THE HANGOVER REPORT – In TA-DA!, Josh Sharp existentially expounds on coming out and a near death experienc via Power Point slides

This week, Josh Sharp’s ta-da! opened Off-Broadway at the Greenwich House Theater. In essence, Sharp’s new show is a playful yet rigorous solo turn along the lines of Carl Holder’s Out of Order, … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Betsy Wolfe is winning as the trailblazing Miracle Mop inventor in the otherwise pedestrian new musical JOY

This week, Joy: A True New Musical opened Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre (typically the Off-Broadway home of Roundabout Theatre Company, which is renting the space this summer to … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Money can’t buy everything, hope the Off-Broadway satires DILARIA and POLISHING SHAKESPEARE

Currently Off-Broadway, you’ll find a pair of satires critiquing the extent to which money shapes and influences our lives — both culturally and socially — in today’s world. As always, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In a refreshing change of pace, Charles Randolph-Wright gives us an unabashed love story in DUKE & ROYA

This summer, in a refreshing change of pace from the status quo, Charles Randolph-Wright has given playgoers an outright, unabashed love story of the likes of classic Hollywood films like … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Processing personal crises through performance: Crystal Skillman’s OPEN and Carl Holder’s OUT OF ORDER

Currently on the boards far from the bright lights of the Great White Way are a pair of dramas that use the intimacy of the solo show format to process … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A vibrant slate of offerings enliven the New York performing arts scene during these steamy dog days of summer

Who says that cultural activity dissipates in New York during the dog days of summer? To counteract this myth, I’ve come armed with a slate of happenings — most of … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – For musicals, coming-of-age stories is the topic du jour this summer: The return of HEATHERS and BEAU capture theatergoers’ imagination

This summer, you’ll find a pair of traumatic coming-of-age musicals gracing the boards of Off-Broadway’s theaters — namely, the return of the musical adaptation of the cult film Heathers at … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – The penetrating gaze of Molière: Assessing the Off-Broadway productions of THE IMAGINARY INVALID and PROSPEROUS FOOLS

Last weekend, a pair of Off-Broadway plays inspired by the works of French playwright Molière closed up shop. Here is my assessment of them in hindsight. THE IMAGINARY INVALIDNew World … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Playing with immersive theatrical forms: Punchdrunk’s VIOLA’S ROOM at The Shed and Hermès’ MYSTERY AT THE GROOMS’

A few weeks ago, I had the chance to dive into the world of The Death of Rasputin, an immersive theatrical happening that recreated the Bolshevik Revolution on Governors Island … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Boys misbehaving: Emmanuelle Mattana’s TROPHY BOYS and Abby Rosebrock’s LOWCOUNTRY

Currently on the boards in the city, you’ll be able to catch a pair of Off-Broadway plays that dissect male misbehavior from disparate perspectives. As always, read on for my … Continue Reading →