Corruption is easy. Justice is hard. Brecht warns us: In a zero sum game, if the little people allow criminals to gain supremacy and legitimize themselves, they will have allowed the destruction of justice, morality, and peace.
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Theater Review (NYC): Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’
This powerful little production of Shakespeare's depiction of one of the foulest sides of human nature makes the racial aspect of the tragedy ring resoundingly true, especially in today's climate of fear and prejudice.
Read More »Interview: Jules Grison, Star of ‘Formidable!’ Celebrating Charles Aznavour
'We have a story for the first part because we want to show Montmartre in Paris. We want to show the jazz clubs like we find today in New York. In France in the 1950s there were jazz clubs in Paris. It’s not the same now.'
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Motherf**cker with the Hat’ by Stephen Adly Guirgis
This brilliantly acted small-stage revival of the Pulitzer Prize winner's Broadway play dives into the culture of machismo and finds answers elusive.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘BLDZR’ by Peter Galperin, a Musical About Robert Moses
This musical-in-progress about a legendary New York City innovator and force of nature – who isn't Alexander Hamilton – shows a lot of promise.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Dracula’
Devised by playwright Patricia Lynn and director Geordie Broadwater, this hybrid or mutant entertainment is told in old-style cinematic fashion, but updated storywise to the present day, while hewing largely to the plot of the original novel. I found its curiosities just right for Halloween season.
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘Tick, Tick… BOOM!” by Jonathan Larson
Keen Company's production of the 'Rent' auteur's rarely-performed early musical is just plain great. An all-around skillful team does right by the show's simple, focussed story, letting its sincerity and real-life evocativeness shine.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Rape of Lucrece’
Though flawed, this workshop production by New York Shakespeare Exchange of Kevin Brewer's new stage adaptation of Shakespeare's long poem offers extremely impressive writing, skillful direction by Cristina Lundy, and some superb performances.
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell’ by David Stallings
Playwright David Stallings's potentially gimmicky concept, directed by Antonio Minino with equal parts gravitas and wit, flowers into a richly imagined garden of passions, philosophy, and humor.
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘Afterplay’ by Brian Friel at the Irish Repertory Theatre
Twenty years from now, where will you be? This beautifully rendered production's concision and acutely threaded authenticity are a breath of fresh air.
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