I can’t say that by the end of The Humours of Bandon, I had figured out how to judge Irish Dancing. I can’t even say that I had figured out where I should be looking. The answer is probably the bottom half of the body ⁠— the dancing entirely occurs there, while the top half … Read more

2023 Tony Award Winners — YOUR Picks? – New York Theater Skip to content Scroll to Top

In an intimate performance space like that of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, it is possible to convey the deepest of feelings, the most dramatic of moments, in subtle, varied, and nuanced ways. So why the incessant shouting in We Happy Few’s presentation of Iphigenia, Kerry McGee’s adaptation of the foundational Greek tragedy? Robert Pike, … Read more

Under the Radar Festival: In Memoriam – New York Theater Skip to content Scroll to Top

In the Heights at NextStop Theatre is one of the most vibrant, engrossing, and well-produced smaller professional theater productions I’ve had the opportunity to see in a long time. It has a cast of performers ideally matched to their respective characters and doing a spectacular job delivering their lines with emotional authenticity, as well as … Read more

Difficult conversations were not hard to come by in the summer of 2020. They seemed to be taking place everywhere, all the time ⁠— in living rooms, over Zoom, in DMs, on street corners, in cafes. The aftermath of the murder of George Floyd created an urgency to talking about racism, and as a result, … Read more

June 2023 New York Theater Openings – New York Theater Skip to content Scroll to Top

Winners of the 2022-23 Drama Desk Awards – voted on by theater critics, journalists, editors, and publishers covering theater, and the only major NYC theater awards for which productions on Broadway, Off Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway compete in the same categories – were announced in a press release yesterday. This year the Awards returned to … Read more

Classic Theatre of Maryland’s production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) is a hilariously skillful take on the Bard. Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield, it boasts of doing all of Shakespeare’s plays in 97 minutes, in comically inventive and unexpected ways. Directed by Sally Boyett, it is performed outdoors … Read more

Classic Theatre of Maryland’s production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) is a hilariously skillful take on the Bard. Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield, it boasts of doing all of Shakespeare’s plays in 97 minutes, in comically inventive and unexpected ways. Directed by Sally Boyett, it is performed outdoors … Read more