The Emperor Jones – Extraordinary Theater
Serious voodoo is being practiced on West 22nd Street these days. Prepare to be immersed in the vengeful actions of a spirit world made lucid by a sensational production of Eugene O’Neill’s The Emperor Jones. Brutus Jones (Obi Abili), having killed another man in a dice game, was jailed in the States, but somehow escaped […]
Shining City – Unmoored in A Crowded City
In essence, Shining City (last seen here on Broadway in 2006), is another of playwright Conor McPherson’s ghost stories. This one, however, alludes not only an “actual” spirit, but city lives lived, despite liaisons, without roots or attachments, adrift in limbo. Still living with unopened cartons, fledgling therapist Ian (Billy Carter) welcomes his first patient with […]