Review: Poetry Is...?
When you have a talented group of friends, you're bound to want to collaborate with them. And that is the root of Summer Blue's creation. Conceived by director Akil “Apollo” Davis and featuring a...
View ArticleReview: We All Live in a Clown Submarine
Want to go on an adventure like you've never experienced before? Then jump in Jaron and Slater's submarine, buckle your seat belts and get ready for a bumpy ride. Created and performed by Jaron...
View ArticleReview: The Chronicles of an Angry Young Man
The title will draw you in. The pre show will captivate you. And the script will shock you. Welcome to Mitchel Buckley's God is a Woman. In a world where nothing is quite what it seems, God is a Woman...
View ArticleReview: When In Doubt, Put On a Musical!
A bar is about to be foreclosed so the only logical choice to save it is put on a show. That's the premise of Creative License. With book and lyrics by Kevin Cirone and music by Cirone, Spencer...
View ArticleReview: Putting the Funny in Faith
From the whacky world of Dina Laura comes Elephants and Other Worldly Dilemmas, a comedy where slapstick, gross out humor, and puns unite. At the core, the play is about faith and finding faith, love...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Shane Salk
Name: Shane SalkHometown: Seattle WAEducation: BFA From Chapman UniversitySelect Credits: Oh, I have been all over the place. I was the Original Genie in Aladdin for Disney’s International Cruse Line,...
View ArticleReview: Behold the Chupacabra!
There tends to be monotony when it comes to musical theater. All new musicals seem to follow the same themes and style causing them to blend into one another. But when something different arrives, you...
View ArticleReview: The Ultimate Papal Reality Show
When the Pope dies, the Cardinals of the world come together to vote for the next Pope. But what if the voting process was as ridiculous and scheme-worthy as an episode of “Survivor”? Filled with...
View ArticleReview: The Love Struggle
Love is hard at any age. And dating doesn't get any easier. In Love in the Middle Ages, musical comedy with book by Eric Kornfeld and Jeffrey Jackson, music by Michelangelo Sosnowitz, and lyrics by...
View ArticleReview: Keeping Up With the Gay Astronauts
Everyone dreams of being an astronaut as a kid. The images we've placed on astronauts are based on their feats of heroism. There's a celebrity attached to them. In Endless Air, Endless Water,...
View ArticleReview: A Perfect Heist
Adapted from Frank Pierson’s “Dog Day Afternoon” which was inspired by an article from Life Magazine, Stockholm Savings by Michael DeMeo is a high-octane comedic thriller about a bank robbery. Touching...
View ArticleReview: More Laugh Tracks Than Live Laughs
Sitcoms have been a staple in American pop culture for decades. The physical comedy. The moral at the end of the episode. The laugh track. The landscape of the situation comedy has changed vastly in...
View ArticleReview: Tinder and Other Theatrical Woes
Imagine your worst dates ever. I can guarantee Swipe Right was worse. Written and directed by Allison Young, Swipe Right was a structural nightmare about twenty something's dating. The story begins...
View ArticleReview: A Celebration of Opal Whiteley
Weaving music, poetry, in a celebration of the earth, The Morningtime of Now is a family friendly theatrical event inspired by the whimsical world of Opal Whiteley. Whiteley, an American nature writer,...
View ArticleReview: The Singing Vengeful Nun
Succeeding in creating “quality” shock value is hard. When you shock, you need purpose. There needs to be a reason behind it not just do it to get people to talk. In Kill Sister Kill, there is shock...
View ArticleReview: The Only Way to Find Love is to Build It
Even mad scientists need love. In A Collection of Shiny Objects The Mad Scientist’s Guide to Romance, Robots, and Soul-Crushing Loneliness, comes a musical comedy that is sci-fi cute and romcom fun....
View ArticleSpotlight On...Victor Lesniewski
Name: Victor LesniewskiHometown: I live in Los Angeles now, but I go back and forth to NYC so much, and lived there for so long, that I still can't think of anywhere else as home.Education: BS,...
View ArticleReview: Three Generations of Men
Familiar bonds make for good entertainment. It’s instantly relatable. You know someone that’s being portrayed. You know that situation. Zack Friedman’s Fathers and Sons rides high in familiarity. The...
View ArticleBlog Hijack: Leela NYC Theatre Festival
In today's Blog Hijack, Kendra Augstin and Patricia Cardona Roca talk about the inaguaral Leela NYC Theatre Festival!Patricia and I had our first meeting about the Leela NYC Theatre festival on May 30,...
View ArticleReview: Flashes of Love
Love. We all experience it. But why? In Dan Giles’ How You Kiss Me Is Not How I Like To Be Kissed, the relationship between a boy and a girl is explored in the simplest of ways. Presented at Spectrum,...
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