U.S. banker Jacob Schiff’s battle against Russian antisemitism is depicted in this theatrical fantasia, Mark Twain and other celebrities appear as well.
Author: Darryl Reilly
Eureka Day
Bill Irwin and Jessica Hecht are featured in this topical satire; an elementary school committee grapples with vaccine policy during a mumps outbreak.
Cult of Love
Zachary Quinto is among the name cast members in this confounding and unsatisfying Christmas Eve dysfunctional family drama which is smoothly presented.
A Guide for the Homesick
A white, straight recent Harvard graduate goes up to an older, Black gay man’s Amsterdam hotel room in this fiercely performed psychological drama.
A 2024 10 Best List
An adaptation of a horror novel, a majestic performance by Len Cariou and a powerful play in Spanish, were highlights of the New York stage this year.
300 Paintings
Australian performer Sam Kissajukian’s hilarious and thoughtful solo show contains projections of his arresting artworks amidst his confessions.
Babe
Marisa Tomei is incandescent as a veteran music company executive in this scorching David Mamet-style drama; a young new female hire upends a corporation.
Shit. Meet. Fan.
Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski and Debra Messing, appear in this twisty Manhattan comedy where party guests’ smart phones reveal dark secrets.
Birds of a Feather
A farmhouse murder and a wacky blind date are the subjects of these one-act plays presented by a theater company devoted to artists over the age of 50.
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
Renowned Jewish public intellectual Hannah Arendt’s 1933 arrest in Berlin is suspensefully dramatized in this eloquent, well-played historical drama.