Month: July 2025

A Post-Run Look and Interview Questions: “Giovanni’s Room” at Quintessence Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Closed Sunday, July 6, 2025)

After a successful run, including two extensions, “Geovanni’s Room” at Quintessence Theatre, the show closed on Sunday, July 6, 2026. Although the adaptation could have had a third extension, contractual considerations made that impossible. On May 28, Quintessence Theatre Group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania brought a literary classic to life in the world premiere of James Baldwin’s “Giovanni’s Room,” adapted by…

Broadway Review: “Call Me Izzy” at Studio 54 (Closed Sunday, August 17, 2025)

July 7, 2025 | Uncategorized > | "Call Me Izzy", Costumes by Tom Broecker, Emilio Madrid, Howard Tilkin serves as Production Stage Manager, Jamie Wax, Jean Smart, Johanna Day, Joseph Verlezza, lighting by Donald Holder, New York Theatre Reviews, Original Music by T Bone Burnett and David Mansfield, Sarna Lapine, Settings by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams, Sound by Beth Lake, Studio 54, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited

Isabelle Scutley is the main character in a new Broadway play that stars a riveting Jean Smart. She prefers to be called “Izzy” even though her husband Ferd disapproves. Fred is also psychologically and physically abusive, hindering Izzy’s artistic and academic endeavors. To avoid confrontation and harm she is often found in the bathroom, scribbling her poetry on sheets of…

Off-Broadway Review: “Lowcountry” at the Atlantic Theater Company (Closed Sunday, July 13, 2025)

Abby Rosebrock’s “Lowcountry” at the Atlantic Theater Company follows two TikTok-matched strangers on their first date in David’s studio apartment in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. David (Babak Tafti) is a registered sex offender attending Sexaholics Anonymous, trying to regain custody of his son. Tally (Jodi Balfour) arrives early as he prepares dinner. Their casual conversation tailspins into unexpected tragedy. Both…