The Front Page
Written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur                            Directed by Jack O’Brien
Broadhurst Theatre
January 4, 2017 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
I think that I could just leave the theatre right now and nobody would know that I have gone. This is the feeling I had for the first hour or two of Front Page. After seeing so many shows that worked to bridge the distance between the actor and the audience, it was a shock to see a good ol’ fashioned realistic play where that fourth wall was truly being respected. To be honest it felt like I was watching really good TV. Continue reading The Front Page→
Oh, Hello on Broadway
Written by Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Directed by Alex Timbers
Lyceum Theatre
January 4, 2017 Production website
💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5.
I came to the theatre with so much prejudice. I came expecting precious little. I came hating the title of the play, the artwork of the poster and even the overly amateurishness of the costumes. I knew these guys were hits on YouTube (although, my fault, I had never heard of them). I knew it was going to be a lot of Jewish jokes (obviously) and New York jokes (obviously, obvious).  I was so dead wrong. Continue reading Oh, Hello on Broadway→
Gorey, The Secret Life of Edward Gorey
Written and Directed by Travis Russ
Life Jacket Theatre Company
January 4, 2017 Production website
💉💉 out of 5.
This play was a bit of mystery to me. Gorey was one of those plays that I purposely chose NOT to research and NOT toread any biography on Edward Gorey’s life. I wanted to come to the play as a blank canvas. – – This is where I got lost. Continue reading Gorey, The Secret Life of Edward Gorey→
I would like to offer my list of the TOP TEN BEST PLAYS and the TOP FIVE WORST PLAYS that I saw in 2016. This year I was able to take in 49 plays – and I assure you that my list is totally unlike ANY of the various people that review NYC theatre. Please do click on the title of the following plays to read the full review
les Liaisons Dangereuses
Written by Christopher Hampton  Directed by Josie Rourke
Booth Theatre
December 30, 2016 Production website
💉💉 out of 5.
I experienced something in this show that I have never experienced (or at least in my memory – and certainly not in a Broadway show) – – I never knew it was over. The final card playing scene of the play was happening and then there was a pause in the talk and then the lights went out and the play was over. I felt like I had experienced some kind of lapse in consciousness. This moment meant nothing to me. Continue reading les Liaisons Dangereuses→
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