Who says that you need to have flashing lights and tricks to keep an audience’s attention? Not all shows need so much extra distractions to make it an entertaining and thought provoking show. What makes a show successful is the talent of the actors, the writer, and the crew. When all of that talent is put together, you get an amazing […]

I had the pleasure of attending the opening of A Map to Somewhere Else, a play written by Reina Hardy and presented by the Everyday Inferno Theatre Company. The Everyday Inferno Theatre Company has presented such works as Something Wicked, If on a Winter’s Night, Briar Rose & The Thirteenth Fairy, and The Golden Hour, amongst many other plays. A […]

Deepest Man, a multimedia theatrical production, premiered last week at 3-Legged Dog Productions to great reviews. The show, written by James Scruggs and directed by Mark Rayment, utilizes remarkable technology called Musion Eyeliner, which creates live 3D holographic images on stage. Deepest Man tells the tale of a grieving Dr. Hazzardville Sommers, who recently lost his wife to a drowning […]

A well-trodden escape from the heat of the concrete jungle, Niagara Falls is almost as much a part of New York City’s summertime narrative as the Mr Softee jingle. An Amtrak journey away, New Yorkers have made the trip to see the thundering waters time and time again – for everything from elopements to weekends away from sizzling sidewalks. America-in-Play […]

This past Tuesday I attended a performance of the Holy Land at HERE (145 6th ave).  The performance was originally written by French-Algerian playwright Mohammad Kacimi. Translated by Chantal Bilodeau, the tale begins in what could represent Iraq, Afghanistan or possibly Israel. The running narrative throughout the play revolves around the dehumanization and brutality associated with war and military conflict. The play begins with […]

Jackie and Marilyn, now at the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row, is an imagining of one of American history’s most famous love triangles: that of philandering President John F. Kennedy, his elegant wife, Jacqueline, and the glamorous starlet Marilyn Monroe. The production’s costume and wig/makeup design, done by Aleksandra Stojic Zurovac and Ljupka Arsovska, respectively, is particularly successful in bringing […]

If you mention the Donner Party to most Americans, you’ll probably be met with a wrinkled nose, uncomfortable fidgeting or a look of vague revulsion. Whether or not they remember the details: they’ll remember the cannibalism. It’s undeniable that this tragic tale of snowbound pioneers, who resorted to eating each other to survive the vicious winter of 1846-47, is permanently […]

Political satire takes on a whole new meaning in Little Mac, Little Mac, You’re The Very Man. Part spaghetti Western, party film noir, written by Sean Patrick Monahan and James Presson, Little Mac is a heart-warming musical comedy based on John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera. Directed by Charile Polinger and original music by Alexander Sage Oyen, Little Mac starts with […]

Walking through the doors at the Redeemer Presbyterian Concert Hall, people are transported to Rhymeington USA, where the Dream Café & Spa is ready inspire all its visitors. The Dream Café, a self-help musical comedy written and directed by Katie O’Regan, is a show for the entire family. As the melodies echo throughout the theatre, the audience enjoys a mix […]

When I heard the words potion, play and cocktails in the same sentence I knew it was something I didn’t want to miss. Stolen Chair kicked off their 12th season with the show Potion: A Play in Three Cocktails, which is showing Sundays at 7pm at People Lounge. The 90-minute show takes place in a bar (both literally and in […]