Tag: Herlin Riley

By Ron Fassler . . . The Annual fundraiser concert for Broadway Inspirational Voicers (BIV) was...

Review by Ron Fassler . . . The early 20th century playwright Elmer Rice, born Elmer Leopold...

By Alix CohenCharlotte Moore and Ciarán O’Reilly concocted Irish Repertory Theatre picturesquely...

By Alix CohenThe work of thirteen Broadway choreographers is here showcased in a series of numbers...

By Alix CohenDonna McKechnie explodes onto the stage, arms shooting out like fireworks....

By Alix CohenAdam Gopnik, master of the caffeinated essay (forty years at The New Yorker) and...

By Alix CohenThe thespian walks onto a stage empty but for a chair and ghost light. “It still...

By Ron Fassler . . . Anyone serious about theatre will most likely recall their introduction to...

By Alix CohenAnna (Danielle Ryan), Denise (Kate MacCluggage) and Cora (Carmen M. Herlihy) were at...

By Alix CohenFelix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the...

By Alix CohenBillie Dawson (Sally Mayes) has returned to Livingston, Texas to clear out her mama’s...

By Carol Rocamora… Director Robert Icke dazzles us again with an urgent new adaptation of an immortal classic

By Alix Cohen “Jason Graae explores his Graae-ness” is an accurate description for this utterly...

Jon Bernthal commands the stage from start to finish, accomplishing that with an honest charisma, a true voice made for the theater, and solid acting chops.

“Rhinoceros” couldn’t be timelier.

Review by Ron Fassler . . . In 1966, children’s book author Stoo Hample, along with Eric Marshall,...

By Melissa Griegel… Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography How many superlatives can I put in my...

By Melissa Griegel Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography A favorite 54 Below performer, Linda Eder...

By Alix CohenThe Grand Ole Opry began in 1925 as Nashville’s “WSM Barn Dance”, a simple radio show...

By Stuart Miller… “Spare Parts” asks challenging questions but with a flair for the dramatic.

The theatrical event of the season.

By Barbara & Scott Siegel… Before this season’s Broadway Onslaught, check out ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ and ‘About Time’

By Stuart Miller… The show finds laughter, absurdity and songs in nuclear bombs and socioeconomic divides.

By Melissa Griegel… Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography Liz Callaway discovered Stephen...

Jesse Tyler Ferguson is charming, even if one wishes for someone in the role with a genuine score to settle

By Alix CohenBrian Stokes Mitchell’s life and career span both artistic triumph and personal...

By Alix CohenAlvin Ailey transformed modern dance by centering Black experience, spirituality, and...

By Alix CohenWhat makes Sunset Circus different? “Two things: the story and the intimate...

By Melissa Griegel… Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography The second annual Ignite Concert...

By Alix CohenRemember the Golden Age of musicals whose plots had a linear beginning, middle and...

A riveting 70-minutes.

By Alix CohenDescribed by friends and associates as gentle, observant, ironic, and emotionally...

By Melissa Griegel… Two-time Tony® nominee Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly!, Finian’s Rainbow, Big Fish) returned to 54 Below for three March performances.