By Barbara & Scott Siegel In recent years it seemed that the Summer was no less frantic in terms of theatrical openings than any other time of the year except right before the Tony cut-off. This season, however, it appears to have slowed down quite a bit. Some...
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by Carole Di Tosti A woman is afraid of the encroaching darkness of unfulfilled dreams and death, two political rivals reverse power positions, a father and daughter confront each other’s weaknesses! Each of these scenarios tied together by the theme of power is...
Opening Night Photos: All the Ways...
Wednesday night, September 28, saw the opening night celebration of Neil LaBute’s All the Ways to Say I Love You, starring the iconic Judith Light, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street) in the West Village. The solo play, about a high...
All The Ways to Say I Love You
by Brian Scott Lipton “What is the weight of a lie?” These initially puzzling and undeniably provocative words, the first ones spoken by one Mrs. Johnson in “All The Ways to Say I Love You,” should be even a novice theatergoer’s first clue that the teacher we see before us...
Sneak Preview: Judith Light Stars...
Interviews Brian Scott Lipton Video/Photos: Magda Katz If you hear theater lovers celebrating, it’s because Judith Light is about to grace the boards once again. The two-time Tony Award winner (and two-time Daytime Emmy Award winner) is not only coming back to the stage,...
LaBute New Theater Festival...
by Sophia Romma The St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents LaBute Theater Festival featuring an evening of six one-act plays which debuted at the 59E59 Theaters, unveiling New York premier plays by Neil LaBute, Lexi Wolfe, Peter Grandbois and Nancy Bell, G.D. Kimble, JJ Strong...
The Way We Get By – Second...
Review by Michael Bracken Playwright Neil LaBute usually comes out swinging, but in The Way We Get By at Second Stage, he takes a more leisurely approach. Not to worry. His latest work may start a little slowly, but in no time Beth...
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NY Theater Review By Marcina Zaccaria In two one act plays in performance at La MaMa, authors direct each other’s work. In “Happy Hour” written by Neil LaBute and “The Second Time” by Marco Calvani, we see the best of collaboration. The characters...
