Five final shows to see before the holidays take over. They ranged from a marvelous breathing-to-life of a poem more than 200 years old, a so-so take on the Scottish play, a one-man homage to a master via August Wilson's biographical piece and two new works from talented writers striving...
(2) Comments | Posted December 10, 2013 | 11:13 PM
Loads of DVDs and BluRays to tackle as the last wave of titles come out before the holidays. A few of the releases below hit stores on December 17 but most are out now. Need a last minute gift? Why wait? Coming next: a best of the year round-up. And...
(0) Comments | Posted December 6, 2013 | 1:44 AM
WAITING FOR GODOT ** 1/2 out of ****
NO MAN'S LAND *** out of ****
CORT THEATRE
It's a rare treat on Broadway to have two groups of actors tackling plays in repertory. Mark Rylance and friends from the Globe in London...
(0) Comments | Posted December 5, 2013 | 1:22 AM
ANALOG.UE ** 1/2 out of ****
OLIVER! ** out of ****
ANALOG.UE ** 1/2 out of ****
ST. ANN'S WAREHOUSE
Daniel Kitson is a stand-up comic when he's not being a monologist when he's not being an artiste,...
(0) Comments | Posted November 26, 2013 | 2:23 PM
REGULAR SINGING ** out of ****
AND AWAY WE GO ** out of ****
REGULAR SINGING ** out of ****
PUBLIC THEATER
Going to visit your relatives during the holidays can be exhausting and exasperating. But oddly enough...
(0) Comments | Posted November 22, 2013 | 4:45 PM
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER *** 1/2
TWELFTH NIGHT *** 1/2
KING RICHARD THE THIRD ***
LIES MY FATHER TOLD ME **
(0) Comments | Posted November 20, 2013 | 1:37 PM
We're coming up on Black Friday and the holidays and that means boxed sets of your favorite TV shows, movie stars and more. Since the studios believe DVDs and BluRays are on their way out, those companies are desperate to cash in while people are still willing to fork over...
(0) Comments | Posted November 16, 2013 | 9:58 AM
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE **
SOUVENIR ** 1/2
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE **
2ECOND STAGE THEATRE
A curious project falls flat. Sometimes, you hear about a book or movie being turned into a musical and think, of course! Other times...
(1) Comments | Posted November 14, 2013 | 6:58 PM
AMERICAN MIRROR: THE LIFE AND ART OF NORMAN ROCKWELL
CITY OF NIGHT
HAPPINESS: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION
AMERICAN MIRROR: THE LIFE AND ART OF NORMAN ROCKWELL
BY DEBORAH SOLOMON
$28; Farrar, Straus and Giroux
This major look...
(0) Comments | Posted November 13, 2013 | 2:42 PM
THE PATRON SAINT OF SEA MONSTERS ** out of ****
DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN/THE WOMAN WITHOUT A SHADOW ** 1/2 OUT OF ****
THE PATRON SAINT OF SEA MONSTERS ** out of ****
PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS
We could talk...
(0) Comments | Posted November 8, 2013 | 10:39 PM
AFTER MIDNIGHT *** out of ****
LA SOIREE *** out of ****
NOTHING TO HIDE ** 1/2 out of ****
AFTER MIDNIGHT *** out of ****
BROOKS ATKINSON THEATRE
The most amazing fact about After...
(0) Comments | Posted November 4, 2013 | 10:41 PM
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM ** for show but ***1/2 for theatrical pizazz so make it ** 1/2
THE LADY IN RED CONVERSES WITH DIABLO ** 1/2 out of ****
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM ** 1/2 for show but ***1/2 for theatrical...
(0) Comments | Posted November 1, 2013 | 5:23 PM
DUKE: A LIFE OF DUKE ELLINGTON *** out of ****
By Terry Teachout
$30 hardcover
Gotham Books
Critic Terry Teachout has followed his acclaimed, best-selling biography Pops: A Life Of Louis Armstrong with...
(2) Comments | Posted October 31, 2013 | 3:19 PM
NOTE: I belong to a group of film buffs called the IRAs who gather annually to vote on their favorite movies of the year. Many of these people I see only once a year and know nothing about, so I'm always vaguely astonished when I see they actually...
(1) Comments | Posted October 29, 2013 | 3:52 PM
When Halloween rolls around, you probably have some of your favorite scary movies already in your library. Here's a roundup of new releases: spruced up editions of classics and new ones hoping to join them in your Halloween queue.
THE VINCENT PRICE...
(0) Comments | Posted October 29, 2013 | 3:08 AM
YEAR OF THE ROOSTER *** out of ****
THE SNOW GEESE ** 1/2 out of ****
YEAR OF THE ROOSTER *** out of ****
ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE
For 45 years, the Ensemble Studio Theatre has been nurturing new...
(3) Comments | Posted October 28, 2013 | 3:33 PM
SIMPLE MINDS *** 1/2 out of ****
ROSELAND BALLROOM 10/24/13
The band Simple Minds ended their first North American tour in more than a decade with a look back at their greatest period from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. The excuse was...
(0) Comments | Posted October 24, 2013 | 6:05 PM
BIG FISH ** out of ****
A TIME TO KILL* 1/2 out of ****
BIG FISH ** out of ****
NEIL SIMON THEATRE
One holiday season years ago, my siblings were all back home. I would be there...
(0) Comments | Posted October 23, 2013 | 5:28 PM
FUN HOME ** out of ****
TWO BOYS ** out of ****
FUN HOME ** out of ****
PUBLIC THEATER
It's rather a shock to realize how poorly represented the stories of lesbians are in theater. That makes...
(0) Comments | Posted October 20, 2013 | 11:11 PM
THE WINSLOW BOY *** out of ****
JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK ** out of ****
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE ** out of ****
THE WINSLOW BOY *** out of ****
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE AT AMERICAN AIRLINES
(0) Comments | Posted December 13, 2013 | 9:14 AM