There’s so many things that can make a production successful. It can have an incredible technical presence in which the audience can find themselves lost. This can mask poor storytelling easily, just as the ability to tell a good story can hide the limited technical aspects. Some will create philosophies that will change your life. Some make you think about […]

On August 22 in the early ’70s, a man named John Wojtowicz held a Chase Bank hostage to be able to pay for his partner’s sex-change operation. The bizarre story caught the public’s attention, and the men became media darling. At the end… well, I won’t tell you. There’s already a little adaptation of this story floating around if you […]

As a critic, I go to the theater a lot. Most times it’s not even to review a show. I love theater. I love the intimacy it provides. I love the imagination that is triggered and the innovative way in which it keeps evolving. To make a stage into another place, transport us into another world, and make us care […]

Brace yourself, New York. It’s the middle of August which means Fringe NYC has taken over our precious city. A great time to be a theater lover, this annual producer’s extravaganza is ripe with the up-and-coming talent that will dominate the scene for years to come in our city and beyond. Some productions come ready. Impressing everyone. Making sure the […]

In the 1960’s the world was in turmoil. Things were changing fast and fully. It was a brave new world fighting the old traditions that had created the chaos. In Cuba, a new government was taking over. Caught in the middle of a senseless cold war that stripped them of many rights and with a leader with questionable motivations who […]

I had the pleasure of attending the United Solo Theatre Festival to see a performance of Baba on October 8th at Theatre Row. Written and performed by Alex Mahgoub and directed by Armando Merlo, Baba took part in the 5th anniversary of the United Solo Theatre Festival. Alex Mahgoub was actually inspired to perform his own solo show after his […]