One half of an Audible Theater double billing, Creditors presents a unique theatre three-hander thriller with bite. The minimalist cast includes Liev Schreiber, Justice Smith, and Maggie Siff, all of whom only share the stage in the final few minutes. The single-setting premise gives way to tensions and manipulations, revelations and arguments, tears and embraces. … Continue reading Theater Review: Creditors
Theater Review: Floyd Collins
Jeremy Jordan can do no wrong when it comes to the Broadway stage. Most recently in The Great Gatsby, Jordan’s rich vocals and dominating stage presence helped to refresh a familiar tale. From new musical to random revival, Floyd Collins has quite an intriguing hook. Jordan plays the titular character, an American cave explorer who … Continue reading Theater Review: Floyd Collins
Theater Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Emmy-winning Succession actress Sarah Snook seduces the Broadway stage, with her show The Picture of Dorian Gray importing directly off its Olivier-winning run in the UK. Armed with minimal knowledge of the source material—my sole brush with Dorian Gray was in Showtime's underrated Penny Dreadful—I took my cushy seat in the Music Box Theatre simply … Continue reading Theater Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Theater Review: Old Friends
(Written by Intern, Alecia Wilk) With minimal prior knowledge about Stephen Sondheim’s career, a seat in the audience for Old Friends came with a sense of imposter syndrome. This montage of greatest hits celebrating the life of the legendary lyricist and composer is clearly meant for musical aficionados. The production, which carries on without so … Continue reading Theater Review: Old Friends
Theater Review: Smash
2020’s seemingly neverending pandemic left a lot of free time to revisit and reflect. One of the shows that brought me comfort—and a saucy, endlessly entertaining first-time binge watch—was NBC’s Smash. An immaculate deconstruction of Broadway devoted to intimate character moments and elaborate choreography, Smash may have only lasted two seasons, but it remains a … Continue reading Theater Review: Smash
Theater Review: A Streetcar Named Desire
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club revival director Rebecca Frecknall turns her attention to the biting prose of Tennessee Williams in a phenomenal West End import. Playing a limited five-week run at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theatre, A Streetcar Named Desire arrives in a crowded landscape of reboots and revivals. However, what sets it … Continue reading Theater Review: A Streetcar Named Desire
Theater Review: Redwood
Based strictly on the pure performative power of Broadway megastar Idina Menzel, dark dramedy Redwood feels like the ultimate conundrum. It is a high budget spectacle with low budget indie roots, overcomplicating complex subject matter and ultimately botching the delivery of its absolutely beautiful message. Yet, despite being messy, the beauty peeks out just beyond … Continue reading Theater Review: Redwood
Theater Review: Urinetown
Sporting a premise kooky enough to be downright ridiculous campy theatre, Encores! Urinetown returns to the stage after its original Broadway run over two decades ago. What once felt prescient in 2001 has now evolved into relevancy once more. While the entire show is fiercely satirical in nature, the deeper messages about respecting the homeless community, … Continue reading Theater Review: Urinetown
Theater Review: Maybe Happy Ending
Back in 2015, nearly a decade ago at this point, Glee's Darren Criss replaced Neil Patrick Harris in Broadway's Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Belasco Theater. My mom surprised me with some wonderfully close orchestra tickets, and the rest, as they say, is history. Being a big fan of the movie and its … Continue reading Theater Review: Maybe Happy Ending
Theater Review: Once Upon a Mattress
Sutton Foster soars in Broadway’s snazzy new update of Once Upon a Mattress, on the Great White Way for the first time since 1996. One’s familiarity with the classic fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea” should not impede upon their enjoyment of this hilariously off-kilter throwback musical. Despite being weary of checking out another … Continue reading Theater Review: Once Upon a Mattress