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→
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→
The Encounter
Conceived, Directed and Performed by Simon McBurney
Golden Theatre
December 24, 2016 Production website
💉💉💉💉 out of 5.
Performance Art is alive and kicking in New York City – and not is some wonderful, musty back corner of a warehouse but right here in the bright lights of Broadway! What about that!! Who would have “thunk.” Continue reading The Encounter→
Heisenberg
Written by Simon Stephens
Directed by Mark Brokaw
Manhattan Theatre Club
October 15, 2016 Production website
💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5.
This play just smoked! It was the real thing! From the first moment when the stage manager came out to give us our cell phone shaming, and the two actors came out to set up their chairs and looked at each other, I knew this thing was going to cook! Continue reading Heisenberg→
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