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Friday, November 23, 2018

Theresa Rebeck's play for Tyne Daly and Tim Daily --a thriller that needs a bit more of a thrill



Downstairs
Downstairs - Tyne Daly and her bother Tim Daly do their best to make the thriller Theresa Rebeck wrote for them really thrilling. . Read More

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Tom Stoppard's latest--intellectual as ever but low on drama



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The Hard Problem - Tom Stoppard's latest play is mainly theory and not very theatrical Read More

We had fun at The Prom even without it's regular leading lady



The Prom
The Prom - a fun musical entertainment with a message of tolerance Re

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Review of Thom Pain includes Eno's comments in solo play feate



 Thom Pain (based on nothing)
Thom Pain (based on nothing) - Will Eno's Beckett-inflected navel-gazing solo is getting .a superb revival at the Pershing Square Signature Center . .  REVIEW INCLUDES LINK  TO SOLO FEATURE  WITH COMMENTS ON  THAT FORMAT BY wILL  ENO

Thursday, November 15, 2018

The Other Josh Cohen-- a fun little musical off-Broadway

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 The Other Josh Cohen
The Other Josh Cohen - this award winning, amusing little musical in a new production at the Westside Theater. . . Read More

Bertolt Brecht's allegory in a Doyle-style minimalist production



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The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui - - Raul Esparza stars as the enamored with fame gangster in Bertold Brecht's allegory Read More

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Monday, November 12, 2018

Me#First in the Berkshires, a Curtainup feature


A Curtain Up Feature - Me#First in The Berkshires: Where Able and Ambitious Female Theater Makers Have Thrived Long Before the Me#Too Movement and the Wave of Women Running for Government Jobs Read More

Don't miss seeing this history play while it's in New York



Chinese Lady
Chinese Lady - Lloyd Suh' charming fact-based play gets an all too brief run on

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King Kong
King Kong -  don't forget to read  the background facts in our review

Sunday, November 11, 2018

The Chinese Lady-- a delicate little play at Theater Row for a very short run



Chinese Lady
Chinese Lady - Lloyd Suh' charming fact-based play gets an all too brief run on Theatre Row.

Friday, November 9, 2018

Eve's Song-- another race-aware play-- this one off-Broadway



Eve's Song
Eve's Song - a play that depicts vividly and with humor the toxic effects of racism.Read More

Samuel D. Huner's diptych at the Rattlestick well worth the time investment




Lewiston/Clarkston
Lewiston/Clarkston - A powerful play diptych by Samuel D. Hunter is performed in full for the first time at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.Read More

King Kong Iit's all about the 2-story tall Kong



King Kong
King Kong - The iconic four-footed super hero is musicalized, and the beast once again upstages the beauty. . . R

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

The Thanksgiving Play-- sets the record straight about the Pilgrims' feast



The Thanksgiving Play - Larissa FastHorse sets the record straight about the long perpetrated myths about that beloved holiday, and manages to do so hilariously. .

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Days of Rage by Dear Evan Hansen book writer at 2nd Stage



Days of Rage
Days of Rage -Steven Levenson goes back to the Vietnam protest days for his new play's world premiere at 2nd Stage Read More