Inspired by Kafka and Melville, the smart, soulful, and original 'In Corpo' is the kind of musical that reassures us there's plenty of creative life left in musical theater.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘All in Good Time’ by Tulis McCall
Because her piece centered around the inevitability of aging, men, women, young and old found her raucous insights spot-on. Without a doubt, McCall's one-woman show remains the finest I have seen in the solo performance category.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Senior Moment’ by Mike Vogel
Vogel tells this tale of assisted-living life in an old-fashioned Jewish-humor style, but steers clear of schlock and schmaltz, stripping his characters to their more-or-less lovable essences while revealing what seems to be a hopeful, even sunny view of human nature. It's a refreshing dose of positivity in a city blindsided by recent realities.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Poison’ by Lot Vekemans
This compelling play from Holland digs into the guts of a couple's personal tragedy while maintaining a subtle distance by means of delicately off-natural dialogue.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘She Stoops to Conquer’ by Oliver Goldsmith
It's not the details of the preposterous plot that make it work; it's the skillful way Goldsmith wove them together and his sly, fluid way with dialogue. And it's not any of these fine performances individually that galvanize this revival; it's the brightly colored vision saddled up by the director and the gifted creative team, and the gusto with which the actors take the reins.
Read More »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 (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘I Know What Boys Want’ Explores Sex Tape Culture
A ripped-from-the-headlines story about a high school sex tape gone viral sets up a compelling premise but doesn't live up to its potential.
Read More »‘Dinner With the Boys’ Written by and Starring Dan Lauria Begins Previews Off-Broadway April 21
Lauria's play is a comedy about two guys connected to a tight crime family who now face a dilemma that may or may not have to do with refusing offers and swimming with the fishes. After a successful run in New Jersey it opens Off-Broadway next month.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Intermission’ by Daniel Libman
This crisply paced and well-acted new play takes a metafictional look at the hard consequences of manipulating others.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Surrender’ by Toni Bentley
This clever and erotic show featuring a spellbinding performance by Laura Campbell continues in the vein of the memoir which was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2004.
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