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 Production website 💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5. I have seen Long Day’s Journey Into Night. I mean I have really seen Long Day’s Journey Into Night! … Continue reading Long Day’s Journey Into Night
The Sandbox by Edward Albee Drowning by Maria Irene Fornes Funnyhouse of a Negro by Adrienne Kennedy Lila Neugebauer Signature Theatre June 16, 2016 Production website 💉💉 out of 5. Never in history have these three particular one acts been grouped together in one evening’s work. Of course, the reason they were pasted together is … Continue reading Signature Plays: The Sandbox, Drowning, & Funny House of a Negro
Dada Woof Papa Hot Written by Peter Parnell Directed by Scott Ellis Lincoln Center Theater at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Production website 💉💉 out of 5. Gay marriage is a done deal – – now the issue that is up to bat is gay parenting. Dada Woof Papa Hot explores the joys and challenges of gay … Continue reading Dada Woof Papa Hot
Spring Awakening Brooks Atkinson Theatre Books and Lyrics by Steven Slater Based on the play by Frank Wedekind Directed by Michael Arden Production website 💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5. My body tingled from the very first moment – – and all the way through the curtain call. I tingled. The hair stood up on my arms. I was in theatre … Continue reading Spring Awakening
Here’s a crazy idea! Let’s take the American classic Awake and Sing!, written by Clifford Odets, that tells the story of three generations of an immigrant Jewish family struggling with economic, political and familial issues – – and let’s take this oh-so-Jewish story and cast it with an all Asian cast. Crazy, huh? That is exactly what the Public Theatre did with the combination of Awake and Sing! and the National Asian American Theatre Company!
And it worked! Oh boy did it work!