A Houdini-esque debunker of Spiritualism confronts a medium at a fancy séance-party in this nice-looking but un-engaging period piece.
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Theater Interview: Patty McCormack from ‘Morning’s at Seven’ Off-Broadway
Patty McCormack reflects on her career and getting back into New York theater. Also, which 'Mornings at Seven' character would she take out for coffee?
Read More »Theater Interview: Emanuele Secci of ‘Chasing Jack’
"What I like about theater is that you basically live a life uninterrupted for two hours," says Emanuele Secci, who plays Dr. Jack Chase in 'Chasing Jack.'
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Jackie Hoffman in ‘Fruma-Sarah: Waiting in the Wings’ by E. Dale Smith
The role of the imaginary ghost from 'Fiddler on the Roof' gives a bitter actress a chance to unload backstage, with hilarious results.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Fern Hill’ by Michael Tucker
Michael Tucker's new play takes a refreshing look at aging and avoids old-people stereotypes, with drama, laughs, and a star-studded cast.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘LadyShip’ by Laura Good and Linda Good at NYMF
A polished new musical reveals the stories of the female convicts sent to the Australian colony in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘Caroline’s Kitchen’ by Torben Betts
A madcap story of family secrets and thwarted love trashes the household of a popular London cooking-show doyenne.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ’55 Shades of Gay: Balkan Spring of Sexual Revolution’ – a Kosovo Burlesque
Harking back to the 20th-century theatrical avant-garde, the LGBTI-themed political burlesque '55 Shades of Gay' from Kosovo reminds us of the endurance of homophobia.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Random Acts’ Written and Performed by Renata Hinrichs
Atticus Finch is on Broadway, but 'Random Acts,' Renata Hinrichs' penetrating and much more intimate evocation of our racist history, is just six blocks downtown.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Trick or Treat’ by Jack Neary
The specter of his wife's advancing Alzheimer's disease throw Johnny (Gordon Clapp) and his family into a dizzying whirlpool of anxiety as family secrets threaten to bubble to the surface.
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