The Portuguese Kid– A Genial Comedy Offered in Rough Times On the one hand, John Patrick Shanley’s play doesn’t seem as if it takes place, as stated, “A few weeks ago.” Relationships are [...] October 31, 2017
Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes— Enchanting Neither cinephiles nor balletomanes need be wary of Matthew Bourne’s interpretation of this universal, romantic tale. The beloved 1948 [...] October 30, 2017
Occupied Territories -Stunning, Important Theater Occupied Territories was staged in 2015 at a veteran’s facility in Washington, D.C. Audience response was solicited, arriving, one [...] October 29, 2017
Marilyn Maye with Will Friedwald and Harvey Granat – Sparkling In what we can only hope will turn into a series, raconteur/historians Will Friedwald and Harvey Granat, both of whom have their own [...] October 26, 2017
Bells Are Ringing – Still An Appealing Show This is a cute musical. Even its being dated (1956) doesn’t dim innate charm. Synopsis: Susanswerphone, a small, basement, switchboard [...] October 26, 2017
Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Green – Masterful 1.“They know people trying to jump these trains, I don’t know why they don’t just slow ‘em down. Hell, I’d be willing to buy a [...] October 25, 2017
The Ben Hecht Show– Fascinating Filing into the theater, we see Ben Hecht, aka playwright/actor James Sherman, plunking away at his manual typewriter with a wry, half [...] October 22, 2017
Off the Meter, On the Record: Driving New York City Crazy for 35 Years Had Mark Twain driven a yellow cab instead of a riverboat, his stories might’ve been like those of populist raconteur John McDonagh, [...] October 22, 2017