A spellbinding drama spanning two decades about two lesbian poets and one’s daughter. It’s brilliantly performed, excellently written and smartly staged.
A Soldier’s Play
Gripping and powerfully performed revival of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize winning, racially charged murder mystery set at a Louisiana, U.S. army fort in 1944.
William Hickey: Reminiscences
He was the only one of the figures on the fringes of show business that I’ve met who truly experienced the Cinderella story we dream of. Today he’d be 90.
Afterglow
In contemporary NYC, a young married gay male couple brings in a third. This insightful play is highly theatrical, fiercely acted and has a lot of nudity.
Steven Berkoff is 80: An Appreciation
In honor of that iconoclastic titan of the English theatre’s milestone birthday are my memories of seeing him perform and his profound influence on me.
Elaine Stritch at The 92nd Street Y
This was the last major public appearance in NYC, by the legendary performer. She died five months later on July 17, 2014. She put on a great show.
Laurie Lawrence (1959-2017)
She was one of NYC’s brightest and talented “undiscovered” stars. She died unexpectedly last month, and a beautiful memorial tribute was held for her.
John Simon is 92 today
A very Happy Birthday to the legendary critic. Here I recall an encounter with him where he was just as theatrical as the great actors he’s written about.
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
In this exquisite revival of Joe Orton’s 1964 subversive black comedy, a sexy young man infiltrates the lives of his landlady, her father and her brother.
Her Opponent
Provocative recreation of the Clinton vs. Trump presidential debates has actors of reversed genders portraying them, and is a startlingly theatrical event.