The Ferryman
Written by Jez Butterworth
Directed by Sam Mendes
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
June 9, 2019 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
Ferryman
I love Irish theatre.I love the grit and passion they bring to the story.I love good ghost stories and the Irish know some pretty amazing ghost stories.I love how so many of these Irish tales are about trying to make amends for an often unimaginable harm done in the past or an intense interest in passing family history on to the next generation.This is what makes Irish literature such fun in the theatre. Continue reading The Ferryman→
The Secret Life of Bees
Book by Lynn Nottage
Music by Duncan Sheik
Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead
Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd
Directed by Sam Gold
Atlantic Theater Company
June 9, 2019 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
The Secret Life of Bees was another experiment in taking a wildly popular novel and adapting it for the stage – but more than a play, they worked to transform this into a musical!Here in Bees, the music was just breathtaking.You had great music, great lyrics sung by some of the best vocalists theatre has working right now.It was so moving to listen to. Continue reading The Secret Life of Bees→
Be More Chill
Music and Lyrics by Joe Iconis
Book by Joe Tracz
Directed by Stephen Brackett
Lyceum Theatre
June 7, 2019 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
I made a big mistake in planning this trip with teenagers.I had thought that the most obvious of shows to take them to – the one that they are obviously jamming to on YouTube would be Be More Chill.I had thought that there wouldn’t be much for me in this production – but I was happy to “take one for the team.” Continue reading Be More Chill→
King Lear
Starring Glenda Jackson
Written by William Shakespeare
Music by Philip Glass
Directed by Sam Gold
Cort Theatre
March 11, 2019 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
This is a major chew for an audience. For a crowd that is going to the theatre expecting all to be would up in a 90 minute intermission-less night, Lear coming in at almost three hours and thirty minutes is a test. Of course to see the incandescent Glenda Jackson take on this role of lifetime at the age of 82 is worth the wait!
Head Over Heels
Songs by the Go-Go’s
Based on The Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney
Conceived & Original Book by Jeff Whitty
Adapted by James Magruder
Music Supervision, Orchestration & Arrangements by Tom Kitt
Choreographed by Spencer Liff
Directed by Michael Mayer
Hudson Theatre
November 21, 2018 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
Sometimes I get the urge to be a total tourist I’m New York.I want to walk around Times Square and run into people by taking pictures of all the tall buildings. I want to do that avoidance dance as all of those poorly masked cartoon characters waddle to you to take the pictures with mandatory tips. I want to read each of the jumbo-trons and plan a meal in one of the oversized restaurants.And to this perfect tourist day, I would get tickets to see Head Over Heels.This musical, struggling at the box office, is an odd fairy tale like adventure of a kingdom held bound by a curse and threatened to “loose their beat.”For an out-of-towner this really could be the perfect show. Continue reading Head Over Heels→
The Ferryman
