New York Archives - Page 15 of 26

Great Ape: “Chimpanzee” at HERE Arts Center

Posted by Abigail Weil | 15th Mar 2019 | New York, Puppetry, Review, Theatre and Science, United States of America

Of all the non-human animals that human animals love, the primate is the most embarrassing. (The...

“Be More Chill” Brings Broadway Viral, Rewiring The High School Musical

Posted by Michael Appler | 14th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre for Young Audiences, United States of America

The high school musical’s calling card has always been the “be yourself” thematic. A nerdy,...

At SoHo Playhouse, “Fiercely Independent” Demystifies Divorce

Posted by Michael Appler | 10th Mar 2019 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

In 1977, Margaret Trudeau somewhat famously told People Magazine that “it takes two to destroy a...

Who’s His Daddy?: Jeremy Harris’ “Daddy” at Signature Theatre Center

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 9th Mar 2019 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

The English author Samuel Butler once quipped grimly that the death of a father was “a new lease...

Invigorated By A New Cast, “My Fair Lady” Continues to Enchant Broadway

Posted by Michael Appler | 8th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

Lincoln Center has reissued its mandate for Lerner and Loewe’s 1956 classic, casting off whatever creative anxiety earlier dogged the production and staging a decidedly lighter, exuberant My Fair Lady.

“Ajijaak On Turtle Island”: New York Stories Old And New

Posted by Abigail Weil | 6th Mar 2019 | New York, Puppetry, Review, Theatre for Young Audiences, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America

On a recent Sunday afternoon, at the New Victory Theater, timelines collided. The New Vic, founded...

At Roundabout, Can “Merrily” Still Roll Along, Reimagined?

Posted by Michael Appler | 5th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Fiasco Theater has dared to tempt fate yet again with Merrily, staging a buoyant, light-on-its-feet reimagining that’s stripped the musical of its original clutter, aiming, instead, for the story’s thematic heart.

Tears of a Clown: “American Juggalo”

Posted by Abigail Weil | 1st Mar 2019 | Adaptation, Documentary Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

What is a juggalo? Let me think for a second…Oh! He gets butt-naked and then he walks through the...

Meshuggah, Nein? “Fiddler” In Yiddish

Posted by Abigail Weil | 24th Feb 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

In 2004, Gwen Stefani, lately of the band No Doubt, released a song called Rich Girl which sampled...

Subtle and Striking, Irondale’s Timely “The Life of Galileo” is Epic Theater

Posted by Michael Appler | 22nd Feb 2019 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, Theatre and Science, United States of America

Irondale’s innovative and triumphant “Galileo” is Bertolt Brecht at his most excellent, cradled by an ensemble of dynamic and invested performers and pitched inevitably toward its audience with a playful, conscious eye toward its own didactic mission.

The Spirit Of Judson In A New Millennium: The Legendary Collective Still Oscillates Between Canonization And Transience

Posted by Eylül Fidan Akıncı | 16th Feb 2019 | Essay, New York, Theatre and Dance, Transmedia, United States of America

Until the beginning of February, the New York MoMA is mounting an exhibition on Judson Dance...

“City Of No Illusions” Takes Refugees To The Border Of Life And Death

Posted by Michael Appler | 16th Feb 2019 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

“City of No Illusions,” a political comedy that stages the modern refugee crisis inside a funeral home.

Pie in the Sky: Eliza Bent Delights With “Bonnie’s Last Flight”

Posted by Abigail Weil | 13th Feb 2019 | New York, Review, United States of America

I follow a strict protocol of attitudinal class warfare when I board airplanes. As I walk proudly...

Truth And “True West”

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 10th Feb 2019 | New York, Review, United States of America

Sam Shepard’s True West has always been a magnet for celebrity hamming, particularly in the role...

Two Bold Shows by Women of Color at Mabou Mines

Posted by Abigail Weil | 9th Feb 2019 | Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

When I entered the theater at Mabou Mines for Edisa Weeks’ performance of Three Rites: Liberty, my...

China, Liberia, America: A Suite Of Women’s Stories

Posted by Abigail Weil | 7th Feb 2019 | Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Film, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

In an intimate performance space in New York’s East Village, a quietly consequential experiment is...

Tarell Alvin McCraney’s “Choir Boy,” Fearless and Faithful, Makes Radiant Broadway Debut

Posted by Michael Appler | 4th Feb 2019 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

“Choir Boy” is itself a spiritual whose song, sung triumphantly by the bountiful talent of its leading star, Jeremy Pope, rises from its stage with the same faith and fearlessness of a prayer sung only for the stars.