REVIEW: “Ladies Day” at Harbinger Theatre
by Jess Hoffman I’ll admit that I was in a foul mood when I went to see Harbinger Theatre’s production of Ladies Day at the…
REVIEW: “Monsters of the American Cinema” at Bridge Street Theatre
by Jess Hoffman Monsters as a metaphor for mental illness or extreme human emotion is quite overdone in the horror genre, almost as overdone as…
REVIEW: Will Kempe’s Players Present “Macbeth”
by Jess Hoffman Will Kempe’s Players is a relatively new theater company to the New York Capital District. They specialize in bare-bones, low-tech Shakespeare and…
REVIEW: “Archduke” at Capital Repertory Theatre
by Jess Hoffman Historical dark comedies would seem to be a niche genre combination, but Archduke at Capital Repertory Theatre is not the first one…
REVIEW: “The Lion in Winter” at Confetti Stage
by Jess Hoffman I feel I must start this review by making it clear how much I love all things medieval. I attend renaissance festivals…
REVIEW: “The Lifespan of a Fact” at Creative License Theater Collective
by Jess Hoffman In the era of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” I think everyone has strong opinions about truth, accuracy, and the difference, if…
REVIEW: “Next to Normal” at Steamer No. 10 Theatre
by Jess Hoffman Next to Normal is one of only a handful of musicals ever to win a Pulitzer Prize for drama, but despite this…
Favorites of 2025: Jess Hoffman
10. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Sand Lake Center for the Arts Sand Lake Center for the Arts’s fall production of The…