Carmen BurbridgeNov 18, 2021Five Minutes: a Masterclass Concert in EmpathyTold entirely through music, “Five Minutes: Snapshots in Time” encompasses the human condition and experience in all its highs and lows....
Frances TeraNov 18, 2021Not My First PandemicFor César Cadabes, the personal is political and the political is personal in his solo theatre piece Not My First Pandemic which had its...
Yani PerezNov 10, 2021Trich, Starring Becca SchneiderPhoto courtesy of Ash V Photography The house was packed and the applause was loud as Becca Schneider walked onto the stage. A homecoming...
Carmen BurbridgeNov 1, 2021The Great Writer and Actor of Jasper and Casper From the moment Jason Wood’s opens his mouth, his audience is transported to the magical world of “Flour a Lore” and is taken along for...
Allyce MorrisseyDec 21, 2019[Why] Don’t You Want Me Baby? in “Mandy Picks a Husband”“Mandy Picks a Husband” features no sound or lighting cues, no costume changes or props, and no set (save two chairs). Amanda Broomell is...
Molly ShimkoDec 17, 2019“Chocoholic,” A Humorous and Insightful Exploration into Addiction“Chocoholic” is, in the following order, a bright, clever, cheeky, insightful, painful, raw, and beautiful look at addiction, its roots,...
Cynthia DarlingDec 14, 2019Giving the Accordion the Spotlight in “There’s An Accordion in My ClosetOne look at the stage, and we know “There’s an Accordion in My Closet” will entertain. The show depicts the life of LynnMarie, a...
Kia StandardDec 12, 2019Casting Shadows in “54 Silhouettes”“It’s not pride. It’s not stubbornness. A man has to stand for something, believe in something. What would you do?” A Nigerian actor...
Allyce MorrisseyDec 11, 2019Gimme A Kiss in “A KISS”A kiss is all Antonio Ligabue wants. “Gimme a kiss,” actor Marco Michel demands, as Ligabue, as he stumbles onto the stage from the back...
Joshua MelendezDec 10, 2019A Heartfelt Letter From Lori Brown Mirabal in “With Warmest Regards"“With Warmest Regards” is a common valediction for letters to family or friends. The musical of that title, written and performed by...
Kia StandardNov 23, 2019Abzug-lutely “Bella Bella!”What happens when one larger‑than‑life personality embodies another larger‑than‑life in the case of the new off‑Broadway show “Bella...
Cynthia DarlingNov 21, 2019“The Things They Carried” Captures the Zeitgeist of ‘NamJim Stowell is back for a United Solo Encore performance of “The Things They Carried,” his one‑man show based on Tim O’Brien’s book of...
Dana ZhangNov 18, 2019Terri Weagant Plays Seven Hilarious Characters in “Bo‑nita”Someone once told the 13‑year‑old Bo‑nita that if you have your own rhythm, no matter how scared you are, as long as you get back to your...
Kia StandardNov 15, 2019“Chemo Barbie,” a Breast Cancer Survivor“I need to stand here and pace,” Heather tells her doctor. “This is a life‑changing thing.” She has just received devastating news: she...
James BartholomewNov 14, 2019“Eden, transplanted” Comes Close to ParadiseLove, loss, life, and rebirth. Humanity, hope, devastation, and death. Naturalistic beauty and personal strength. The birth of the cosmos...
Leia SquillaceNov 13, 2019An Immigration Story Told Anew in “March Alien”There is no shortage of immigration stories in the theatre at present. Such is the zeitgeist manifesting onstage. Cillian Hegarty’s...
Alex MillerNov 9, 2019“Blindsided” by BrillianceLife comes at you fast, and sometimes blindsiding is the only way to describe when it hits you, like a subscription to “Bad News Daily.”...
Leia SquillaceNov 9, 2019“In Order to Sleep Peacefully” Debates AssassinationFrom the jump, Patric Madden and Roxane Revon’s adaptation of the nineteenth‑century drama, “Lorenzaccio,” screams that it has something...
Cynthia DarlingNov 8, 2019“Milkdrunk”: Spoken-Word Dance Prose Poem of MotherhoodCathleen O’Malley’s “Milkdrunk” is a forthright examination of giving birth and becoming a new mother. No passive presentation, this is a...
Danielle CreanNov 7, 2019“Elizabeth I- In Her Own Words” is a Lovely TaleTamara Meneghini must have been put on this earth to portray the famous Queen Elizabeth, for her performance as the bold queen was...