Masochistic tendencies play havoc with a straight and a gay couple’s lives in this misconceived contemporary drama that’s given an overblown production.
Author: Darryl Reilly
No Exit
This compelling taut adaptation of Sartre’s classic about a trio in Hell is intensely performed in a claustrophobic setting and has an operatic prologue.
Women Behind Bars
Amy Stiller is among the ferocious cast of comic actors in this hilarious revival of the 1970’s camp classic in which Divine once played a prison matron.
Accidentally Brave
The fallout of a husband’s arrest and guilty plea on child pornography charges is depicted in this solo show that’s arguably insightful or self-indulgent.
The Importance of Being Earnest: Two Ways
Oscar Wilde’s 1895 classic comedy is impeccably performed twice in repertory: one way is conventional, the other by reverse gender, and both are wondrous.
Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope
The young British actor Mark Farrelly brilliantly channels the 20th century cultural icon’s witty presence in his highly theatrical self-written solo show.
Joan
Johanna Day is towering in this dynamic memory play comprised of a barrage of brief nonlinear scenes chronicling the eventful life of a complex person.
Aznavour As Is
Venerable chanteuse Yvonne Constant and her sly music director Russ Kassoff put on a delightful free-form cabaret tribute to the recently deceased legend.
Bleach
Eamon Yates gives a fearless performance as a gay male prostitute in this solo play that’s performed in a Brooklyn apartment for an audience of up to ten.
Dream Within a Dream
The East Village theater fixture gloriously returns to the stage after illness in her sly surrealistic and topical play, accompanied by a sparkling cast.