163 stories by "Tony Marinelli"
Under the weight of the show's ambition, Dylan Mulvaney is a star. Not in the manufactured influencer sense, but in the time-honored theatrical tradition of the charismatic truth-teller who …
It has taken nearly three decades, but Naomi Wallace's feverish proletarian dreamscape "Slaughter City" has finally carved its way onto a New York stage"and in doing so, has made a queasily …
Though it ends on a note of ambiguity"as any good speculative work should"'The Glitch" is resoundingly clear in its testament to the power of theater to interrogate our technological anxieti…
Among her most haunting and meditative works is the slim yet searing "From Trinity to Trinity," an autobiographical pilgrimage undertaken in 1999 to the Trinity Site in New Mexico where the …
The conceit is clever: each performance takes place in a real home, the precise address dispatched only the day before, like a speakeasy or secret society. A password grants entry. There's a…
Jennifer Kidwell's "we come to collect: a flirtation, with capitalism" is not so much a theatrical production as it is a revelation"an offering, a conjuring, a glittering séance of self-exa…
And by the time we arrive at "Fantasmas""his 2024 HBO series that feels less like television and more like a guided tour through the psyche of a queer mystic armed with a glitter pen and a p…
Crafted with sensitivity and spectacle by playwright Darrah Cloud and brought to life with unflinching precision by director Sam Helfrich, "House of McQueen" dares to unravel the mythos of t…
Still, for a piece that purports to tackle the complexity of addiction, "Sober Songs" often fails to excavate its deepest layers. Relapses, romantic entanglements, suicidal ideation, and ear…
There's a lot going on in this new musical about Alan Turing"and perhaps too much. In attempting to encompass the breadth of Turing's extraordinary life, the production ends up overwhelmed b…
"well, i'll let you go," Bubba Weiler's exquisitely devastating new work, staged with unpretentious yet profound grace by director Jack Serio leading a magnificent cast at the Space at Irond…
Austin Phillips's puppet design deserves special mention. His owlet creation is imbued with uncanny charm"Wesley is clearly an owl, yes, but one whose subtle articulation suggests personalit…
Ambition, that perilous double-edged sword, can elevate a work of art to soaring heights"or leave it flailing in the rafters, reaching desperately for resonance it cannot quite grasp. Such i…
In a sharply observed and emotionally layered turn, "Prince Faggot" brings a fresh perspective to the classic "meet the parents" trope"with a royal twist. John McCrea's George, the openly ga…
In great theater, history is not merely recounted but resurrected with breath and pulse, defiance and hope. In 'At the Barricades," the indomitable company What Will The Neighbors Say? breat…
This is not merely a delightful evening of theatre"it is a defiant, sequined middle finger to theatrical complacency. The cast, many of whom trained under the maverick George Ferencz at La M…
"The Moby Dick Blues" is nothing short of a working-class opera for the Anthropocene"equal parts "Trainspotting" and "The Perfect Storm," churning with fury, addiction, and mythic ambition. …
If "Chiaroscuro" occasionally falters under the weight of its ambition, it ultimately dazzles with its daring. Rahman has crafted a bold, theatrical puzzle box " part satire, part sermon, pa…
Orpheus' song"aching, persistent"guides him deep into the Underworld in search of his lost Eurydice. Whether or not you've encountered this myth before, Sarah Ruhl's "Eurydice" invites a new…
At an hour and 40 minutes, "Cracked Open" is an earnest but often exhausting theatrical experience. Its heart is unquestionably in the right place"tackling the vital and still-stigmatized su…
Now premiering at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre in a co-production with the MART Foundation and En Garde Arts, "Seagull: True Story" is a barbed, meta-theatrical cri de coeur from creator-…
We get evocative shadow screens, puppetry and a silent-film fantasia. Heartbeat Opera's two-hour whirlwind adaptation has everything"except an intermission. True to the company's bold, icono…
Timing, as they say, is everything in comedy"and in revolution. In "Fat Cat Killers," playwright Adam Szymkowicz delivers more than just a sharp-edged satire of corporate greed"he peels back…
Fast-forward to 2025, and City Center has once again turned to this dependable crowd-pleaser, reportedly as a last-minute substitute for Michael John LaChiusa's "The Wild Party." The choice …
That balance"between emotional vulnerability and razor-sharp humor"is what elevates "Hold Me in the Water" beyond the sea of solo shows that mine personal experience for applause. Haddad's a…
