A highly theatrical, well-written and grandly performed biographical fantasia of the life of J.D. Salinger with his younger self as a prominent character.
Author: Darryl Reilly
Remembering Mary E. Allen (1954–2019)
She was a talented writer and a charismatic figure whom I met in my youth and lost touch with. I recently discovered that she died several months ago.
Belleville
The marriage of a young American couple living in Paris grows strained in this searing revival of Amy Herzog’s unsettling drama that’s intensely performed.
John Burns Is a Sexy Beast
The dynamic cabaret performer offers a grand entertainment mostly comprised of 1970’s and disco classics commemorating the 50th anniversary of Gay Pride.
The Brothers Paranormal
Con-men ghost hunters encounter the supernatural in this masterfully written offbeat play that contains exquisite performances and is dynamically presented.
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Masochistic tendencies play havoc with a straight and a gay couple’s lives in this misconceived contemporary drama that’s given an overblown production.
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.