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Theater Review (NYC): Such Good Friends at the New York Musical Theatre Festival
Such Good Friends as it stands is about three-fifths of a wonderful, old-style musical.
Theater Review (NYC): Love Sucks at the New York Musical Theatre Festival
I'm hard pressed to explain why I liked this show, because I don't like rock. But it's charming.
An alternate title to this production could be Welcome to The Theatre And Let Me Rub Your Face In Garbage.
Theater Review (NYC): 100 Saints You Should Know
The problem with liking a show is that you run out of good ways to say "Terrific" and "Excellent actors."
Theater Review (Oklahoma City): Amadeus
Peter Shaffer's award-winning play about the rivalry between composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri comes to Oklahoma City.
Theater Review (NYC): Virtuosa: Clara Schumann in Words and Music
A gaudy, crowd-pleasing, musical presentation of the classic romantic story of Clara and Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms.
Theater Review (NYC): A New Television Arrives, Finally by Kevin Mandel
It's pretty hard to imagine a more difficult role for an actor to play... than a television.
Theater Review (NYC): You May Go Now by Bekah Brunstetter
Dottie has trained Betty to be the perfect 1950s housewife. But what's really going on here?
Theater Review (Los Angeles): Cesar & Ruben at NoHo Art Center
Ed Begley Jr. revives his 2003 musical about Chavez and Salazar in a production that integrates numerous forms.
Theater Review (NYC): Victor Woo: The Average Asian American at the Fringe Festival
The sheer energy that pours from the stage during the numerous ensemble numbers is a pleasure to take in.
Theater Review (NYC): Long Distance
Did Leah really see a fish in the toilet?
Theater Review (NYC): Opus
A masterful play that will come back to you like a recurring theme in a favorite piece of music.
Theater Review (NYC): Gone Missing
Go see this if you're in love and want something to bind up the little scratchy gaps you feel.
Theater Review: bombs in your mouth at the Fringe Festival, NYC
Alcohol, anger, infantile banter, and a revelatory roll of toilet paper.
Theater Review: The Deception at La Jolla Playhouse, California
Marivaux's intricate game of deceit gets a new rendering in a beautiful production directed by Dominque Serrand.
Theater Review: I'm in Love with Your Wife in New York
Dr. Feldberg needs a date so no one will guess he's Gary's therapist.
Theater Review: Richard III in New York
Nicu's Spoon takes the adventurous step of casting a disabled actor in the title role.
Theater Review: The Hunt for Treasure in New York
Godot-style existentialism? Check. Gross-out humor? Check. Irony? Check.
Theater Review: Dark of the Moon in New York
A big, cathartic drama, messy with the joy, the mystery, and the love of theater.
Theater Review: Penetrator in New York
The male psyche is a fragile thing.