theatre

Little Fish Ends an Era with a “Pick of the Vine” that Harvests New Beginnings

Every January, Little Fish Theatre opens the year with a staging of new short plays culled from hundreds of submissions.…

2 years ago

Everything Comes Together in Brilliant “An American in Paris”

From the pre-show chatter around me, it was clear I was far from the only audience member not to be…

2 years ago

Self-Aggrandizing “tick, tick…BOOM!” Fails to Detonate

Elevator pitch for a musical: During the days leading up to his 30-something birthday, a New Yorker reflects on his…

3 years ago

Grim “Mercury Fur” Properly Energized by Garage Theatre

This play sounds like the worst thing I have ever heard. Please take me off your email list. I cannot…

3 years ago

After 25 Years, Shakespeare by the Sea Founder Calls It Quits but the Show Will Go On

Half a lifetime ago, 27-year-old Lisa Coffi needed a meaty thesis project to complete her MFA at Cal State Long…

3 years ago

“Intimate Apparel” Fails to Connect with Audience at Times ― But They Don’t Seem to Mind

Tone can be a slippery thing. Small differences in interpretation or delivery can determine whether you take your audience where…

3 years ago

“if nobody does remarkable things”: An Issue Play with Typical Flaws

In the not-too-distant future, when NYC cockroaches have adapted to climate change by taking flight and Saharan dust regularly coats…

3 years ago

Limited Production Value Doesn’t Prevent “Angels in America” from Shining

Tom Stoppard may have written the four or five greatest plays of the last half-century, but for cultural significance there’s…

4 years ago

A WALK IN THE WOODS @ International City Theatre

In the 1960s fear and ideology brought the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. perilously close to nuclear war. But rather than…

9 years ago