A high school principal (Michael Potts) is reassuring a Broadway star (played by Broadway star Beth Leavel) that her profession provides a public … [Read more...] about Feel-Good New Musical ‘The Prom’ Wears a Big Heart on Its Puffy Sleeve – REVIEW
Broadway’s ‘American Son’ Starring Kerry Washington Is the Most Vacuous Kind of Race Play: REVIEW
An elder black lieutenant is dressing down a distraught mother at a police station in the middle of the night. “I’ll tell ya — two minutes with you, I … [Read more...] about Broadway’s ‘American Son’ Starring Kerry Washington Is the Most Vacuous Kind of Race Play: REVIEW
Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl Lead Transcendent Broadway Revival of ‘Torch Song’: REVIEW
Editor's note: Harvey Fierstein's 'Torch Song' opens on Broadway tonight at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Below is our original review of the Second Stage … [Read more...] about Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl Lead Transcendent Broadway Revival of ‘Torch Song’: REVIEW
Proof We #WontBeErased in ‘Plot Points in Our Sexual Development’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
Sexual psyches are built on formative experience. From playground games and adolescent fumblings to the many crossroads where cultural restrictions … [Read more...] about Proof We #WontBeErased in ‘Plot Points in Our Sexual Development’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
The Legacy of Gloria Steinem Burns Bright in ‘Gloria: A Life’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
A talking circle for the resistance is happening at the Daryl Roth Theatre, where Gloria: A Life, a bio play about America’s most famous feminist, … [Read more...] about The Legacy of Gloria Steinem Burns Bright in ‘Gloria: A Life’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
Stockard Channing and Glenn Close Make Magic of Maternal Strife Off-Broadway: REVIEW
A shift in perspective makes a world of difference. Where and how we choose to look can radically alter how we make sense of ourselves and everything … [Read more...] about Stockard Channing and Glenn Close Make Magic of Maternal Strife Off-Broadway: REVIEW
Gay Romance Blooms Atop a Baby Grand in New Musical ‘Midnight at the Never Get’ — REVIEW
While “radical” fairies and cross-dressers were rioting for their lives at Stonewall, a crooner and his composer beau were performing in the style of … [Read more...] about Gay Romance Blooms Atop a Baby Grand in New Musical ‘Midnight at the Never Get’ — REVIEW
Jomama Jones Is a Spiritual Mother for the Moment in ‘Black Light’ — REVIEW
Black Light returns off-Broadway tonight for a limited engagement through December 31 at the Greenwich House Theatre. Below is a review of its … [Read more...] about Jomama Jones Is a Spiritual Mother for the Moment in ‘Black Light’ — REVIEW
‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ Is the Best Political Play of the Trump Era: REVIEW
When writer-performer Heidi Schreck was 15, she traveled the U.S. giving speeches about the Constitution for prize money that paid her college … [Read more...] about ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ Is the Best Political Play of the Trump Era: REVIEW
Trans Representation Comes at a Price in ‘The Nap’ on Broadway: REVIEW
Two hours and change is time enough for a substantial snooze. Who couldn’t use one right about now? But if you’d rather spend as much time inside the … [Read more...] about Trans Representation Comes at a Price in ‘The Nap’ on Broadway: REVIEW