Abstract Expressionist Franz Kline’s life is dramatized in this historical fantasia written by his nephew. The lively production is performed with verve.
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The Croquet Player
H.G. Wells’ 1936 novella is freely adapted for the stage. At a French seaside hotel in 1940 we learn of creepy goings on in an English village.
The Cry of the Butterfly
Nicholas Ray’s daughter’s autobiographical fantasia chronicles her dysfunctional upbringing. James Dean also appears in this theatrical presentation.
One Woman And Her Dog
The odyssey of a busking homeless woman and her dog living in Times Square is depicted in this absurdist play with songs; it is enacted by a vivid cast.
The Moby Dick Blues
Herman Melville’s enduring themes and characters are fused with a contemporary take on substance addiction in this ambitious new musical.
A Shift of Opinion
U.S. banker Jacob Schiff’s battle against Russian antisemitism is depicted in this theatrical fantasia, Mark Twain and other celebrities appear as well.
Twisted
A Lana Turner-style murdered mobster boyfriend, a framed daughter and reptilian religious cultists feature in this high-energy campy musical spoof.
A Life in the Rye
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.
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.