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Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘Iphigenia in Splott’ by Gary Owen
Iphigenia: the princess/priestess of Greek myth, rescued by Artemis from being sacrificed for favorable winds. Splott: a district in Cardiff, Wales. Effie: streetwise protagonist, and only character,...
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Rotterdam’ by Jon Brittain
Anna Martine Freeman and Ed Eales-White in ‘Rotterdam,’ photo by Hunter Canning Rotterdam, the Olivier Award-winning play by Jon Brittain, is in New York as part of 59E59’s Brits Off Broadway series....
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Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘Invincible’ by Torben Betts
Alastair Whatley, Emily Bowker in ‘Invincible,’ 59E59 Theaters (Manuel Harlan) Invincible currently at 59E59 Theaters is a tour-de-force by Torben Betts, directed by Stephen Darcy with original...
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘LaBute New Theater Festival’
Few writers can match Neil LaBute‘s ability to muscle the hateful sides of human nature into full relief. His new one-act play Hate Crime spearheads the latest edition of the LaBute New Theater...
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Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘The Edge of Our Bodies’ by Adam Rapp
Adam Rapp’s play The Edge of Our Bodies directed by Jacqueline Stone at 59E59 Theaters, has a Salingeresque feel. Protagonist Bernadette attends a tony boarding school. And like Holden Caulfield she...
View ArticleTheater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘A Brief History of Women’ by Alan Ayckbourn
Once again the Brits Off Broadway series at 59e59 Theaters brings us a new play written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn. Nearly six decades into his career, Ayckbourn maintains his sure touch on both...
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Agnes’ by Catya McMullen (AMC’s ‘Dietland’)
With hurricane season upon us, the intriguing production of Agnes appears timely, ably directed by Jenna Worsham at 59E59 Theaters. Four New York City 20-somethings burrow in their apartment and into...
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Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘The Hello Girls,’ a New WWI Musical by...
War and feminism intersect in the The Hello Girls, a new musical that tells a little-known story of World War One. In Prospect Theater Company‘s striking production at 59e59 Theaters it proves one of...
View ArticleTheater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): Richard Masur in ‘The Net Will Appear’ by...
Playwright Erin Mallon may be a newcomer. But her The Net Will Appear shows a mastery of storytelling, character development, and honest sentiment without artificial sweetening. Trouble and heartache,...
View ArticleTheater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Trick or Treat’ by Jack Neary
On stage, as in medicine, dementia is the topic du jour. Broadway productions of The Waverley Gallery and The Father both focused on Alzheimer’s. A pivotal character in the smash The Ferryman suffers...
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