Reviews of plays from other cities across the nation
Review by Ed Rubin Tiny Beautiful Things, George Street Playhouse’s filmed play, based on Cheryl Strayed’s collection of advice columns, is beautifully brought to life by actress Laiona Michelle, who as Sugar, plays a down-to-earth, expletive-spouting advice-giving columnist. While the play’s three accompanying actors, John Bolger, Kally Duling. and Ryan George, each playing a wide […]
Review by Edward Rubin, member of American Theatre Critics Association, NYC’s Drama Desk, and the Outer Critics Circle; photo by Monique Carboni Surprise of all surprises, the 1969 movie “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice,” thanks to The New Group and Pershing Square Signature Center, is back in the news again—this time, not […]
Review by Edward Rubin, member of American Theatre Critics Association, NYC’s Drama Desk, and the Outer Critics Circle; photo by Carol Rosegg In or out of drag, whether on stage or page, the 65-year-old actor-playwright Charles Busch, with some forty years of show business under his belt, is a force to be reckoned with. His […]
Review by Edward Rubin, member of American Theatre Critics Association, NYC’s Drama Desk, and the Outer Critics Circle; photo by Matthew Murphy After performing around the world Bonobo, the internationally acclaimed Chilean experimental theater company finally made its way to New York City’s Baryshnikov Arts Center, with Tú Amarás (You Shall Love), a socio-political offering […]
Review by Edward Rubin, member of American Theatre Critics Association, NYC’s Drama Desk, and the Outer Critics Circle; photo by Matthew Murphy My Name Is Lucy Barton, written by Elizabeth Stout and published to a chorus of Hosannas in 2016, is now a one-woman, 2-character play, running through Saturday, February 29 at Manhattan Theatre Club’s […]
Review by Edward Rubin, member of American Theatre Critics Association, NYC’s Drama Desk, and the Outer Critics Circle; photos by Carol Rosegg First things first. Before I delve into the Irish Repertory Theater’s marvelous production of London Assurance by Dublin-born playwright Dion Boucicault (1820-1890) – extended now through Sunday, February 9 – I must say that the […]
By Beverly Friend, PHD, Member American Theater Critics Association. When departing the theater, the audience has the opportunity to purchase small white, cotton angels made from tampons! These—complete with wings and the requisite string perfect for hanging on Christmas trees—are on sale in the lobby of the Mizner Square Cultural Center. While the cost is […]
Review by Ed Rubin, member of American Theatre Critics Association, NYC’s Drama Desk, and the Outer Critics Circle; photos by Joan Marcus Will Arbery’s latest play, Heroes of the Fourth Turning, having been extended two times by popular demand, is now running Off-Broadway through Sunday, November 17 at Playwrights Horizons. With more religious, personal, and […]
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. As a psychological thriller centering on the appreciation of writing and literature, Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside is meant to appeal to certain kinds of people. I proudly count myself among them; I found the pure intellectual pleasure derived from watching this two-hander about a […]
Review by Ed Rubin, member of American Theatre Critics Association, NYC’s Drama Desk, and the Outer Critics Circle; photo by Marc Brennner “I have often been asked how my plays come about. I cannot say. Nor can I ever sum up my plays, except to say that this is what happened. That is what they […]