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.
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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.
Read More »Theater Review: A Superb ‘The Weir’
In Conor McPherson's 'The Weir' locals in a remote pub in Ireland swap ghost stories and achieve empathy and community, in a nod to the past.
Read More »Theater Review: H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘The Whisperer in Darkness’ from RadioTheatre
Do the mysterious beings inhabiting the mists of Dark Mountain have an earthly origin? Are they demonic? Supernatural creatures? Aliens? And are they as hostile as they seem?
Read More »Theater Review: ‘Heathers: The Musical’ with Casey Likes, Lorna Courtney, McKenzie Kurtz
Casey Likes, Lorna Courtney backed by a superb ensemble are terrific in 'Heathers The Musical.'
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Polishing Shakespeare’ by Brian Dykstra
A battle of wits, means, and consciences, scripted in iambic pentameter, adds up to a zippy, funny, and ultimately dark comedy that requires close attention – and repays it handsomely.
Read More »Theater Review: Jean Smart Shines in ‘Call Me Izzy’
In her return to Broadway after over 20 years Jean Smart gives a bravura solo performance in 'Call Me Izzy.'
Read More »Theater Review: John Krasinski, No Nice Guy in ‘Angry Alan’
A typical John Krasinski "nice guy" character gives us a surprising look at a wounded, angry reality in the solo show 'Angry Alan.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘A Letter To Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First’
Deep and dizzying, joyful and flecked with horror, this work of "absurdist clown physical theater" is a remarkable plumbing of history and childhood.
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