Falsettos
Music and lyrics by William Finn
Book by William Finn and James Lapine
Directed by James Lapine
Manhattan Theatre Club
October 14, 2016
Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.

I have been looking forward to seeing this play since I was a wee high school lad and SO excited to see a musical about an actual gay couple.  I must have listened to the soundtrack a thousand times in college. Continue reading Falsettos →

An Act of God
Starring Sean Hayes
written by David Javerbaum
directed by Joe Mantello
Booth Theatre
July 13, 2016
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💉💉💉💉 out of 5.

God is a DJ. Life is a dance floor! If you get this song by Pink you’ll totally be groovin’ on this play.

Based on the novel An Interview with God, An Act of God is just pure, comic heaven. It is relaxed and clever and nuanced and the perfect vehicle for TV star Sean Hayes. I was worried that I would be dissappointed to see “Just Jack” from the classic Will and Grace series – live on stage. I thought it would make me miss Will and Grace. I know that when I way his co-star Eric McCormack I was disappointed. I just wanted to see Will.  But Sean Hayes is perfect! Continue reading An Act of God →

The Humans (on Broadway)
written by Stephen Karam
directed by Joe Mantello
Helen Hayes Theatre
June 24, 2016
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💉💉💉💉 out of 5.

I saw this play in December of 2015 and I loved it and easily gave it 💉💉💉💉💉. It is clearly a masterpiece of suspense and of allowing naturalism to slowly boil until it becomes a chilling piece of expressionism. Continue reading The Humans (on Broadway) →

Long Day’s Journey Into Night
written by Eugene O’Neill
starring Jessica Lange, Gabriel Byrne, Michael Shannon & John Gallagher, Jr.
directed by Jonathan Kent
American Airlines Theatre
June 23, 2016
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💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5.

I have seen Long Day’s Journey Into Night. I mean I have really seen Long Day’s Journey Into Night! One goal I have for my theatre going life is to see the DEFINITIVE production of the classics. To be honest when I read the works of the classics (i.e. Chekhov, O’Neill, Ibsen, Strindberg, even Shakespeare) I often get bored – – and worse yet, when I see bad productions I get mad for the waste of time. I know as a theatre teacher I should relish reading these classics – but, come on, they were never meant to be read; they were meant to be EXPERIENCED. Continue reading Long Day’s Journey Into Night →

Fully Committed
written by Becky Mode
starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson
directed by Jason Moore
Lyceum Theatre
June 22, 2016
Production website 💉💉 out of 5.

First I need to apologize for having never seen Modern Family so I have never see Mr. Ferguson’s uptight Mitchell. Often when I go to theatre in NYC, I am reminded how LITTLE TV I actually watch. It’s not that I am “above” TV; I simply do not have the habit.

As the show started, I had a few fears. One: I saw this huge, complicated set placing us in the basement of the ultra-popular restaurant in question. I worried that this set might get in the way of the play, and that I might actually long to see the play in its home at the Vineyard Theatre years ago. I was right. This set just seemed to swallow the actor rather then bring him to the forefront. Continue reading Fully Committed →