KING KONG - The Broadway Theater
KING KONG has no reason to be a musical. It’s more like a two and half hour theme park attraction. Kong as gigantic, animatronic puppet...
CHASING THE NEW WHITE WHALE – LaMama
In “Chasing the New White Whale” the new whale is drug addiction, and the white whale is Moby Dick. Author Michael Gorman’s ambitious...
THE WAVERLY GALLERY
THE WAVERLY GALLERY rings truer than any play I’ve seen in memory because it reminds me of my mother, Annette, who died just a year ago...
LOVE, LINDA - Triad Theatre
The charming, sophisticated and elegant Mrs. Cole Porter is on stage at Triad Theater, Upper West Side. Well, the charming, sophisticated...
DR. CALIGARI JAZZED UP
Who would have thought that a jazz score could bring a German Expressionist silent-film classic to new life? Jazz genius Chris Washburne...
TORCH SONG
From a cultural and political POV, the revival of Harvey Fierstein's TORCH SONG is, as the French say, “plus ça change, plus c'est la...
BRIEF TAKES - EARLY 2018 NEW YORK THEATER SEASON
So far, it’s a pretty damn good season, with two excellent musicals, both of which I’ve fully reviewed - director Daniel Fish’s dark,...
MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET - The York Theatre Company
MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET celebrates cabaret to tell a gay love story, and sweetly and unexpectedly transcends its limitations with...
THE GLASS MENAGERIE and NAKED
A versatile, summer Berkshire theater season concludes with two very solid productions of “serious” drama from 20th century playwrights,...
OKLAHOMA! – St. Ann’s Warehouse
We’ve seen OKLAHOMA! many times before, but never like director Daniel Fish’s startling version at St. Ann’s Warehouse. Fearless,...
