The Samuel Beckett play “Endgame” starring Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson and directed by Ciarin O’Reilly at the Irish Repertory Theater on West 22nd St. has just extended its run another four weeks through April 9. Photo: Irish Rep Theater Off Broadway Plays, Theater Off Broadway, Always Avant-Garde, is Alive and Kicking There’s an unusually interesting array of worthwhile shows Off-Broadway this spring, which is home to the avant-garde and... News 10 Mar 2023 | 07:34
Playwright Alice Eve Cohen’s ancestors in a cornfield on their farm in Oklahoma. Photo courtesy of Alice Eve Cohen ‘Oklahoma Samovar’ Is a Rumination On Jewish Identity, Through A Personal Lens Alice Eve Cohen’s play, “Oklahoma Samovar,” tracks a family’s footsteps over five generations, from Latvia to Brooklyn, Kansas... City Arts 02 Dec 2022 | 10:41
Tjaša Ferme, the artistic director of Transforma Theater. Photo: SHOOTT Off Broadway: Science and Theater “American theater is too realistic,” according to Tjaša Ferme. “I want to create something I would like to see. Something... News 30 Nov 2022 | 11:51
Ken Leung (right) Jeb Kreager in “Evanston Salt Costs Climbing.” Photo: Monique Carboni Ken Leung Can Do It All “Ken Leung?” Actor-filmmaker Edward Norton gushed when I mentioned who I had just interviewed. “He’s genius! I’ve cast him... News 15 Nov 2022 | 11:14
The Museum of Broadway on West 45th Street. Photo: Monique Carboni A New Museum of Broadway Debuts in Times Square “It’s about time!” That’s what entrepreneur and two-time Tony Award-winning producer Julie Boardman, co-founder of the newly... City Arts 15 Nov 2022 | 10:53
Suzan-Lori Parks playing guitar as part of her new production, “Plays for the Plague Year.” Photo courtesy of The Public Theater Suzan-Lori Parks Wants a Safe Space to Heal from COVID As it becomes increasingly impossible to find a seat on the subway, the memories and the trauma of quarantine slip to the... City Arts 11 Nov 2022 | 06:32
Rob McClure and Audrey II in “Little Shop of Horrors.” Photo: Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade Take a Trip to Skid Row with ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ October is upon us, and what better time to experience the gruesomely hilarious, musical cult classic “Little Shop of Horrors”... News 25 Oct 2022 | 12:20
Peter Mark Kendall and Rosaline Elbay in “Dodi & Diana,” a play by Kareem Fahmy, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt, produced by Colt Coeur at HERE Arts Center in NYC. Photo: Robert Altman Making a Middle Eastern ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ While series like Hulu’s “Ramy” and Netflix’s “Mo” bring authentic Middle Eastern-American stories to the screen, Middle... City Arts 07 Oct 2022 | 09:50
In “Ohio State Murders,” Audra McDonald stars in a horror story about the destructiveness of racism. Photo: Allison Michael Orenstein Broadway and More: Light the Lights! Do you have your tickets for “Leopoldstadt”? Tom Stoppard’s Olivier Award-winning latest features a huge cast, and follows... City Arts 21 Sep 2022 | 01:55
The company of “Strings Attached” – Jonathan Hadley, Bonnie Black, Paul Schoeffler, Robyne Parrish, Brian Richardson, Russell Saylor. Photo: John Quilty The Big Bang With Magic Realism I am writing this on a train, which matters. Because the play I am discussing is about an (allegedly true) train ride. “Strings... City Arts 05 Sep 2022 | 01:51
Lady Macbeth (Erin Roth) and Macbeth (Nicholas Martin-Smith) conspire in the Hudson Classical Theater Company’s current production of “Macbeth.” Photo: Susane Lee. ‘Theater is a Unifier’ “Magical, energetic, and dynamic” were the first words that came to mind for both Susane Lee and Nicholas Martin-Smith when... City Arts 08 Aug 2022 | 03:38
Steph Del Rosso, writer of “53% OF.” Photo: Ella Pennington Old Venue Reopens With New Take On Women “I have many, many supporters. They’re all fantastic people. But they’ve had to deal with some very very bad things I’m gonna... City Arts 14 Jul 2022 | 03:41
Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga (front) in “Macbeth.” Photo: Joan Marcus She Makes The Sets They Act On Actor Edward Norton says, “she is a genius.” Theater directors obviously agree, as Christine Jones has been the set designer... City Arts 05 Jun 2022 | 12:48
During a rehearsal of “Golden Shield,” Anchuli Felicia King (center) speaks to the cast and crew. Performances begin on April 26 and opening night is on May 17. Photo: Lia Chang ‘Golden Shield’ Takes on Censorship in China In a country surrounded by digital censorship, the only way to break free is to challenge the status quo. But what happens... News 17 Apr 2022 | 02:06
“Paradise Square” marquee. Photo: Leida Snow What Happened to Garth Drabinsky’s Comeback? Garth Drabinsky is a real-life example of the Rashomon effect. The term describes the unreliability of eyewitnesses, coming... News 15 Apr 2022 | 10:11
