Everyone knows the story of Gatsby, the wealthy dreamer, don’t they? Partially coming of age in Long Island, New York, it was impossible to escape the omnipresence of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Between the extensive English classroom dissections of the text to the impressive mansions my family and I would glimpse each time … Continue reading Theater Review: The Great Gatsby, The Musical
Theater Review: Water for Elephants, The Musical
Set in the 1930s during Prohibition, Broadway’s newest book/movie/stage adaptation, Water for Elephants, The Musical, makes a colossal, elephant-sized imprint on a crowded theatre landscape. This “spectacular” show takes the word quite literally, fully immersing the audience in its extravagance and over-the-top excitement. Is there any surprise that many in the ensemble have worked for … Continue reading Theater Review: Water for Elephants, The Musical
Theater Review: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Perhaps you know the story of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, at least as us mortals have told it for over a century. Just as the company does in the opening minutes of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, prepare to quite literally throw the book aside to embrace a sharper, queer-friendly take on everyone’s favorite blood-sucking fiend. … Continue reading Theater Review: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Theater Review: SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw
Everyone’s favorite serial killer is back for more in campy, outrageously queer spoof, Saw The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw! From the second you set foot in New York’s AMT Theater, the red-tinged lighting emulates the eerie atmosphere of the movies. The sparse but detailed bathroom set, one of the most iconic pieces of … Continue reading Theater Review: SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw
Theater Review: The Shark is Broken
Now considered one of the greatest movies of all time, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws also famously had an incredibly tumultuous production. For a strictly limited engagement, theatre audiences can now be treated to London import The Shark is Broken—a dark comedy that explores the fiasco of making the definitive aquatic horror movie. A trio of engaging … Continue reading Theater Review: The Shark is Broken
Theater Review: The Great Gatsby – The Immersive Show
(Written by Jonathan Sim, ComingSoon.net) Put on your Sunday best and step back into the Roaring Twenties with The Great Gatsby - The Immersive Show. Mr. Jay Gatsby is throwing a party at his mansion, and it’s the hottest ticket in town! Arrive at the Gatsby Mansion in the Park Central Hotel in New York … Continue reading Theater Review: The Great Gatsby – The Immersive Show
Theater Review: Grey House
Grey House, now playing at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre, is the single most confounding and altogether baffling production from the Great White Way I have seen since my controversial hot take on underwhelming Mean Girls: The Musical. As with other critic reviews, unfortunately Tatiana Maslany was out for my show as well—her understudy, Claire Karpen, was … Continue reading Theater Review: Grey House
Theater Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Operatic and bizarre, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is already a bonafide classic on the stage and on film. With its legendary status firmly established, Broadway’s 2023 revival still managed a whopping eight Tony nominations. How would any show measure up to these lofty expectations, or manage to pull off the epic … Continue reading Theater Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Theater Review: Camelot
Camelot the musical has been around for quite some time, with the original Broadway production opening in December of 1960. In 1967, a film adaptation was made, starring Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave in the lead roles. Now, playwright Aaron Sorkin has arrived to inject playful zippiness into the dialogue. Updating a classic is always … Continue reading Theater Review: Camelot
Theater Review: The Seagull/Woodstock, NY
Rare is the theatre experience that leaves multiple intense emotions coursing through one’s veins just as it arrives at the pinnacle of its tragicomic heights. The bizarrely named, fiercely performed The Seagull/Woodstock, NY is perhaps one of the most powerful pieces of stage art I have seen in a long time. My Broadway familiarity lies … Continue reading Theater Review: The Seagull/Woodstock, NY