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→
A Letter to Harvey Milk
Lyrics by Ellen M. Schwartz
Music by Laura Kramer
Book by Ellen Schwartz, Cheryl Stern, Laura Kramer, and Jerry James
Directed by Evan Pappas
The Acorn Theatre
May 12, 2018 Production website
💉💉 out of 5.
A Letter to Harvey Milk was just such a sweet way to spend a Saturday afternoon in NYC.From the notices of the play it was difficult to tell what the musical was actually going to be about.Was it going to be some kind of a biography of Harvey Milk or a story of an older Jewish man trying to come to piece with being a widower after so many years of a happy marriage – – or – or was it going to be a story of the power of writing as a way to release your mojo?Which?How? To what end? Continue reading A Letter to Harvey Milk→
Afterglow
Written by S. Asher Gelman
Directed by S. Asher Gelman
The Loft at the Davenport Theatre
March 11, 2018 Production website
💉💉 out of 5.
Well, I saw it before. Here were my thought 6 months ago: http://nyctheatreaddict.com/afterglow/ . Now what would lead me back to see a show a second time – – which I have only done a handful of time in over 30 years of NYC theatre going? Could nudity be a part of the answer? Damn right. There is a place for the sordid and exploitive. Not all theatre needs to uplift or enlighten. Sometimes two dudes in a shower is enough for a Friday night in NYC. Continue reading Afterglow→
Kinky Boots
Directed and Choreographed by Jerry Mitchell
Composer and Lyricist – Cyndi Lauper
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Al Hirchfeld Theatre
March 24, 2018 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5
Kinky Boots lived up to everything I expected! It was fun and silly and didn’t pretend to be anything that it couldn’t deliver. I felt like a was watching a bit of Billy Elliot, Hairspray, and La Cage, Kinky Boots shared the same themes of individuality, love, and fierceness that connect all the shows above – but I did NOT get bored. Never once did I look at my watch. It kept me involved the entire time. Speaking of fierceness, Wayne Brady rocks. Continue reading Kinky Boots→
Amy and the Orphans
Written by Lindsey Ferrentino
Directed by Scott Ellis
Roundabout: Laura Pels Theatre
March 20, 2018 Production website
💉💉💉💉 out of 5.
Amy and the Orphans was damn near the best show I have seen in a long time. I know there are those who do not value the comedy and would only say that ratings of 💉💉💉💉 ro 💉💉💉💉💉 must go to a drama – because of their profundity, but I disagree! A great night in the theatre is a great night in the theatre!
I have to admit that part of my reason in going to see Amy and the Orphans was to see how a woman with Down Syndrome would actually work out in a full theatrical production. My very limited experience with those living with Down Syndrome convinced me that this was impossible. But I was wrong! Continue reading Amy and the Orphans→
Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches
