Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Written by Terrence McNally
Directed by Rain Arbus
Broadhurst Theatre
June 6, 2019
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💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5.

It is an accomplishment to make a two-handed play like Frankie and Johnny work on the big stage on Broadway.  But of course, when you have the rough, masculine and unique Michael Shannon, who can do anything, and Audra McDonald, who can do anything while looking gorgeous – – anything is possible.  Continue reading Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune →

American Son
Written by Christopher Demos-Brown
Directed by Kenny Leon
Starring Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale
Booth Theatre
January 3, 2019
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💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5.

This was by FAR the best play that I have seen in many months.  In only about 75 tight moments on stage this play prepares you for a kick in the gut that my entire row in the theatre AUDIBLE recoiled at the play’s conclusion.  It started with a slow wind-up as the mother (Kerry Washington) paces around the stage in complete agitated silence checking her cell phone again and again.  It seems like forever.  The lady next to me actually thought someone had forgotten to enter.  But the pain of the wait was oh so necessary. Continue reading American Son →

Three Tall Women
Written by Edward Albee
Directed by Joe Mantello
Golden Theatre
June 10, 2018
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💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5.

There is acting and then there is Three Tall Women.  This play was simply a masterclass in acting.  Three Women (obviously) dominate the stage and you simply cannot take your eyes off of them for a second.   Glenda Jackson, Laurie Metcalf, and Alison Pill – WOW!  Whoever arranged that coup of casting needs to get a big bonus. Continue reading Three Tall Women →

Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika
written by: Tony Kushner
Directed by Marianne Elliott
Neil Simon Theatre
June 8, 2018
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💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5.

Now Part 2 – and what in the holy hell can ytou talk about in a a review.  An audience sits through 4 blissful hours of theatre that engages everyone of your senses, challenges your brain with history, metaphors, poverty and sheer intelligent discourse for 4 hours and NEVER leaves you bored.  I have never been to a show that I thought could just go on and on forever and I would just willing sit and absorb.  Continue reading Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika →

Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches
written by: Tony Kushner
Directed by Marianne Elliott
Neil Simon Theatre
June 7, 2018
Production website
💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5.

The Theatre just doesn’t get better than the last few minutes of Angels in America – Millenium Approaches.  All the magic and the prophecy  that is laid out in the the early scenes literally comes crashing down in the final moments of the play.  It is an epic moment – in the truest sense of the word.  The play itself starts out with some LOUD rolling epic music that nearly takes the roof off of the place, and you wonder is the play is EVER live up to that soundtrack.  Well, it does and then some! Continue reading Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches →