God of Vengeance--the Scholem Asch play that inspired Indecent

God of Vengeance - a wonderful opportunity to see the play that inspired Paula Vogel's Broadway bound Indecent. Read More

Wonderful DC revival of Titanic. . .

Titanic - 'Tis the season for choral music to be sure but none could sound sweeter or more harmonious than the sound coming from the stage of Signature Theatre. There is not a false note from beginning to end. . . Read Mo

Life Is For Living--a thumbs up review

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Life Is For Living - We see Coward's views of a changing world In Simon Green's exemplary performance Rea

Martin Luther on Trial-- reviewed at Curtainup

Martin Luther on Trial - filled to the brim with witty irreverence and impassioned rhetoric . . . Read More

Metaphor stuffed lyric from the delightful new musical, The Band's Visit

Time's Like A River, Sometimes.
Time Is An Ocean.
This Sofa Is My
Boat And I'm Just Drifting Right Along.
Time Is Like Syrup
and I'm The Bug Stuck In The syrup,
Just Kind Of Trying To Find
Out What I'm Doing Wrong.
Just Waiting For Something to Happen,
For Anything To Happen.
— Lyrics from ensemble's mood setting opening number   Waiting.

 Below a link to our review
www.curtainup.com/bandsvisit16.html

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart--a new immersive tenant at the McKittrick Hotel

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart - There are surprises aplenty in this new take on the classic struggle of a human and the Devil, which is raising the roof at the Heath, a performing space and pub in the McKittrick Hotel. . . Read More

In Transit - a musical look at New York's life underground. . . Read More

we review NYTheatre Workshop's starry, modern Othello

Othello - TV's James Bond plays a malevolently cool Iago in the NYTheatre Workshop's modern day version of the Bard's green-eye-monster haunted soldier. Read More

Cheek by Jowl's The Winter's Tale-- makes brief stop at BAM

The Winter's Tale - Cheek by Jowl presents Shakepeare's late-career romance at BAM, exquisitely designed by Nick Ormerod. . . Read

The Band's Visit -- one of the most enjoyable shows in town

The Band's Visit - Erin Kollrin's award winning film successfully transitions from screen to stage play with a wonderful musical score by David Yazbek . . . Read More

Tiny Beautiful Things stage adaptation provides some tiny pleasures

Tiny Beautiful Things - Sheryl Strayed's "Sugar" adapted and performed by Nia Vardalos star of My Beautiful Greek Wedding . . . Read More

Rancho Viejo--we like some but not all of it

Rancho Viejo - Dan LeFranc intermittently satisfying quirky new co

Dear Evan Hansen-- it's a hit on Broadway

Dear Evan Hansen - A small musical's big heart and big on talent cast is now a welcome addition to the Broadway musical scene. . . Read More

A Bronx Tale, Chazz Palminteri's solo play now a big, glossy musical

A Bronx Tale - Chazz Palminteri's solo play gets yet another life as a Broadway musical. . . Read More

Ride the Cyclone-- a quirky charmer of a musical --but not for everyone

Ride the Cyclone - After getting killed in a roller coaster accident, members of a high school chorus compete for another chance at life in this quirky charmer of a musical.