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By: Elli - The King of Broadway
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It’s morning in the lush London flat of British actor, matinee idol and cad Garry Essendine. Daphne Stillington (Holley Fain in a funny turn, much different than her “Gossip Girl” character) is prancing about in men’s pajamas like a school girl about to go to a dance. As she flits from corner to corner, reveling in her good fortune to be there, the Scandinavian maid, Miss Erickson (characterized to perfection by the deadpan Nancy E. Carroll), comes in, followed by the butler, Fred (Joseph O'Neil in what looks to me like an homage to the great Tommy Steele)
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By: Mark Wilk
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Rick Crom, the creator of Newsical - the Musical, directed by Mark Waldrop and currently playing at the 47th Street Theatre, is an equal-opportunity satirist. He doesn’t discriminate. Through his charming new show, he parodies every current news story, TV news-personality, or celebrity scandal that has graced the mass media, setting his sights on political higher-ups (Clintons, Bushes, Obamas) and sports/pop icons (Tiger Woods, Miley Cyrus), along with the wannabes (the balloon boy and his family, White House party-crashers, etc).
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By: Mark Wilk
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The creators of this newest revival of Finian’s Rainbow, now playing at the St. James Theater, have tried to make this show so many things – comedy, drama, fantasy, social commentary and political commentary, that they’ve ultimately failed at making it any of them. Having obviously never seen the original 1947 production, which enjoyed a modest success, I’d be amazed to know how that original cast and crew succeeded with this meandering material, where this newer group has not.
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By: Sandi Durell
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After 30 years go by without a word, middle-aged nephew Kemp (Malcolm Gets) receives a letter from Auntie Grace (Helen Stenborg), who is dying, asking him to come take care of her until she meets the grim reaper.
Vigil takes place in the busy, messy bedroom designed by Andromache Chalfant. Kemp has quit his job in a bank and initially appears as altruistic.
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I’ve seen so many musicals in the last couple of weeks that it seems almost unusual to be around people who don’t burst into song every ten minutes. That’s what happens when you spend your days and nights at NYMF (New York Musical Theatre Festival).
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Another day, another musical…or maybe three or four. It all depends on your appetite and available time and how many twenty-dollar bills you want to remove from your wallet. That’s right: each show in the New York Musical Theatre Festival is just twenty smackers!
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Some years ago, there was a song in a not-very-long-lasting musical, Nick and Nora, called “Everybody Wants to Do a Musical.” Well, look around New York City – especially with the jam-packed Fringe Festival and NYMF Festival (this one now going on) and well, it seems to be true.
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By: Rob Lester
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Just when you thought you’d recovered from the Fringe Festival, that jam-packed late summer overdose of theatre, it’s time to guess again. Although most shows are over and done, a handful have been selected for more performances in the Encore Series, running through September 28th.
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By: Mark Wilk
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Jen & Angie is an extended piece of droll, delightful sketch comedy that explores the “what if” scenario of Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie trapped together on a desert island.
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By: Mark Wilk
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Be the Dog
Ryderworks production of Emily Kay Liberis’ new play Be the Dog, adapted from some short stories by Dave Eggers, calls to mind the famous statement by John Stuart Mill in his essay on utilitarianism: “It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.”
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