Despite its flaws, this dystopian fairy tale has the imaginative power to draw us into its world, then send us out with songs in our hearts.
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Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘A Day by the Sea’ by N.C. Hunter, Directed by Austin Pendleton
Directed with precision and grace by Austin Pendleton on Charles Morgan's lovely sets, the superb cast brings to warm life this world of dimmed elegance with its lingering divide between the privileged and servant classes.
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘A Day by the Sea’ Directed by Austin Pendleton
Pendleton and his cast tease out what is most salient and profound in this nearly-forgotten work, and through their efforts, Hunter's themes retain currency and timelessness.
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘Touch’ by Toni Press-Coffman
A fascinating tale of a great love crushed by a violent act, 'Touch' is part love story, part murder mystery, and a tender dissection of the human spirit subjected to horrors known and unknown.
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): Jack London’s ‘The Iron Heel’ Adapted and Directed by Edward Einhorn
Where do you stand: with the oligarchy or with the common man? This well-acted, cleverly executed production is a mind-bending tour de force of ideas, with darkly twisting humor and swaths of realism thrown in to perplex.
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘Pillars of New York,’ a New Musical About 9-11 by Michael Antin
Too soon for a 9-11 musical? It might feel that way to those of us who lived through the horror of 9-11, which can still seem like yesterday. But 'Pillars of New York' makes it clear the real answer is no.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): Karen Finley’s ‘Unicorn Gratitude Mystery’
Gratitude journals and Donald Trump may be easy prey for someone with Finley's arts and smarts, but the legendary performance artist continues to find new, sometimes startling angles of analysis and attack.
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘Austin’ by Edla Cusick
At what price do families help loved ones recover from addictions they themselves might have?
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway): ‘Confusions’ by Alan Ayckbourn
The playwright/director cleverly creates situations which elucidate the minefields of human personalities, dangerous terrain that cannot be negotiated through a linear pathway of understanding.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Rupert Everett in ‘The Judas Kiss’ by David Hare
Hare has written dialogue for Wilde that measures up to the man's legendary wit, while Everett achieves that elusive theatrical magic of a larger-than-life yet utterly believable performance.
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