Off-Broadway

Off-Broadway Review: “Vladimir” at New York City Center Stage I (Closed on Sunday, November 10, 2024)

At first glance, Manhattan Theatre Club’s “Vladimir,” currently at New York City Center Stage I, might receive a “what’s new” reaction from the audience. But the importance Erika Sheffer’s well-constructed play takes us far beyond the boundaries of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin’s Russia. “Vladimir” focuses on the enduring themes of love and relationships, the dichotomy of freedom and oppression, and the…

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Off-Broadway Review: “The Big Gay Jamboree” at the Orpheum Theatre (Closed on Sunday, December 15, 2024)

The Orpheum Theatre is hosting the newest campy musical “The Big Gay Jamboree,” with a book by Marla Mindelle and Jonathan Parks-Ramage. Ms. Mindelle, who is known for the cult favorite “Titanique,” also pens the lyrics and composes the music with Philip Drennen. The show is splattered with pop culture, musical theater, and gay social behavior references that are sure…

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Off-Broadway Review: “The Counter” at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (Closed on Sunday, November 17, 2024)

October 9, 2024 | last five, Off-Broadway > | "The Counter", ” Susannah Flood as “Katie”, Amy Warren as “Peg”, Anthony Edwards as “Paul, Christopher Darbassie (Sound), David Cromer, David Roberts, Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, Meghan Kennedy, New York Theatre Reviews, Richard Hodge serves as Production Stage Manager, Roundabout Theatre Company, Sarah Laux (Costumes), Stacey Derosier (Lights), Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Walt Spangler (Sets)

Life secrets and surprises are somewhere on the menu at the way-upstate New York diner where Paul (a quiet, thoughtful, and intense Anthony Edwards) has “good coffee made with a bad machine” nearly every morning except Sunday. Paul and server Katie (a perceptive and secretive Susannah Flood) have exchanged what might be described as casual conversations for the past two…

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Off-Broadway Preview: Royal Family Productions Two-Part Adaptation of “Ann of Green Gables” Runs October 17 through November 4, 2024

October 3, 2024 | Off-Broadway, Uncategorized, water for > | "Anne of Green Gables", Anne of Green Gables: Finding Home, Chris Henry, David Roberts, L.M. Montgomery, New York Theatre Reviews, Royal Family Productions, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited

New York: Outer Critics’ Circle award-nominated Royal Family Productions, a non-profit theatre company known for its innovative productions and development of new original work, will present Chris Henry’s two-part adaptation in full of LM Montgomery’s classic novel, Anne of Green Gables. The first part, Anne of Green Gables: Finding Home, was presented in a substantially different version in 2019, and…

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Off-Broadway News: “Our Class” at Classic Stage Company” (Closed on Sunday, November 3, 2024)

October 2, 2024 | Off-Broadway > | "Our Class", "The Merchant of Venice", Arlekin in Residency at Classic Stage Company, Classic Stage Company, Igor Golyak, Tadeusz Slobodzianek

After its sold-out run at Brooklyn Academy of Music in winter 2024, the off-Broadway production “Our Class,” by Polish playwright Tadeusz Slobodzianek, and helmed by Ukrainian-born, Jewish director Igor Golyak, will transfer to Classic Stage Company’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater (136 E. 13th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues) in Manhattan for a limited run September 12-November 3. It will…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Fatherland” at New York City Center Stage II (Closed on Saturday, November 23, 2024)

September 26, 2024 | Off-Broadway > | "Fatherland", Anna Kahja, Costume Design by Danyele Thomas, David Roberts, Evan Bernardin Productions, Larry Poindexter, Lighting Design by Alison Brummer, Maria Baranova, New York City Center Stage II, New York Theatre Reviews, Patrick Keleher, Ron Bottitta, Scenic Design by Joel David, Sound Design by Stewart Blackwood, Stephen Sachs, Stuart Metcalf, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited

The timing of the opening of Stephen Sachs “Fatherland” at New York City Center Stage II could not be more auspicious. Based on the true story of the 18-year-old high school senior from the Wylie part of Dallas (the conflicted but committed Patrick Keleher) who turned his father (the fiery and grieving Ron Bottitta) over to the FBI because of his militant role in the January…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Table 17” at The Susan and Roland Frankel Theater at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space (Closed on Sunday, September 29, 2024)

The latest production to open at MCC Theatre is the world premiere of the new play “Table 17” penned by Douglas Lyons and under the direction of Zhailon Levingston. The title refers to a table that sits under a glimmering disco ball at Bianca’s, an upscale restaurant where the two main characters Jada and Dallas meet to review their past…

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Off-Broadway/Dance Review: “Ain’t Done Bad” at The Pershing Square Signature Center’s Irene Diamond Stage (Closed Sunday, September 1, 2024)

Jakob Karr’s “Ain’t Done Bad,” currently running at the Irene Diamond Stage, portrays the familiar story of a young LGBTQ man (Jakob Karr) attempting to grapple with his sexual identity in an abusive home atmosphere. His mother (Megumi Iwama) is supportive but his father (Adrian Lee), who is verbally and psychologically abusive to the son’s brother (Ian Spring), mostly keeps…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Breaking the Story” at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theater (Closed on Sunday, June 23, 2024)

The newest offering at Second Stage’s Kiser Theatre is a production of a new play penned by Alexis Scheer titled “Breaking the Story” which centers around a war correspondent who is actively reporting from the front line. The production directed by Jo Bonney was a bit confusing for this audience member, finding the elements of magical realism not clearly defined….

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Off-Broadway Review: “The Lonely Few” at MCC Theater’s Newman Mills Theater (Closed on Sunday, June 2, 2024).

The most recent offering at MCC Theater is a new musical entitled “The Lonely Few” with music and lyrics by Zoe Sarnak and a book penned by Rachel Bonds. Basically, it can be considered a rom com musical with a simple plot that takes a bit too long to develop especially since the predictability level is very high. The length…

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