" we never actually witness any, just theater games to prepare for group improvs. Games like Mind Meld, Mating Call, 99 P…
"Back to the Future: The Musical," the time travel adventure, joins a long line of problematic screen to stage musicalizations which do not improve on the originals in any way. Joining the l…
The family-oriented TheaterWorksUSA's latest musical adaptation of the best-selling children's novels of Dev Pilkey is "Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical," an exuberant colorful one hour irrev…
What appears to be filmmaker Jing Ma's first stage play, "Wheel of Fortune"Â is a touching story of a depressed man about to turn 30 and without a job or a girlfriend. His bad luck changes…
Whether you follow basketball or not, Candrice Jones' "Flex" is exciting theater. Actually, the play is not only about women's high school basketball but also passions, future plans, romance…
Although Sandy Rustin's "The Cottage," now arrived at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theater, bills itself as "A Romantic and (Not Quite) Murderous Comedy of Manners," it is devoid of the two requir…
Another head scratcher is that advance publicity on the play calls it "an uproarious comedy"; however, as there are no more than two laughs in the whole play as currently produced on the sta…
Among the problems with the production is the fact that there is no chemistry between Siff and Alexander. We are supposed to believe that their encounter not only brings Lady Torrance back t…
Pyle is an engaging performer. However, not only does her story wander around but the interruptions by her father or rather her day dreams about past lovers become hard to follow due to all …
Juliet Stevenson as Dr. Ruth Wolff in a scene from Robert Icke's "The Doctor" at the Park Avenue Armory (Photo credit: Stephanie Berger) Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Robert Icke's The Docto…
The only problem with Hartmere's plot is that it remains undeveloped. None of the princesses get to read Friedan's book (there is initially only one copy) and they take it on faith that it o…
For this year's Free Shakespeare in the Park, director Kenny Leon has set his modern dress "Hamlet" in what looks like the same Georgia estate as his acclaimed 2019 production of "Much Ado A…
Based on a range of Eisenhower's memoirs, speeches and letters, the play demonstrates without a doubt his belief in moderation and his liberal bent of which many people today are unaware. Se…
While the show approximates a magic show, it also is a lecture demonstration. However, if you are hoping to hear how the tricks are accomplished you will be disappointed. Cuiffo who has a ch…
Scheduled to run only until July 1, "Lizard Boy" deserves a longer life as one of the most satisfying musical theater offerings to be seen currently in New York. While the message of toleran…
Lucas' script remains faithful to Miller's teleplay (with the excision of Joe's delirium tremens in the psycho ward or his second hospitalization) and much of the dialogue is actually Miller…
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' "The Comeuppance," the culmination of his decade as a Premiere Resident playwright at Signature Theatre, does for the millennials what "The Big Chill" did for the Bab…
The problem with the play is that it has a one joke plot, simply what will happen when Maurice appears " if he does. The play runs out of steam very early on. However, if the drunken scene i…
The little OPERA theatre of ny has become known for its adventurous programing of rarely seen and heard operas in English including the New York premieres of Benjamin Britten's opera for tel…
Whether you are a basketball fan or not, Rajiv Joseph's "King James" is an intriguing depiction of an unlikely friendship over 12 years. Under Kenny Leon's polished direction, Glenn Davis an…
The six-member cast creates a believable ensemble though their roles are not all clearly defined. While the play reveals much about the Haitian community living in Brooklyn, as 'Bernarda's D…
The world premiere of Emma Sheanshang's "The Fears" is a hilarious and poignant satire on self-help groups and the sort of people who take their emotional temperature all day long " literall…
As directed by the astute Josh Sharp, Kayne begins his show as a stand-up act, but warns us "This is a comedy show. BUT it is also sad. There will be long stretches where you will not be lau…
All of this is told by Baer in Twain's humorous and inimitable style filled with anecdotes both true and untrue. As we are told from the author himself, "I have never been a man to allow the…
"New York, New York" is a big, jazzy show in the style of golden age musicals we have not seen for a while. While it removes the abusive relationship between Jimmy and Francine from the film…
