VIEWPOINTS: 10 Years On, Revisiting “Wicked” and “Avenue Q”

Has it already been 10 years since that memorable David and Goliath showdown between the naughty but spirited “Avenue Q” and that behemoth of a musical “Wicked”? Indeed, it has. … Continue Reading →

REPORT CARD: January Experimental Performing Arts Festivals

January has become theater heaven for lovers of experimental theater in New York. This January (bleeding into February in some cases), there were no less than six substantive avant-garde performing … Continue Reading →

2013’s Best in Play Revivals

2013 was a sensational year for play revivals, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. 2013 was also an unusually plentiful year for Shakespeare in New York; two of these productions are featured … Continue Reading →

2013’s Best in New Plays

2013 proved that, these days, the best place to catch the most exciting new plays is Off-Broadway. Established playwrights such as Richard Greenberg, Amy Herzog, and Conor McPherson all unleashed … Continue Reading →

2013’s Best in Musical Revivals

2013 was a year in which the American musical proved its presentational versatility. Indeed, I encountered stunning musical theater revivals in settings as diverse in opera houses, philharmonic concert halls, staged … Continue Reading →

2013’s Best in New Musicals

2013 was great year for new musicals, not necessarily on Broadway (where musicals are most closely associated). Like new plays, productions of new musicals found a more nurturing home Off-Broadway. … Continue Reading →