KYLE ABRAHAM/ABRAHAM.IN.MOTION. THE RADIO SHOW. You only have until Saturday to catch this World Stage offering. Abraham is one of New York’s brightest lights. The supple dancers execute fluid, total body choreography in this show about memory and communication. As a dancesmith, Abraham knows how to rivet the eye with movement that always catches you by […]
(5 Star Rating System) Red One Theatre Collective. SHREW (2 ½ stars). This production is vibrant and silly at the same time. In short, it is a young person’s spin on Shakespeare (think Seth Rogan and Adam Sandler in terms of sensibility). Obviously, a bunch of friends have come together to have fun, and while […]
THEATRE – NOW PLAYING (5 STAR RATING SYSTEM)
THEATRE – NOW PLAYING (5 STAR RATING SYSTEM) Winners and Losers by Marcus Youssef and James Long. (4 Stars.) Saw this first at Montreal’s Festival TransAmériques. Basically the same show with a few Rob Ford updates. Two friends discussing who and what they regard as winners and losers. Starts out as fun, but grows in tension. […]
The Broadway touring show of Sister Act is a win win situation. It’s better than the 1992 movie that starred Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith. Like a lot of commercial shows, Sister Act went through major revisions between the West End run (2009) and Broadway (2011), but who cares. The final product is just plain […]