The Mavens of Media (As played by one Hilarious Man)
What do Anna Wintour, Martha Stewart, and Kris Jenner have in common? Ryan Raftery. This week and next, Raftery is skewering all three of them with three solo shows, collectively called The Titans of...
View Article‘My Beatnik Youth’ Burns like a Fabulous Roman Candle
Jay (Justin Elizabeth Sayre) is cool. Most of the time, he’s flyin’ high on pills and booze, but this high schooler is quite popular, well-liked, and ambiguously gay. It helps that his life is...
View ArticleJohn Patrick Shanley’s ‘Brooklyn Laundry’ and ‘Doubt’
Fran (Cecily Strong) has little to clean but several emotional bags of laundry to process in John Patrick Shanley’s Brooklyn Laundry. When the stereotypical, cranky New Yorker drops her dirty clothes...
View Article‘Epidermis Circus’ Gets a High-Five and Mighty Raves
There is good news and bad news. The good news is that the circus has come to town! The bad news is that it’s only here through this weekend. Those fortunate enough to have already seen Epidermis...
View Article‘Dead Outlaw’ is Alive with Vigor and Vitality
Dead times never seemed so good for audiences lucky enough to catch Dead Outlaw, a new off-Broadway yarn with masterful storytelling and a darn fine score. This marks the first musical produced by...
View ArticleLincoln Center Theater’s ‘Corruption’ is Criminally Captivating
We didn’t need a play to realize the bottomless depths to Rupert Murdoch’s depravity, but such a figure is rich for drama. In the capable hands of playwright J.T. Rogers and hitmaker director Bartlett...
View Article‘Brynolf and Ljung Stalker’: The Mentalist Mad Men of Sweden
In polite company, it is mannerly to watch what you say. In the presence of Peter Brynolf and Jonas Ljung, it’s wise to guard what you think. Known collectively as “Brynolf & Ljung”, the duo has...
View Article‘Agreement’: Recent history unfolds in a tense-and dense-drama
Tensions are high and there is much at stake in Owen McCafferty’s political drama Agreement, which recently opened at the swanky Irish Arts Center in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood....
View ArticleSarah Ruhl’s ‘Orlando’ is a Scaled down, Gender-bending Fantasy
It was only a matter of time before Taylor Mac portrayed Orlando, a young Lord in the Elizabethan age who is favored by Queen Elizabeth I (Nathan Lee Graham) . In return for his love and devotion to...
View Article‘A Drag is Born’ and a Star Emerges
Jay Gatsby is hosting a party. Tommy can see, feel, and hear again. Alicia Keys is a girl on fire, and Eddie Redmayne is slinking around the Kit Kat Club. All of these major musicals are happening on...
View Article‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’ is a Fresh Diversion from Current Broadway Fare
ABBA. Tina Turner. Carole King. Neil Diamond. Cher. The Temptations. Alanis Morrisette. Jimmy Buffett. Queen. Franki Valli. Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, and The Go-Gos. All of these artists have...
View Article‘The Wiz’ : Take a Detour to a Different Theater
Scarecrow (Avery Wilson) wants a brain. Lion (Kyle Ramar Freeman) wants courage. Tinman (Philip Johnson Richardson) wants a heart—and the audience wants a better show. Unfortunately, they won’t get...
View ArticleKick off May at the McKittrick with Drag
McKittrick Hotel, home of the long-running Sleep No More and other fabulous events, will host a special drag event this Saturday. A recent press release states: “This weekend will not be a drag because...
View Article‘Patriots’ Lifts the Lid on Foreign Affairs
How did we get here? Not in the metaphysical sense, but in the sense of global autocratic authority in 2024? Playwright Peter Morgan attempts to show us in Patriots, his latest play that transferred...
View Article‘Staff Meal’ is Delicious Peculiarity on a Plate
Welcome to Gary Robinson’s restaurant. The wine cellar is fathoms below street level and it’ll take the wait staff a long time to bring your chosen bottle. Robinson will never appear at his own...
View Article‘Julia Masli’s Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha’&‘Three Houses’: Bold, Bizzare, and...
Two, daring Off-Broadway shows provide a welcome diversion from a recent season of bland commercialism on the Great White Way. Julia Masli: Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha You got a problem?!!? Native New...
View ArticleToday is a Great Day for ‘Tomorrow We Love’
Summer camp season is underway in Midtown Manhattan-and its perfectly timed for pride month! Fans of old movies starring Barbra Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Lana Turner and other classic screen dames will...
View ArticleThis Weekend, Lincoln Center Sends in the Stars
Happy Pride weekend! This year, do something a bit more highbrow than usual by dipping into dalliances of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music. From Thursday June 27th to Saturday June 29th,...
View Article‘Empire’ Musical Wobbles on Unsteady Ground
The Empire State Building is undeniably an edifice worthy of song. But too many of them prove to be an overly long night of theater for Empire, a new musical with book, lyrics, and music by Caroline...
View Article‘Bill’s 44th’: All Dressed Up with No One to Show
Bill is thrilled. His friends are coming over soon to celebrate his birthday. He’s got all the accessories: the cups, the cake, and the booze–plenty of booze. But after playfully dancing around his...
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