“Time can be a blisteringly fast thing, where in the blink of an eye – ten years are gone from your life, but the next week is agony.” Nick Yarris (Adrien Brody) opens Lindsey Ferrentino’s “The Fear of 13” with this observation, and it establishes the play’s central paradox. What follows is true – a man wrongfully convicted, 22 years…
In late 2025, as wealth inequality reaches historic levels and millions struggle with housing costs, “The Queen of Versailles” arrives on Broadway at the St. James Theatre to ask: wouldn’t it be fun to watch billionaires build a 90,000-square-foot mansion? The musical, based on Lauren Greenfield’s 2012 documentary about timeshare mogul David Siegel and his wife Jackie constructing their own…
In the new play “Amy and the Orphans,” disability, dysfunction, and delusion are the contentious components that drive an anomalous family unit to a place they were not expecting to visit called reality. Presented by Roundabout Theater Company at The Laura Pels Theatre, the play is carefully and skillfully penned by Lindsey Ferrentino, is inspired by her own family members,…