by Carol Rocamora He’s grotesque. He’s deformed. He’s dangerous. He’s the most charismatic character you’ve seen on stage in years, and you can’t resist him. You’re drawn to this repulsive, fascinating creature – and you’re ashamed. Such is the seductive power of Lars Eidinger’s...
Frantic Beauty – BAM
A pleasant, but not very original combination of lights, music and choreography By Joel Benjamin Frantic Beauty, reduced to its basics, was just a not very imaginative light show combined with repetitive, not very inventive choreography. This “Project by Ximena Garnica...
Fragmented Frida at BAM
By Eric J. Grimm Andrea Dantas’ one woman show Fragmented Frida, now playing at BAM, dives deep into the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, detailing her struggles with disability and a lifetime of disappointments from her family, lovers, and tormentors. Perhaps assuming...
Dreyfus Affair Returns to BAM with...
Celebrating its 16th season, the critically-acclaimed Ensemble for the Romantic Century (ERC) returns to BAM Fisher with a two-week run of The Dreyfus Affair – Thursday, April 27-Sunday, May 7, 2017, at 7:30 p.m., Matinee shows April 29-30 & May 6-7 at 2:00...
Escaped Alone
by Carol Rocamora Wouldn’t you like a nice cuppa tea with your neighbors, dearie? It’s a warm afternoon. The comfortable chair set out for you in the garden is welcoming, and the company is so congenial… Alert: Think twice before you accept this perilous...
The Beauty Queen of Leenane at BAM
by Carol Rocamora “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his.” Oscar Wilde’s quip comes to mind, while watching the scorching revival of The Beauty Queen of Leenane written by another Ango-Irish playwright, Martin McDonagh. But...
The Winter’s Tale Bold and...
The Winters Tale Deserving of Varying Interpretations! by Carol Rocamora “Exit, pursued by a bear!” These famous stage directions are one of many challenges that Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale poses. One of the Bard’s so-called late romances, it seesaws...
Kings of War
by Carol Rocamora Four times – in the course of Ivo van Hove’s stunning Kings of War – a carpet is unrolled, a procession files in, and a new English king is crowned. The outcomes are momentous. Each new monarch faces life-or-death struggles, including...
Battlefield
by Carol Rocamora The sound of silence is one that’s rarely heard in the theatre, but under Peter Brook’s direction, it resonates like a clarion, loud and clear, echoing long after you leave the performance. This world-famous master of theatre arts has...
Phaedra(s)
by Carol Rocamora You recall Phaedra, don’t you, from Greek mythology? She’s the sex-obsessed lady who marries Theseus and then falls madly in love with her step-son, Hippolytus. Rejected, she accuses Hippolytus of raping her, and the enraged Theseus puts his son to death. As a...
Model Leadership – Henry V
This is the fourth and final in a series of four reviews of Shakespeare’s Great Cycle of Kings, now playing at The Brooklyn Academy of Music and presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Ohio State University. Click through for reviews of the other...
Part II – Henry IV’s...
This is the third in a series of four reviews of Shakespeare’s Great Cycle of Kings, now playing at The Brooklyn Academy of Music and presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Ohio State University. Click through for reviews of the other plays in the...
The Great Cycle of Kings at BAM
by JK Clarke An incredible thing is happening this month at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). In conjunction with Ohio State University, BAM is presenting the Royal Shakespeare Company’s four productions of what’s come to be known as Shakespeare’s Great Cycle of Kings...
The Cherry Orchard at BAM
by Carol Rocamora Rarely does a revival come along that allows us to experience a classic as if for the first time, and see it in an entirely new light. Such is the case with the brilliant revival of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard by the Maly Drama Theatre of...
Into the Woods Original Cast...
An extraordinary treat for musical theater buffs, celebrating the brilliance of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim. by Joel Benjamin You would have thought you were at a rock concert or a World Series game the way the audience at the Into the Woods Original...
Ghosts – Fire and Ice
Review by Carol Rocamora Beware the wrath of Henrik Ibsen: it’s striking the Brooklyn Academy of Music like a thunderbolt from Odin, destroying every living thing in its wake. The mighty Norwegian playwright has been a regular at BAM for years – but this season his...
Wry and Bitters: The Iceman Cometh
Review by JK Clarke Hope. It’s at the core of so many of our value propositions like the American Dream and religious faith. But what happens when we let go of Hope? What happens when we “give up the ghost,” as Hickman likes to...
Bard to Understand: Shakespeare’s...
NY Theater Review JK Clarke Avant-garde theater/movement performances are not for everyone. It takes a special kind of artistic temperament to not get the impression that one is being goofed on or witnessing some sort of satire. But once we are able...
Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely...
By Marcina Zaccaria “Tchaikovsky: None But the Lonely Heart” is an insightful play written by Eve Wolf based on letters, diaries, and memoires. The play focuses on the relationship between Piotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky and Nadezhda von Meck, the patron he never met. Von Meck...
The Legend of Yauna – Unique...
On the nights of Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22, theatre-goers will experience the mind-bending fantasy and unique musical experience of THE LEGEND OF YAUNA, an incredible tale created by the Grammy award-winning composer/music director Chris Berry and staged by...
