Tag: Joel Benjamin

“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.

By Alix CohenThis play sneaks up on one, its hero does not. Every minute Jordan Matthew Brown is...

By Carol Rocamora…. Zieger’s adaptation is a great surprise: entertaining, arresting, intense, and deeply moving.

By Alix CohenBritish director Leigh Carver (Max Baker) practically salivates over having secured...

Just sit back and appreciate songs filled with nostalgia, sentiment, humor, wisdom, longing, and regret.

Book review by Samuel L. Leiter… Lucian Msmati, The Godot Diaries: Behind the Scenes of Beckett’s Play (London, New York: Methuen/Drama,2026). 213pp.

By Alix Cohen“Maybe if we stopped chasing grace, we’d learn to love the process of becoming...

By Alix CohenMarried 7 years, Bobby (Schoen Hodges) and his second wife, Elise (Leigh Wulff) are...

A uniquely special event at the theatre. 

By Stuart Miller… This play by two deaf actors finds creative ways to tell its story even when the protagonists can’t reach each other.

By Alix CohenCharles Strouse (1928-2025) composed music for 14 Broadway musicals, garnering three...

By Melissa Griegel Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography Debby Boone seems to have discovered the...

By Alix Cohen Henry Darger was an American outsider artist and reclusive writer whose work...

By Stuart Miller… Issy Knowles’ solo show about a sex worker knows how to get your attention but may not leave you satisfied.

By Alix CohenThe longevity industry in the United States—anti-aging medicine, supplements, biotech...

By Melissa Griegel Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography An evening spent listening to the velvety...