By Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move ©Gia On The Move 2021 “It is a terrifying, asphyxiating story about growing up and relinquishing your dreams, of seeing your father driven to the grave before his time, of living among bitter,... Continue Reading →
By Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move ©Gia On The Move 2021 Playing to a sold-out house was already the “sweet spot” for THE GROUNDLINGS SNOW GLOBE HOLIDAY SHOW. It just also happens to be “party-time…excellent!” Directed by Chris Eckert, cast members Alex... Continue Reading →
41st annual report documents initial pandemic state of the field New York, NY – Not-for-profit theatres contributed nearly $2.1 billion to the U.S. economy and attracted 23 million attendees, according to Theatre Facts 2020, released by Theatre Communications Group (TCG), in partnership with... Continue Reading →
Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Copyright © 2021 Gia On The Move British playwright Lucy Kirkwood’s THE CHILDREN is in one way a thoughtful play about climate change and the moral responsibilities we face in confronting it. It’s also a too lengthy... Continue Reading →
Reviewed by Deborah Klugman August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARS takes place in 1948. African American serviceman who’d fought in World War II returned to the States and found nothing changed. Racism permeated every aspect of civilian life; then, as now, a... Continue Reading →
Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Before taking her vows and founding a new religious order, St. Clare of Assisi was a privileged young woman privy to all the perks and pleasures of the wealthy elite in 13th century Italy. All that... Continue Reading →
Reviewed by Deborah Klugman MY FAIR LADY has always been a favorite of mine. Based on Shaw’s PYGMALION, it’s the story of a poor flower girl, disdained by all, who grows into a woman who garners everyone’s respect, most importantly her... Continue Reading →
Reviewed by Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move Sitting in the audience was like watching television…which isn’t surprising considering HAVE A GOOD ONE director, co-writer, producer et al, Stan Zimmerman has more than a knack for it. Zimmerman has been writing über... Continue Reading →
Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Night. A car halts at the side of a dirt road. A harsh female voice orders a youngster, played by writer/performer Rachel Parker, to get out [!] — then drives off, leaving the terrified child behind.... Continue Reading →
Reviewed by Deborah Klugman An Iliad, a collaborative work by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare, swathes the text and themes of Homer’s great epic (translation by Robert Fagles) with colloquial idiom and a contemporary perspective. Directed by Juliet Rodriguez-Elliot at... Continue Reading →
By Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move I’ll just cut right to the chase on this one… GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP – AN ADVENTURE MUSICAL is a hands-down Broadway level script with a matching musical score that surpasses anything you... Continue Reading →
Reviewed by Guy Picot The Actors Company on Formosa seems even further from the heart of things than usual in this year's sparsely populated Fringe, but I ventured that far west for my first taste of the festival and was... Continue Reading →
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