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The Many Monsters of Ars Nova’s “The Beastiary”

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 7th Nov 2024 | New York, Puppetry, Review, United States of America

Created by On the Rocks Theatre Co. (the two person co-writer and designer team Christopher Ford...

“Kafkaesque!” A Musical That Is As Hilarious As It Is, Well, Kafkaesque

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 5th Nov 2024 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Emily Bronte doesn’t have an acronym but Franz Kafka does and Kafkaesque! Directed by Ashley...

Trans Joy in The Christine Jorgensen Show

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 25th Oct 2024 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

The Christine Jorgensen Show isn’t perfect, but it’s just so delightfully charming it’s hard...

Deep Thoughts on Deep History at The Public Theater

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 22nd Oct 2024 | New York, Review, Theatre and Science, United States of America

Inside the Public Theater it’s 2019 and Australia is on fire. Outside the theater it’s 2024 and...

The Perils of Parody in Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 2nd Oct 2024 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

All around me people are laughing uproariously, slapping their knees, bursting into applause mid...

It Could Happen: Interview with Playwright Sean King and Director William Roudebush

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 11th Aug 2024 | Interview, New York, United States of America

Especially at this age, if you’re going in to try to be looking for fame, you know, it is a myth. I mean then you really are misdirected, and you’re gonna be very, very frustrated. I’m not thinking along those lines, at all, but I do believe in your theory that fame is a myth. I just want to pursue good work. I just want to become better at whatever I pursue, whatever project I take on.

A Faustian Bargain Itself: Emursive’s “Life and Trust”

Posted by Andrew Agress | 7th Aug 2024 | Immersive Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

At long last, the immersive titan Sleep No More, will—well—sleep no more. The long-running New...

“Cats”: The Jellicle Ball is near Purrfect

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 13th Jul 2024 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Alright, I’ll level with you. Maligned as it is (and oh is it ever) Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1982...

At the Intersection of Interactive Mediums: “DIRT” Blends Games and Theater at The Tank

Posted by Andrew Agress | 8th Jul 2024 | Interview, New York, United States of America

Do you ever wish you could have a say in how your city developed its land? Well, this month, New...

Water for Elephants: a Musical or a Circus Drama?

Posted by Lisa Monde | 4th Jul 2024 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Everyone knows that musical is a synthetic genre in which a story is being told by means of...

The Plasticity of Perception: “Babies on the Street: The Show” Brings Internet Drama to The Brick

Posted by Andrew Agress | 23rd Jun 2024 | Interview, New York, United States of America

Hillary Gao and Matthew Antoci adapt an internet tirade and examine perception and forgiveness with Babies on the Street, playing at The Brick in July.