Joseph Verlezza

Off-Broadway Review: “Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story” Weaves Magic at 59E59 Theaters

Steeped in tradition, a musical commentary relevant to the current socio-political atmosphere, and an old tale told with songs that echo the poets of the past and the spoken word of the present, are the skeleton of “Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story,” the Klezmer-folk music-theater hybrid now playing at 59E59 Theaters. The Wanderer (a captivating Ben Caplan) is the…

Off-Broadway Review: “The Mad Ones” at 59E59 Theaters

November 29, 2017 | Off-Broadway, the mad ones musica; > | "The Mad Ones", 59E59, 59E59 Theaters, Brian Lowdermilk, Emma Hunton, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Joseph Verlezza, Kait Kerrigan, Krystina Alabado, Leah Hocking, Prospect Theater Company, Richard Termine, Stephen Brackett

The New York premiere of the not-so-new musical “The Mad Ones” is making its New York premiere and being presented by Prospect Theater Company at 59E59 theaters. It is a coming of age story that is propelled by the Jack Kerouac’s iconic 1957 novel “On the Road” but laden with clichés, superfluous situations and a skimpy script that tries to…