A spirited pantomime presentation of the classic tale by a Bronx-based troupe in a small café theater delighted children and adults with comedy and music.
Category: Reviews
Offal Endings
Michael Crichton meets Paddy Chayefsky in this smart futuristic satire where the disaffected are swayed toward euthanasia to harvest their organs for profit.
Frankenstein’s Monster Is Drunk
A vivacious quartet portray the famous Monster and a multitude of zanies in this amusing continuation that’s been given a snappy small-scale presentation.
Heaven
A long married Irish couple attend a wedding; comic, heartfelt and dramatic revelations abound in this sparklingly performed bittersweet confessional.
Patti LuPone: Songs from a Hat!
The legendary performer commanded at 54 Below with an exhilarating 80-minute program of standards, offbeat and novel selections, most chosen at random.
Stealing Mona Lisa
Vivacious Tori Jewell portrays the painting, spiritedly interacting with the bubbly cast of this charming and quaint musical which depicts its 1911 theft.
Oh Mary, It’s Christmas!
Mx Justin Vivian Bond’s marvelous holiday show at Joe’s Pub was livestreamed and is free to watch through December 24. “Misty” is a lovely highlight.
Ain’t No Mo’
A series of uneven connected satirical television sketch comedy-style scenes depict a future where Black Americans are coerced to resettle in Africa.
Where Are You? (New York)
Death and grieving are explored in this moving and entertaining performance piece combining dance and spoken word that’s enacted by a magnetic ensemble.
Some Like It Hot
This adaptation of the classic film comedy is a smashing Golden Age-style Broadway musical, the three leads do justice to their iconic screen counterparts.