Greater Clements
Written by Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by Davis McCallum
Lincoln Center Theater at the Mitzi E. Newhouse
December 31, 2019
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💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5.

Tonight was one of the most disturbing evenings I can remember having in the theatre in a long long time.  Again, this was another play that I did no preparation for.  Boy was I surprised!  Tonight I saw two of the best acting performances of the year – for sure!

Edmund Donavan as Joe and Judith Ivey as Maggie just took me away!  Never have I seen acting that just took my breath away and truly scared me.  Usually I am not such a fan of realism – finding it a bit too much like so much of TV – but this is modern realism done right.  Three hours went by and I never checked my watch. Continue reading Greater Clements →

One in Two
Written by Donja R. Love
Directed by Stevie Walker-Webb
The New Group at Pershing Square Signature Center
December 30, 2019
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💉💉 out of 5.

The statistics behind one is two are just frightening.  The play is built on a study that shows that of the men who have sex with other white men, 1 in 11 will contact AIDS.  If the men men are hispanic the odds move to one in five. Most terrifying of all, one in two black man will contract HIV – and this is NOW – not some decade old statistic.

I have to admit I was a bit reluctant to see another play that deals with gay men and HIV/AIDS.  I have truly seen all the plays that have come out – from As Is and Normal Heart to Angels in America and The Inheritance.  I have seen these hallmark productions and all of the good, bad and ugly productions in between.  What excited me here was a chance to see one showing TODAY’s landscape and to explore the world of this epediimc from a black perspective. Continue reading One in Two →

London Assurance
Written by Dion Boucicault
Directed by Charlotte Moore
Irish Repertory Theatre
December 28, 2019
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💉💉 out of 5.

You walk into the Irish Repertory Theatre and are greeted by the sweetest little postage stamp of a set.  Taking no more than 20’ in circumference, the stage is a revolve that features a simple door in the middle with a few pieces of attractive furniture flanking it.  With just a rotation or two, we are taken to all of the necessary exterior and interior locations with ease. Continue reading London Assurance →

#DateMe An OkCupid Experiment
Created by Robyn Lynne Norris
Written by Robyn Lynne Norris, Bob Ladewig, and Frank Caeti
Directed and Choreographed by Lorin Latarro
Westside Theatre
June 30, 2019
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💉💉 out of 5.

I love experimenting in theatre – and I love the idea that the ever present cell phone, might, in some way to be tamed and become a help to theatre rather then its arch nemesis!  Date Me is such an experiment.  It is really much more of a comedy improvisation than a play.  When you first enter the theatre you are directed to take out your cell phone and create a mock entry on a dating site just for that performance’s audience.  It is those pictures and those “dating preferences” that become the basis for the improvisations and the fun of the evening. Continue reading #DateMe An OkCupid Experiment →

Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow
Written by Halley Feiffer
Directed by Trip Cullman
The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theatre Space
June 29, 2019
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💉💉 out of 5.

This play just didn’t meet its audience.  I have to say that it is the first play that I have been to in NYC in which 1/5 of the audience just left at intermission.  The premise of the show was really fun.  Imagine the energy of a Chris Durange and the naughtiness of a Joe Orton tackling Chekov’s Three Sisters.  Sounds fun!  Continue reading Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow →