David Roberts

The Outer Critics Circle (OCC) Announces the Winners of the 72nd Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards Commemorating the 2022-2023 Broadway and Off-Broadway Season

The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, is pleased to announce the winners of the 72nd Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2022-2023 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. The awards ceremony honoring the winners will take place on Thursday, May 25 at 3:00PM in the Bruno Walter…

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Dance/Book News: “Movement at the Still Point: An Evening of Dance” One Night Only at the Joyce Theater Celebrates Release of Mark Mann’s New Book “Movement at the Still Point: An Ode to Dance” (Monday, April 10, 2023)

April 2, 2023 | a man of, chester, Dance, News, on that day, public theater, this land is made, water for > | “Movement at the Still Point: An Evening of Dance”, “Movement at the Still Point: An Ode to Dance”, American Ballet Theatre, and Curtis Holland, Argentine Tango dancers Dardo Galletto and Alonso Guzman, ballet, Barack Obama, Bradley Cooper, Broadway, Broadway’s Skye Mattox, choreographer and Princess Grace Award recipient Rena Butler, contemporary, David Guzman, David Roberts, former Merce Cunningham dancer Gus Solomons Jr., Gibney Company’s Artistic Associate Jie-Hung Connie Shiau, Hip-Hop, Jennifer Anniston, Joseph Verlezza, Karla Garcia, Margot Robbie, Martha Graham Dance Company, Martha Graham Dance Company principal’s Lloyd Knight and Xin Ying and former principal and Artistic Director Terese Capucilli, Megan LeCrone and Georgina Pazcoguin, modern, Morgan Marcell, musical theater, New York City Ballet’s Sara Mearns, Rhianna, Ricardo Zayas, Ryan Vandenboom, tango, tap, Tap artist Evan Ruggiero, The Joyce Theater, the legendary dancer and actress Carmen de Lavallade, Theatre Reviews Limited, vogue dancers Amadeo "Remy" Mangano and Ousmane “Omari” Wiles, York City Ballet

World-renowned celebrity portrait photographer Mark Mann celebrates the release of his new coffee table book Movement at the Still Point: An Ode to Dance with a one night only star-studded evening of dance at the Joyce Theater, Monday, April 10, 2023. Celebrating the power of expression, in movement and stillness, Movement at the Still Point: An Evening of Dance offers a multi-disciplinary and multi-generational program of…

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Broadway Review: “Life of Pi” Teases Mind, Body, and Spirit at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (Currently On)

Yann Martel’s 2001 novel “Life of Pi” is a coming-of-age story, the story of “one boy, one boat, one tiger.” Walker/Canongate published Martel’s Booker Prize novel in 2010 as a young adult novel which found its way onto school bookshelves across the United States (and beyond). It was a popular read in the high school where I taught. My colleagues…

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Broadway Review: “Bad Cinderella” at the Imperial Theatre (Currently On)

March 28, 2023 | bad cinder, bad cinderella, Broadway, Dance, LGBTQ+ > | Aléna Watters, Alyssa Carol, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Angel Lozada, Ben Lanham, Cameron Loyal, Carolee Carmello, Chloe Nadon-Enriquez, Christian Probst, Christina Acosta Robinson, Dave Schoonover, David Roberts, David Zippel, Emerald Fennel, Evan Zimmerman, Gabriela Tylesova (Scenic and Costume Design), Gary Cooper, Grace McLean, J Savage, Jordan Dobson, Josh Drake, Julio Rey, Kaleigh Cronin, Larkin Reilly, Lauren Boyd, Laurence Connor, Lily Rose, Linedy Genao, Luc Verschueren (Hair and Wig Design), Lucas Thompson, Mariah Lyttle, Michael Baerga, Michael Milkanin, Morgan Higgins, Paige Smallwood, Raymond Baynard, Robin Masella, Sami Gayle, Sarah Meahl, Savy Jackson, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tony Award nominee Bruno Poet (Lighting Design), Tony Award-winner Gareth Owen (Sound Design), Tregoney Shepherd, Tristen Buettel

Most, if not all, of my colleagues did not like “Bad Cinderella.” However, the performance I recently attended was sold out and that often undervalued pundit known as “the audience” could not have been more appreciative of what they experienced on the stage of the Imperial Theatre. It is important for us theatre critics to remember that often unheralded phenomenon…

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Off-Broadway Review: “The Harder They Come” at the Public’s Newman Theater (Closed Sunday, April 9, 2023)

March 23, 2023 | a man of, days of, do this one thing for me, Off-Broadway, on that day, public theater > | "The Harder They Come", Alysha Morgan, Andrew Clarke, Carla Woods, Chelsea-Ann Jones, Christopher Henry Young, Costume Design by Emilio Sosa, Dana Marie Ingraham, David Roberts, Denver Andre Taylor, Dominique Johnson, Dudney Joseph Jr, Dwight Xaveir Leslie, Garfield Hammonds, Hair, Housso Semon, J. Bernard Calloway, Jacob Ming-Trent, Jamal Christopher Douglas, Jeannette Bayardelle Shawn Bowers, Jeffrey Rodriguez, Jimmy Cliff, Joan Marcus, John Bronston, Ken Robinson, Kenny Seymour, Make-up Design by Earon Nealy, Meecah, Morgan McGhee, Natey Jones, Perry Henzell, Projection Design by Hana S Kim, Scenic Design by Clint Ramos and Diggle, Sergio Trujillo, Sir Brock Warren, Sound Design by Walter Trarbach, Suzan-Lori Parks, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tiffany Francès, Tony Taccone, Trevor Rhone, Tyla Collier, Wig

Currently running at the Public’s Newman Theater, “The Harder They Come” is based on the 1972 film by the same name produced and directed by Perry Henzell and co-written with Trevor Rhone. The first paragraph of David Katz’s guest essay added to the Library of Congress National Registry in 2020 summarizes the film perfectly. “The Harder They Come” is a landmark of Caribbean…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Dark Disabled Stories” Sadly Disappoints at the Public’s Shiva Theater (Closed Sunday, April 2, 2023)

I am an LGBTQ+ able-bodied and hearing person walking into the lobby of one of my favorite venues: The Public Theater. There is a notice on the door to mask up before entering. I am early and after masking up and picking up my ticket, I lean up against one of the columns in the lobby and check out my…

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Broadway Review: “The Collaboration” at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Closed Saturday, February 11, 2023)

Unlike the typical one-thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle where the completed puzzle matches the image on the cover, “The Collaboration’s” dénouement and resolution are nothing like the playwright’s supposed intention when writing the script. Anthony McCarten sets us up for a scuba diving expedition. The playwright teases us into a deep-sea dive into the wreckage that is the lives of two disparate…

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Theatre News: World and Northern American Premieres, Original Commissions, and Works Spanning Theater, Opera, Music, and Dance Comprise Park Avenue Armory’s 2023 Season

World and North American Premieres, Original Commissions, and Works Spanning Theater, Opera, Music, And Dance Comprise Park Avenue Armory’s 2023 Season The North American debut of British dramatist Alexander Zeldin’s LOVE, an emotionally poignant play depicting the lives of families placed in temporary public housing. Uniquely lived-in performances and design immerse audiences within a story that calls attention to…

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Broadway Review: “The Piano Lesson” at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Closed Sunday, January 29, 2023)

Years after August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” was first produced on Broadway in 1990, Black playwrights have continued to grapple with this enduring question which defines the struggle between Bernice (an indomitable and passionate Danielle Brooks) and her brother Boy Willie (a broken but resilient John David Washington) in Wilson’s epic drama: “Is it possible to build one’s future without…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Sandra” at the Vineyard Theatre (Closed Sunday, December 18, 2022)

December 10, 2022 | LGBTQ+, Off-Broadway, on that day > | "Sandra", Carol Rosegg, costume design by Linda Cho, David Cale, David Roberts, Eliza Anastasio, Katie Ailinger, Leigh Silverman, lighting design by Thom Weaver, Marjan Neshat, Matthew Dean Marsh, scenic design by Rachel Hauck, sound design by Kathy Ruvuna, Theatre Reviews Limited, Vineyard Theatre

There are two paths to “disappearance” in David Cale’s engaging “Sandra” currently running at the Vineyard Theatre. The audience discovers that Ethan Martin’s path has been well thought out. Sandra Jones’ (Marjan Neshat) path on the other hand is completely reactive, random, and riddled with danger. Two paths diverge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and the choices made by both on…

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