In ''Punch' Jacob learns that violence isn't an answer to his feelings of inferiority. Self-acceptance and forgiveness come from accountability and truth.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Bliss Option’ by Andrew R. Heinze
A newly unemployed husband and father finds himself discarded by his family as a no-longer-needed "commodity." Now he's a perfect candidate for a government-sponsored virtual-reality coma. But is the Bliss Option as blissful as advertised?
Read More »Theater Review: The Long-Overdue New York Premiere of ‘Slaughter City’ by Naomi Wallace
Naomi Wallace's magical-realist fable about a strike at a slaughterhouse and meatpacking plant receives a long-overdue New York premiere.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘Saturday Church,’ a Hot Musical
In the musical 'Saturday Church' Ulysses finds his way with the help of Raymond, Ebony, the community of Saturday Church and Black Jesus (J. Harrison Ghee).
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Traitors’ Resurrects the Legend of John Brown
The legend of John Brown's 1859 abolitionist raid is ripe for re-examining, but a new play set in a home for the mentally ill doesn't measure up.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Blood Orange’ by Abigail Duclos
Viscerally a horror yarn, dramatically a study of character among teenage girls, this harrowing play has at its core a story of friendship.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Hotel’ by Wild Rice
'Hotel' is a tale of a hotel room that is witness to Singapore's history from 1915 to 2015. There are 11 stories that span 100 years, from colonial atrocities to the psychedelic 1960s and eventually the poignant 2000s.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘The Royal Pyrate’ – A New Musical
This rollicking new pirate musical boasts a fine cast, sharp, clever lyrics, and catchy songs that circle styles from sea shanty and folk to pop and acoustic punk.
Read More »Theater Review: Elizabeth McGovern Enthralls in ‘Ava: The Secret Conversations’
Elizabeth McGovern stars as Hollywood's fading beauty Ava Gardner, interviewed by a journalist for an autobiography that never happened.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘F***ed Up Fairytales’
Twisted, madcap versions of tales from the likes of the Brothers Grimm feature drinking and drugs, copious use of the f-word, and even some sex, along with borrowings from popular culture.
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