Archive for the ‘Theatre’ Category
Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground: Show Review by Amy Wall Lerman
October 17th, 2023
At the start of Richard Hellesen’s off-Broadway one-man show playing now at the “Theatre at St. Clement’s” in New York City, Former President, and Retired General Dwight D. Eisenhower is angry. In “Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground,” the former Chief Executive, played by Tony Award Winning Actor, John Rubenstein, storms ...
Circus Vazquez: Review by Amy Wall Lerman
September 18th, 2023
There may not be anything more quaint or old-fashioned than taking your family to the circus on a sunny, autumn, Sunday afternoon. Just seeing the big, blue, spikey-roofed tent in the middle of the local mall parking lot brought back memories of childhood. Granted, even as a kid I wasn’t ...
KHAN!!! THE MUSICAL! Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
May 17th, 2023
When I heard that Peekskill Productions is presenting the world premiere production of KHAN!!! THE MUSICAL!: A Parody Trek-tacular, I had to take my Star Trek-loving husband. It is 2366, and Data the Android presents his campy musical adaptation of The Wrath of Khan. In this sci-fi send-up, an older Captain ...
The Museum of Broadway – Where All Broadway Shows Unite: Review by Antonia Kasper Hinman
April 28th, 2023
A pink Ziegfeld Follies dressing room; A blue and yellow Westside Story Jets jacket; Oklahoma corn “as high as an elephant’s eye”; A headdress from Hello Dolly (worn by Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters); A flowered, groovy swing reminiscent of the musical Hair; Patti LuPone’s wig from Evita; Paneled ...
Gazillion Bubble Show: Review by Ali King
April 3rd, 2023
Gazillion Bubble Show is simply an extravaganza of bubble magic that is sure to capture any child from 0-100. The theater is Off Broadway at New World Stages 350 West 50th Street near the theater district. The 60 minute, no intermission show has been running for approximately 15 years. Gazillion Bubble ...
Becomes a Woman is Brilliant! Show Review by Antonia Kasper Hinman
March 3rd, 2023
(Photo left to right: Pearl Rhein as Florry, Emma Pfitzer Price as Francie and Gina Daniels as Tessie. Photo credit: Todd Cerveris) Brilliantly written, directed and acted, it’s hard to believe that Becomes a Woman, written by Betty Smith has never been published or produced…until now. Even if you are ...
Hip Hop Cinderella – A Galactic Twist on a Classic! Show Review by Antonia Kasper Hinman
February 24th, 2023
“Follow your dreams” doesn’t necessarily mean find a rich man or marry a Prince Charming. This refreshing rendition of Cinderella, Hip Hop Cinderella (book by Scott Elmegreen, Music & Lyrics by Rona Siddiqui) is set in a clever futuristic world complete with holograms and spaceships. The hook? The galaxy has ...
Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical – A Great Night Out For You And Your Teens! Review by Antonia Kasper
January 19th, 2023
[caption id="attachment_32057" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo credits: Evan Zimmerman: Murphymade[/caption] Whether you are a Stranger Things the sci-fi Netflix series fan or not, if you like campy parodies, this show does not disappoint! I had been introduced to The Duffer Brothers Stranger Things Netflix series through my teen daughter who binged watched ...
Penelope: Show Review by Debra Nussbaum Cohen
April 12th, 2022
[caption id="attachment_31856" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Photo by Carol Rosegg)[/caption] Women have created and written many things for which men received the public credit. The game Monopoly, for instance, contrary to the tale written on a paper long included with every new game, was created as a cautionary tale by Elizabeth Magie, a ...
Help: Show Review by Debra Nussbaum Cohen
March 30th, 2022
[caption id="attachment_31851" align="alignleft" width="300"] (© Kate Glicksberg Photography)[/caption] The title of a new play now being performed at The Shed in midtown Manhattan is “Help.” “Help” as a demand. A scream uttered by the narrator, a Black woman standing in for playwright, poet and essayist Claudia Rankine. “Help” is a challenging 90 minutes ...
