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The Hot List

this week's recommended new shows, selected by nytheatre.com editor Martin Denton

In MemoryIN MEMORY: This is the newest play by the excellent young writer Kimberly Pau. Three of her earlier plays are available on Indie Theater Now. Learn more about Kimberly here and here. And check out this preview Q&A interview of In Memory written by actress Amanda Peters. HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue

GayfestGAYFEST: We always look forward to this intimate, highly professional mini-festival that celebrates new and emergent work from the LGBT American theater community. This year's festival kicks off with Scott Sickles' Moonlight & Love Songs, and concludes with a brand new play, The Loves of Mr. Lincoln. June Havoc Theatre, 312 West 36th Street

The Last CyclistTHE LAST CYCLIST: Edward Einhorn directs this rarity, originally written in the Terezin concentration camp in 1944. Edward says the show is "a hilarious, bitter allegory that pits lunatics (read: Nazis) against bicycle riders (read: Jews)." Read his Q&A preview here. West End Theatre, 263 West 86th Street, 2nd floor

Newest Reviews on nytheatre.com

Basilica BASILICA
Reviewed by Di Jayawickrema (May 22, 2013)
The hardest part of tragedy is not when it strikes but what comes after. The sheer effort of picking up the pieces and carrying on is the stuff compelling human drama is made of, and Mando Alvarado’s new play Basilica knows this well. Despite the overwrought script, I left Cherry Lane Theater with a persistent lump in my throat, and for that, I can thank the searing performance of Felix Solis as Joe Garza. Due to Solis and the rest of the cast who breathe truth in every accent, Basilica becomes an utterly compelling portrait of a family in crisis.

The Weir THE WEIR
Reviewed by Pamela Butler (May 22, 2013)
Nice, on an overcast sticky day, to slip into a theatre seat and feel like you’ve just entered a homey pub somewhere in the middle of Ireland.   The wind is howling just outside the door, and the pub is a welcoming shelter, well worn, softly lit, a warm glowing fire in the corner.  The set and lighting designers (Charlie Corcoran and Michael Gottlieb respectively) have accomplished a remarkably strong emotional energy as well as a beautifully designed stage.  I was pulled in by the magic of the place at once.

In Memory IN MEMORY
Reviewed by Martin Denton (May 22, 2013)
A young woman is in a hospital in a coma following a serious accident. As a nurse watches over her, beckoning her back to consciousness, and an estranged step-brother and step-sister (her only living relatives) bicker and fret, what does this young woman—Deon is her name—experience? That's one of the questions that Kimberly Pau's intriguing new play In Memory contemplates.

From the Archives: Beyond Words

The 2013 soloNOVA Arts Festival kicks off with a special presentation of Bill Bowers' acclaimed and award-winning show Beyond Words.

Bill Bowers in Beyond Words

Bill Bowers in Beyond Words

Bill says, "BEYOND WORDS is about the journey from Boyhood to Manhood, and the messages we get along the way about masculinity." Read more from Bill about the show here. And learn more about Bill's work as writer and performer on Indie Theater Now.

When Beyond Words was seen in NYC in 2011, our reviewer Di Jayawickrema wrote:

For a skilled mime, Bowers is wonderful to listen to. Some of his best pieces here are spoken with an honesty and wry humor that renders them truly poignant.

Read Di's review here.

soloNOVA continues through the first week of June with works by Desi Moreno, Eric Lockley, Diana Oh, and many others.