THE BEST OF 2018

I would like to offer my list of the TOP TEN BEST PLAYS and the TOP FIVE WORST PLAYS that I saw in 2018..  This year I was able to take in 33 plays – and I assure you that my list is totally unlike ANY of the various people that review NYC theatre.  Please do click on the title of the following plays to read the full review:

10. Michael Birbiglia’s The New One
9. Skintight
8. Edward Albee’s at Home at the Zoo
7. The Band’s Visit
6. Carousel
5. Once on this Island
4. Slave Play
3. Amy and the Orphans
2. Angels in America Part 1 and 2

THE BEST I SAW THIS YEAR:  1. Three Tall Women

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THE WORST OF 2017

5. .  Mean Girls
4,    Cardinal
3. The Secret Life of Humans
2. Party Face

THE WORST I SAW THIS YEAR:  1. Good for Otto

All good things come to and end.  For the extended holiday break I was able to bank in a dozen shows – – from the awesomeness of Mark Rylance,  the beauty of The Band’s Visit to the dinner theatre of Party Face and the what-the-hell of Cardinal and all wonderful things in-between – not to mention some good ol’ nudity in a shower.  God is good.  Theatre is good.  NYC is good and cold.  And now its back to Florida to pay the bills and plan March!

THE BEST OF 2017

I would like to offer my list of the TOP TEN BEST PLAYS and the TOP FIVE WORST PLAYS that I saw in 2017.  This year I was able to take in 49 plays – and I assure you that my list is totally unlike ANY of the various people that review NYC theatre.  Please do click on the title of the following plays to read the full review:

10. The Play that Goes Wrong
9.  Farnelli and the King
8.  Oslo
7.  The Pipeline
6.  Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
5.  Oh, Hello on Broadway
4. Hello Dolly
3.  Doll’s House Part 2
2.  Come from Away
THE BEST I SAW THIS YEAR:  1. Wakey, Wakey

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THE WORST OF 2017
5. Present Laughter
4.  Gorey, The Secret Life of Edward
3. 1984
2.  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

THE WORST I SAW THIS YEAR:  1. The End of Longing

School break is here for the holidays and its is time to leave the swimming pool of Florida for the icy cement of New York City.  Word has it that it will be below freezing the entire two weeks – – buy, hey- – -they do theatre inside – don’t they?  I cannot wait!

It is a very, very long time from August’s start of school to November’s Thanksgiving. I finally directed my long-anticipated production of Steven Dietz’s Lonely Planet – a most fulfilling experience for me – – and now I am back to fill my spirit with a little bit of New York theatre lovin’!