by Macey Levin Cabaret opened on Broadway in November, 1966, and went on to win eight Tonysincluding Best Musical (book by Joe Masteroff,) Best Original Score (John Kander) andBest Lyrics (Fred Ebb.) It also brought Joel Grey stardom for his iconic role as theEmcee. After fifty-seven years the creative staff…
by Jess Hoffman Albany Civic Theater–a theater with a special place in my heart that has been central to my love of theater–is currently the space for Harbinger Theatre’s production of The Motherf**ker with the Hat. The Motherf**ker with the Hat is a gritty, no-holds-barred examination of life and love.…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The Stones by Kit Brookman, in its American premiere at Great Barrington Public Theater, was first presented the summer of 2022 at the Edinburgh Festival. Director Michelle Joyner, intrigued by the provocative and compelling plot of this one-man show, elegantly directs Ryan Winkles as Nick, a teacher…
by Jess Hoffman I’ve spoken to some theatergoers who tell me how tired they are of Boeing Boeing. It’s not that it isn’t a good play, they say, just that it is so overdone. To be sure, Boeing Boeing is a community theater favorite, but before you decide that we…
by Jess Hoffman The Nether originally premiered in 2013, but seems even more relevant today than it was then. The current production at the Ghent Playhouse makes it painfully obvious that we have only moved closer to the imagined future of The Nether in the last ten years. The Nether…
by Jess Hoffman The word “love” in the title Hoodoo Love might have some theatergoers mistakenly believing that it is a romantic play. This certainly crossed my mind when I went to see the Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York’s production at The Rep, as I was unfamiliar with…
by Macey Levin Heidi Schreck’s play What The Constitution Means To Me is an ambitious piece of theatre. Kate Baldwin portrays Ms. Schreck, who acted in the original Off-Broadway/Broadway productions that received two Tony Award nominations and was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Baldwin…
by Roseann Cane The Barrington Stage Company has opened their season with a play that’s a mesmerizing punch in the gut. I urge you to experience it. Eddie Jaku, the man at the center of the play, was born Abraham Jakubbowicz in Leipzig, Germany in 1920. As playwright Mark St.…
