Whilst this production does have very stylized dance moves and music, they don't make up for the old and tired themes, meandering plot, and off-putting Nadsat lingo.
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Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Sancho: An Act of Remembrance’ by Paterson Joseph
Casting a bit of light on the history of free blacks in the West, a Shakespearean actor brings a kind of humble audacity to role of the first black man to cast a vote in England. It's a lovingly and masterfully crafted performance, buoyant and never didactic.
Read More »Concert/Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘The Count Meets The Duke’ Celebrates Count Basie and Duke Ellington
Count Basie and Duke Ellington, both phenomenal pianists, composers and bandleaders were fierce competitors. But not at the recording studio or concert hall.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Who Left This Fork Here’ by Daniel Fish
This hour-plus of insidious, challenging weirdness lands its punch squarely in the gut.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘The Golden Bride’ – National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Revives a Classic 1920s Operetta
Lovingly reconstructed, this aspirational-fantasy story of Russian shtetl Jews emigrating to America is a fascinating period piece of great historical and cultural interest, as well as a robustly acted and brilliantly sung spectacle of theatrical joy.
Read More »Irish Repertory Theatre Hosts Memorial Honoring Brian Friel, With Gabriel Byrne and Jim Dale
As Broadway dimmed its lights for a minute on Tuesday evening in remembrance of this great soul and most unique voice of the theater, all those in the theater world understood that Friel's shoes will not be filled easily. And who better than the Irish Rep to honor him?
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘How to Get Into Buildings’ by Trish Harnetiaux
New Georges' experiment in "exploded view" theater is more of an implosion.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘A Wilder Christmas’ – Two One-Act Plays by Thornton Wilder
If you know Thornton Wilder only from 'Our Town' and perhaps 'The Skin of Our Teeth,' the two one-act plays comprising the Peccadillo Theater Company's new production may feel both familiar and strange.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ at Wild Rice
Wild Rice’s annual year-end pantomime is here, and this time the company explores The Emperor’s New Clothes, written by Joel Tan and directed by Pam Oei. The panto will play at the Drama Centre from 20th November to 12th December 2015. The Emperor’s New Clothes is based on the famous …
Read More »Theater Review (NYC-Off Broadway): ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’ at The Irish Rep
In a land far away and a time long ago, a Welsh boy once celebrated the beauty of falling snow.
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