Category Archives: Theatre
The Addams Family: A New Musical
Broadway just got a little “creepier” and “kookier” (and “altogether ookier”). The Addams Family Musical, starring Nathan Lane (Lion King, Stuart Little, Mousehunt) and Bebe Neuwirth (A Chorus Line, Damn Yankees, Sweet Charity) provides some dark humor amidst the bright … Continue reading
In the Heights – Broadway for a New Generation
In the Heights – This Tony Winning musical is a massive success, with high energy, and modern themes. Continue reading
West Side Story: The Battle for New York
Hell’s Kitchen. Jets vs. Sharks. If you have a hard time imagining gang wars between scantily robed, rail-skinny dancers, you aren’t alone. Besides the fact that this is a Broadway classic, West Side Story is hard to swallow in light … Continue reading
Cirque Du Soleil – Banana Shpeel
There are few bastions left, where one can witness feats similar to these. A traveling circus for the modern man. Juggling hats, contortionists by the threes, twirling flags, gymnastics and good old-fashioned disappearing acts. It’s possible that simply living in … Continue reading
Creditors at BAM (Directed by Alan Rickman)
Alan Rickman is simply the man. I think we all know that. It’s obvious that the guy is a superb actor, and for those of you living inside a time capsule, he is fortunate enough to play one of the … Continue reading
The Flea Theater Presents – Girls In Trouble
If you think Broadway is the only place to see a play these days, then you are dead wrong. Sure, the theater district is the mega-plex for your commercial theater needs. But for those of you who need something more … Continue reading
Bridge Project presents ‘As You Like It’ – BAM Harvey Theater
If you know anything about Sam Mendes, then you know he is the Academy Award winning director of American Beauty (And: Jarhead, Revolutionary Road, and Away We Go). If you know anything else about him, you know he is married … Continue reading
Age of Iron – Off Broadway
Interested in some more bad theatre? Good, me too. Went and saw Age of Iron, an off Broadway adaptation of Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida, and Thomas Heywood’s Iron Age. Based on the Trojan war, this epic literally has you in … Continue reading
Broadway: Busts and Bravados
There is a mystique about Broadway that is unmistakable, but hardly describable. An aura of phosphorescent candy-coated glow, a wondrous, dizzying place where stars rise and aspirations coagulate into a tangled web of talent and money. But when the dust … Continue reading
County of Kings
Last night I had myself the honor of seeing a show at the New York Public theatre called, County of Kings. It is a one person show, written and acted by Lemon Andersen (credits include The Soloist, Miracle at St. … Continue reading
