Judith Sloan's compelling solo show at La MaMa, 'Yo Miss!', is grounded in her experience teaching drama to underprivileged New York City high school and college students.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Golondrinas (Swallows)’ by Aminta De Lara
A terrible past is revealed as two estranged sisters deal with a death in the family amid street protests in Venezuela.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Sacred Elephant’ by Heathcote Williams
A play that awakens our empathy and opens our minds and hearts to the torment of these wonderful creatures.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Eterniday by Chuck Mee
This joyful dance-theater collage revels in high spirits but withholds deeper meanings.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Iphigenia in Aulis
One of the most emotional plays in the canon of ancient Greek theater receives an artful production at La Mama.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Something’s Got Ahold of My Heart
A series of vignettes on the theme of love include dance and song but don't add up to much in the end.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Chris Tanner’s ‘The Etiquette of Death’ at La Mama
A campy musical about death – what could go wrong? Alas, quite a bit.
Read More »Theater/Cabaret Review (NYC): Poor Baby Bree in ‘I Am Going to Run Away’
Bree Benton, alias Poor Baby Bree, is a one-woman vaudeville revival machine, and I for one am glad it's in good working order
Read More »Opera Review (NYC): ‘You, My Mother’ at La Mama
This remarkable show will not appeal to everyone, but anyone with an adventuresome spirit should go.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Clowns Full-Tilt: A Musing on Aesthetics’
Tableaux, comedic skits, and shout-outs coalesce into a funny and insightful all-female clown show at La Mama.
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