There is a depressing sight that New York theatergoers are becoming all too accustomed to: a brick wall at the back of the stage. Welcome to Broadway! Please enjoy the bare minimum! Scenic downsizing is all the rage in Midtown for a range of reasons — skyrocketing costs, cold concepts, quick turnarounds. As a result, … Read more
Talk about physical education. Ita O’Brien, an intimacy coordinator who has been involved with TV series such as “Sex Education,” “Normal People” and “I May Destroy You,” is working to create a two-year program being dubbed the “world’s first degree in intimacy practice.” O’Brien, 56, is the founder of the UK-based Intimacy on Set, a … Read more
Usually stripping a play down to the bare essentials — simple costumes, a few chairs — renders it rawer and more authentic. Not so in the uneven revival of “A Doll’s House,” starring Oscar winner Jessica Chastain, that opened Thursday night on Broadway. Theater review Running time: 1 hour and 40 minutes. At the Hudson … Read more
Curtain up! Light the lights! Now shut your traps. As audiences have returned to Broadway, they have simultaneously morphed into cavemen — drinking to belligerent excess, causing loud ruckuses and, in some previously unimaginable instances, they’re even becoming violent with helpless ushers. The trend toward theater anarchy is abhorrent, and unfortunately on the rise. Rule … Read more
Theater review Running time: One hour and 45 minutes with no intermission. At Studio 54, 254 West 54th St. What’s wrong with this picture? Plenty. “Pictures From Home,” the fatigued new Broadway play by Sharr White that opened Thursday night at Studio 54, is based on the celebrated photographs the late Larry Sultan took over … Read more
Tuesday night on Broadway, appalled audience members watched the death of decorum. At the play “Death of a Salesman” at the Hudson Theatre on 44th Street, an unruly ticket buyer’s shouts and erratic behavior interrupted the performance, forcing star Wendell Pierce of “The Wire” to try to reason with the heckler from the foot of … Read more
The riveting play “Between Riverside and Crazy,” which opened Monday night on Broadway, begins with a yuletide bait-and-switch: In one of the rooms of a sprawling apartment, we see a Christmas tree. But there are no carols, gifts and cocoa to match the mirth outside right now in Times Square, because Stephen Adly Guirgis’ dramedy … Read more
Ultimately appreciating “Ohio State Murders,” which opened Thursday on Broadway, first takes putting the bombastic title out of your mind. Playwright Adrienne Kennedy’s 1992 drama, you Netflix junkies, does not share the DNA of “Mindhunter” or “Dahmer.” Rather, the considerate revival from director Kenny Leon explores the racist climate of a Midwestern university during the … Read more
It will be hard to top the play “Downstate,” which opened Tuesday night at Playwrights Horizons, for controversy this season. Written by the fearless playwright Bruce Norris, the drama is set in a group home for sex offenders and pedophiles. From the location alone, you already know if you’re willing to buy a ticket or … Read more
People feel endless nostalgia when the most wonderful time of the year comes around, according to new research. A new survey of 2,000 US adults who celebrate a winter holiday found two in three would love to recreate the holiday magic of their favorite childhood memories this season, with 72% claiming they enjoyed the holidays … Read more
After an onslaught of shaky Shakespeare plays in New York, Canada’s Stratford Festival felt like an oasis in Ontario. It was a much-needed palate cleanser to wipe away the foul taste left by Daniel Craig’s rank Broadway “Macbeth,” in which the entire cast spoke in monotone, wore plaid and waved smoke machines. And the 71-year-old … Read more
LONDON — It’s one of the most stunning theatrical images in years. In an otherwise pitch-black theater, two giant eyes blink open and float to the front of the deep stage to reveal they belong to a humongous, fuzzy bear. Or is it a penguin? Or Pikachu? At this point, I don’t know whose eyes … Read more
This sharp, focused revival has a pair of cracking performances that never let up. Source link
It’s Surf De Soleil. A Canadian woman is making waves online after videos surfaced of her riding a surfboard while simultaneously playing tennis, hula hooping and even wearing high heels. The clip of her one-woman show is currently blowing up as viewers marvel at her ability to perform multiple talents in tandem. “I think they … Read more
The revival of “The Piano Lesson,” which opened Thursday night on Broadway, is mostly in tune. The August Wilson play’s greatest asset is its young leads John David Washington and Danielle Brooks, both of whom are already widely admired, but display an altogether new and enticing range of skills. Theater review 2 hours and 45 … Read more
Lizzo made history on Tuesday night after The Library of Congress let her borrow a 200-year-old crystal flute during her concert in Washington, DC. The singer, 34, was thrilled to be the first ever person to play the musical instrument, originally owend by James Madison, even exclaiming during her show: ‘B****, I just twerked and played James Madison’s flute from … Read more