Native Son– A Marvelous Adaptation Richard Wright’s compelling 1939 novel found its way to legitimate theater in three different adaptations: 1941, 2006, and this 2014 [...] August 13, 2019
Queen of Hearts – A Phantasmagoric Burlesque Alice in Wonderland The corridor is dark. Shepherded into a theater filled with red light and fog, we’re led to our VIP couch by a genial male host. Like [...] August 13, 2019
Summer Shorts – Festival of New American Short Plays – Series A Interior by Nick PayneDirected by Rory McGregor An Old Man (Bill Buell) and A Stranger (Jordan Bellow) have been thrown together by the [...] August 8, 2019
Summer Shorts – Festival of New American Short Plays – Series B Lucky by Sharr WhiteDirected by J.J. Kandel It’s the 1940s. War is over but it’s taken Phil (Blake DeLong) years and the impetus of his [...] August 8, 2019
Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Sound and Fury Over Nothing I have nothing against excess. It can be terrific fun if well applied. Like camp, however, even excess has its breaking point. When it [...] August 6, 2019
Love, Noël -The Songs and Letters of Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (1899 –1973) was a British playwright/poet/songwriter/director/actor singer, known for wit, theatricality, and [...] August 2, 2019
Collaboration as an Art Form at the Islip Art Museum Text by Mary Gregory Photos by Adel Gorgy There’s a proverb that says “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to [...] August 1, 2019
Lillias White: Make Someone Happy – She Does “Say YES!” Lillias White sings with evangelical incitement. “Life keeps happening every day/Say YES!” If this artist doesn’t [...] August 1, 2019