BY NAVEEN KUMAR If the finales of House of Cards and Breaking Bad have left a deficiency of political intrigue and binge-worthy Bryan Cranston in your … [Read more...] about Bryan Cranston Goes ‘All the Way’ On Broadway As Lyndon B. Johnson: REVIEW
Possessed Puppet Satire ‘Hand to God’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR The titular appendage in Hand to God, playwright Robert Askins’ wickedly funny comedy that opened Off Broadway last night at the … [Read more...] about Possessed Puppet Satire ‘Hand to God’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
New Musical ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ Opens On Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR If the idea of a musical adaptation of The Bridges of Madison County sends your eyes to the back of your head, director Bartlett … [Read more...] about New Musical ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ Opens On Broadway: REVIEW
Pulitzer Prize Winning ‘Dinner With Friends’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR You don’t have to be married (or straight) to appreciate the compelling insights into intimacy and all manner of relationships … [Read more...] about Pulitzer Prize Winning ‘Dinner With Friends’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW
Drag Impresario Charles Busch Dolls Up For ‘The Tribute Artist’: INTERVIEW
NK: How do you find writing an original character for yourself? Is writing comedy that you’re going to perform easier or somehow more tricky? CB: It’s … [Read more...] about Drag Impresario Charles Busch Dolls Up For ‘The Tribute Artist’: INTERVIEW
‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ Opens On Broadway — REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR In the nearly 15 years since Mamma Mia! shimmied open on Broadway, a glut of nostalgic jukebox musicals hoping to replicate its … [Read more...] about ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ Opens On Broadway — REVIEW
Towleroad’s Top Ten Best Plays and Musicals of 2013
BY NAVEEN KUMARTis the season for year-end lists, and 2013 saw a broad range of exciting theatre on New York stages. From energetic, transporting new … [Read more...] about Towleroad’s Top Ten Best Plays and Musicals of 2013
Ethan Hawke Stars In ‘Macbeth’ on Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR A lot of sound but not much fury suffuse director Jack O’Brien’s cacophonous production of Macbeth starring Ethan Hawke in the title … [Read more...] about Ethan Hawke Stars In ‘Macbeth’ on Broadway: REVIEW
Sarah Jessica Parker and Blythe Danner Open Off Broadway In ‘The Commons of Pensacola’: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Amanda Peet’s playwriting debut The Commons of Pensacola, about the wife and daughters of a Bernie Madoff type criminal, opened Off … [Read more...] about Sarah Jessica Parker and Blythe Danner Open Off Broadway In ‘The Commons of Pensacola’: REVIEW
All-Male Productions Of ‘Richard III’ and ‘Twelfth Night’ Open On Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Performed in repertory by an exquisitely skilled company of actors, including two-time Tony Winner Mark Rylance, Richard III and … [Read more...] about All-Male Productions Of ‘Richard III’ and ‘Twelfth Night’ Open On Broadway: REVIEW