Tag Archives: Off-Broadway

The substance of our lives is composed of deep questions, many of which may never be answered.

Clad in golden or pure white robes and with curly hair flowing down his back, Tennant's King Richard II is an arresting figure, oozing nervous faery-king charisma.

You are commissioned to a project which by design is macabre, yet life-saving. Do you engage or abort?

Brimming with a studied outrageousness, and brushed with sentiment, the show takes a sidelong look at the pretentiousness of downtown artsiness, while reminding us – or introducing us to – the French force of nature who provoked the spirits of so many 20th century creatives.

This is a magnificent production, prodigiously acted by the ensemble cast and brilliantly conceived, staged, and designed by Scott Elliott and his team. The production throbs with tension. The undercurrents vibrate throughout. Above all the character portrayals balance evenly to create a living portrait of the poignancy of human families.

Are women truly the fairer sex without men? Or do they fare better in the company of men?

A black thirteen-year-old, a white cop, an eyewitness account, a shattering fall. Do the facts matter when all will suffer?

A phone call, a question, a proposition, a journey. The power of uncertainty becomes its own destination.

The curious recipe behind Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play releases strange aromas. But a fine cast gingerly directed by Scott Elliott and led by Ed Harris and Amy Madigan keeps the smoky pot stirred, playing the weird, funny, tragic story for all it's worth.

Schwend is marvelous at depicting the quotidian details that harass struggling families in The Amoralists' new production, and Vanessa Vache gives one of the year's standout performances.