Off-Broadway

“Row After Row” at the Women’s Project Theater at New York City Center Stage II (Closed Sunday February 16, 2014)

February 5, 2014 | Off-Broadway, pennsylvania, to kill > | Women's Project Theatre

Trope after trope thrusts Jessica Dickey’s “Row After Row” into a kaleidoscope of images present and past celebrating humankind’s insistence on moving forward through often seemingly insurmountable “battles” on an off the theatres of war. Currently running at New York City Stage II, “Row After Row” is part of the Women’s Project Theater’s thirty-sixth season of presenting plays written by…

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“Beertown” at 59E59 Theaters (Closed Sunday February 16, 2014)

February 3, 2014 | last five, Off-Broadway > | 59E59 Theaters

“We come here today to question, to debate, to learn, to grow, and, yes, to leave our mark in the record so that future generations may share the privilege of learning who they are by remembering who we are. What would you have us do instead? How else would you have them remember us?” – Leonard Fishman, General Editor, “Beertown…

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“Miss Lead” at 59E59 Theaters (Closed Sunday January 26, 2014)

January 20, 2014 | Off-Broadway > | 59E59 Theaters

Any controversy resulting from the atrocities heaped upon the nations of the Original Peoples of North America by the United States and its corrupt and capricious Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is an important and somber discussion. Mary Kathryn Nagle’s “Miss Lead” brings sharp and disturbing focus to the events surrounding the Tri-State Mining District in Joplin, Missouri. Several American…

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“The Window” at the Cherry Lane Theater (Closed Sunday January 26, 2014)

January 20, 2014 | network, Off-Broadway > | Cherry Lane Theater

There is an interesting, stylish and refreshing short play entitled “The Window” debuting now at the Cherry Lane Studio Theater, produced by Teatro Italiano Network. It is an intriguing work which plays well on stage but also has the uncanny ability to present itself somewhat as a television series which you want to tune into next week to see what…

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“I Am the Wind” at 59E59 Theaters (Closed January 26, 2014)

January 18, 2014 | asi wind, Off-Broadway, on beckett, to kill > | 59E59 Theaters

“When rain has hung the leaves with tears/I want you near to kill my fears, / To help me to leave all my blues behind. / Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.” – Donovan Billed as the confrontation of the inexorable mystery of fate by two friends spending a day boating, Jon Fosse’s “I Am…

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“She is King” at Incubator Arts Project at St. Mark’s in-the-Bowery (Closed January 26, 2014)

January 16, 2014 | LGBTQ+, Off-Broadway > | LGBT

Laryssa Husiak’s “She is King,” currently running at Incubator Arts Project at St. Mark’s in-the-Bowery, is a heartfelt and emotionally compelling tribute to the life and spirit of tennis superstar and innovator Billie Jean King. Ms. Husiak, who also portrays Billie Jean King, provides a sensitive and authentic depiction of the tennis star’s passion for gender equality, the importance of…

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“I Could Say More” at the Hudson Guild Theatre

January 14, 2014 | be more, hudson guild, Off-Broadway >

Billed as a “the tale of a modern family,” “I Could Say More” is primarily the tale of a train wreck of a summer weekend (and a fast forward to its fall conclusion) shared by the newly-married hosts Carl (Chuck Blasius) and Drew (Brett Douglas), their adopted son Jason (Brandon Smalls) and a smorgasbord of family, friends, and their assorted…

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“And Away We Go” at the Pearl Theatre Company (Closed December 15, 2013)

December 15, 2013 | Off-Broadway, on beckett, pond theatre company > | The Pearl Theatre Company

Terrence McNally’s “And Away We Go,” currently running at The Pearl Theatre Company, has the capacity to shake even the most torpid theatre-goers to tears. In fact, it literally shakes the theatre! The Pearl’s 30th Season world premiere celebrates the endurance of the theatre throughout the ages and consecrates the “spirit” of the theatre that transcends time and space. That…

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“What’s It All About?” at the New York Theatre Workshop (Closed January 5, 2014)

December 10, 2013 | Off-Broadway > | New York Theatre Workshop

When Kyle Riabko finishes his improvised introduction of the band and the origin of “What’s It All About” which he co-conceived with David Lane Seltzer, he glides into his soulful arrangement of “Anyone Who Had A Heart” (Bacharach/Hal David). The audience collectively leans in (Mr. Riabko intentionally makes his audience pay attention) and everyone is immediately aware they are in…

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“Witnessed by the World” at 59E59 Theaters (Through December 15, 2013)

November 23, 2013 | Off-Broadway > | 59E59 Theaters

“Witnessed by the World” at 59E59 Theater B (Through December 15) Written by Ronnie Cohen and Jane Beale Directed by Karen Carpenter Reviewed by David Roberts Theatre Reviews Limited With thousands of books published about John F. Kennedy, including tomes promulgating a variety of assassination conspiracy theories, it would seem risky to write a script about the events surrounding yet…

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