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Theater Review (NYC): August Strindberg’s ‘Dance of Death’ Parts I and II Complete
The two parts of Strindberg's marriage-from-hell play are performed together in English for the first time.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Dark Outside’ by Bernard Kops
Elevated language falls flat in the British playwright's latest family drama.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): A New Translation of Strindberg’s ‘The Father’ by Robert Greer
Directed with Shakespearean grit and sweep, this new Strindberg production at Theater for the New City illuminates both the strengths and the weaknesses of the 1887 play about the battle of the sexes.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘About Clarence & Me’
This sensitively told story of an old black man taking piano lessons from a young white composer reminds us of the universality of the human experience and the power of friendship and love.
Read More »Theater Review (Off Broadway-NYC): ‘Behind the Mask’
A Chinese acting troupe reluctantly comes together to rehearse an ancient play about a mythic hero and dictator tyrant king. They learn valuable lessons together and come to understand that the past isn't so far off after all. Human experience, destiny and truthful principles apply to all time.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Pride and Prejudice’ – a Musical Adaptation of Jane Austen’s Novel
A commendable cast is let down by the material in this big, ambitious show. 'Pride and Prejudice' is still a darn good story, but this musical doesn't do it very proud.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Six Passionate Women’ by Mario Fratti
This comedy inspired by Federico Fellini's filmmaking foibles and womanizing ways starts amusingly, but ultimately disappoints.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Daylight Precision’ by Douglas Lackey
When fighting a war, should a country attempt to behave morally or should the approach be to overwhelm the enemy with such bloodshed that they can never get up again to fight? 'Daylight Precision' reveals the intelligence behind the two philosophical views held by generals during WWII which brought life and effected death on a massive scale.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Sotto Voce’ by Nilo Cruz
This is an amazing, poetic work about the relationship between an older woman and a younger man in the shadow of the Holocaust.
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