Monday, March 31, 2014
If/Then
Idina Menzel's new vehicle If/Then is ambitious but flawed. Still, I liked seeing a female lead character on Broadway who's not a hysterical mom or a plucky heroine. My review's here.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Before the Walking Dead S4 finale
In anticipation of The Walking Dead's season 4 finale this Sunday, I look at the so-called back-eight episodes. I came around on Carl: That's the power of Michonne! Click here for some zombaction.
Mountain-climbing gallery
Who doesn't like a climbing movie, in which men (usually men) hang from fraying ropes or fall into crevasses? Even better if there's gunfight, too! Thataway for my selection.
King Lear
Another King Lear rolls down the pike, this time at Theatre for a New Audience. And it really, really annoyed me. Wanna know why? Head over there.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Hellman v. McCarthy
Maybe because I identify with cranks, maybe because Roberta Maxwell is so good in the part, but I was kinda rooting for Lillian Hellman in the new play Hellman v. McCarthy. Thataway for my review.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Beyond Therapy
I'm not sure Christopher Durang's 1982 farce Beyond Therapy hasn't gone past its expiration date, and the TACT company's new revival certainly doesn't make a good case for it. My review's here.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Mothers and Sons
I didn't care much for Terrence McNally's latest, Mothers and Sons. And that's an understatement. Thataway to my pan.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Les Misérables
You can't keep those French urchins away! I for one won't complain at having to see Les Misérables one time more -- I love me some bombast. Click here for my review of the latest version to hit Broadway.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Tales from Red Vienna
I think David Grimm's latest is going to be the subject of much derision — unfairly so. It's a failure, yes, but an interesting, ambitious one. And I suspect a lot of the mocking will be similar to the mocking of 1940s women's pictures, when Bette Davis or Joan Crawford sailed into the sunset alone but stronger. My review's here.
Preview of the xx at the Armory
Back to my first love with a music preview! Click here to read about the xx's forthcoming shows at the Park Avenue Armory.
Monday, March 17, 2014
Appropriate
What Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Appropriate lacks in originality, it makes up for in sheer entertainment. Because really, who doesn't want to watch a family go up in flames at the theater? Click here for my review.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Hand to God
I'd missed Hand to God on its first two go-rounds at EST but hey, better late than never. My review of this formidably demented show is here.
Monday, March 10, 2014
Character Man
Jim Brochu's new "musical memoir" pays tribute to the character men (aka character actors) of yore. Thataway for my review.
Friday, March 07, 2014
All the Way
"All the Way with LBJ!" That was LBJ's campaign slogan in 1964, but it also applies to Bryan Cranston in his Broadway debut: The guy is fully committed. My review's here.
Thursday, March 06, 2014
The Open House
The first of the two Will Eno plays of the spring is The Open House, at Signature. OMG, I kinda liked it! My review's here.
Sweeney Todd
The New York Philharmonic tackles Sweeney Todd again, this time with Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson. My review's here.
Tuesday, March 04, 2014
The Happiest Song Plays Last
So much potential, so little of it actually happening on stage: that is The Happiest Song Plays Last, which I reviewed here.
Monday, March 03, 2014
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night is worth a look for a couple of reasons: it's a rare Paddy Chayefsky play and Jonathan Hadary gives a terrific performance. Thataway for my review.
Stage Kiss
I can't remember the last time I laughed so much as during the first act of Sarah Ruhl's Stage Kiss. A comic triumph. Click here for my review.
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