GAYFEST NYC
This year's edition of this festival of new gay-themed plays kicks off with Edward the King by David Brendan Hopes, which is a contemporary look at Marlowe's Edward II. Read our review by Micah Bucey. GAYFEST NYC continues through mid-June at TBG Arts Center.
In the photo are the entire cast.
ROUNDABOUT DOES IT AGAIN
In his very positive review of the new production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Criscuolo says, "Roundabout Theatre Company once again proves that when it comes to high-end revivals no other company in town does them better." Read Michael's commentary.
TWO ROOMS
Lee Blessing's drama about an American man who is being held as a hostage in Beirut and his wife back home is now being revived by Roust Theatre Company. Read Daniel Kelley's rave review.
NEW ON NYTHEATRECAST
William Carden, artistic director of Ensemble Studio Theatre, talks to Martin Denton about Marathon 2008, EST's annual one-act play festival, on the newest episode of our podcast series. Read more here or download the podcast here.
SUPERHEROES
Colorful World, the new play by James Comtois, is about a superhero who works for the U.S. government and several superhero-wannabes who have been declared illegal. Read Richard Hinojosa's rave review.
TOP GIRLS
Stan Richardson has just filed a rave review of the Broadway premiere of this play by Caryl Churchill, which is being presented by Manhattan Theatre Club at the Biltmore. The production runs until June 29.
BOEING BOEING
A lot of reviewers are very happy with the new Broadway revival of this 1960s vintage sex comedy; read Martin Denton's review for a dissenting opinion.
A WILLIAMS RARITY
The Actors Company Theatre (TACT) is currently presenting a revival of the seldom-seen Tennessee Williams play The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, the revision of his earlier Summer and Smoke. Our reviewer David Johnston says that Williams fans are in for a treat; read his review.
FAMILIES IN CRISIS
Torben Betts's new play The Unconquered has just opened as part of 59E59's Brits Off Broadway festival. It's about a family being torn asunder by materialism and corruption. Read Jo Ann Rosen's rave review....And Derek Ahonen's new two-part play The Hey You Monster looks at how murder affects two very different dysfunctional families. Read Martin Denton's review of Part I.
ENDGAME
Matt Freeman weighs in on the new production of the Samuel Beckett play at BAM. John Turturro and Max Casella star with Elaine Stritch and Alvin Epstein. Read Matt's review.
IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
Man of la Mancha is currently at The Gallery Players in Brooklyn, in a production helmed by Tom Wojtunik that made our reviewer Debbie Beaudin rave; read her comments.
