A stage adaptation of Clarice Lispector's stream-of-consciousness debut novel boasts a fine lead performance by Sarah Lemp, but sadly is not a page-turner.
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Theater Review (Washington, DC): ‘Amadeus’ at Folger Theatre
Director Richard Clifford brings a riveting interpretation of Peter Shaffer's 'Amadeus' to the Folger's 2019-2020 season.
Read More »Wizard World Austin: ‘Gotham’ and Dancing with Greg Brady
Austin’s Wizard World Comic-Con brought three days of sci-fi, fantasy, cosplay, and generally uninhibited nerdiness to the Austin Convention Center, November 8-10. What did I geek out about? Two things. I went looking for Gotham co-star Sean Pertwee, who played Alfred, the Wayne family butler. Then a bunch of laughing …
Read More »Interview: Robot Teammate, Whose Hollywood Fringe Winner ‘Pockets’ Comes to NYC Next Month
The award-winning musical by Robot Teammate will be performed at the SoHo Playhouse as part of a festival celebrating Fringe theater from around the world.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘A View from the Bridge’ by Arthur Miller at the Waterfront Museum
Brave New World Repertory Theatre revives Arthur Miller's story of illegal immigrants and masculine pride at the historic Waterfront Museum in Red Hook, Brooklyn, the very neighborhood where the play takes place.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Fern Hill’ by Michael Tucker
Michael Tucker's new play takes a refreshing look at aging and avoids old-people stereotypes, with drama, laughs, and a star-studded cast.
Read More »Theater Reviews (NYC): ‘Bad Penny’ and ‘Sincerity Forever’ by Mac Wellman at the Flea Theater
A mixed experience awaits at the Flea Theater's retrospective of plays by the influential Mac Wellman.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): A New Translation of Strindberg’s ‘The Father’ by Robert Greer
Directed with Shakespearean grit and sweep, this new Strindberg production at Theater for the New City illuminates both the strengths and the weaknesses of the 1887 play about the battle of the sexes.
Read More »Review: ‘That’s Not Tango: Astor Piazzolla – A Life in Music’ at Jazz at Lincoln Center
'That's Not Tango: Astor Piazzolla, A Life in Music' paired vivid performances of a dozen or so pieces with a fascinating first-person recounting of the composer's life.
Read More »Dance-Theater Review (NYC): ‘Queen of Hearts’ from Company XIV
Company XIV's spangly, turbocharged dance aesthetic, as energetic and psychedelic as ever, is all the more immersive in the company's own Brooklyn nightclub-theater.
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