
Written in 1983, an early effort from playwright John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck; Doubt: A Parable), Danny and the Deep Blue Sea has enjoyed a healthy theatrical life to date, being something of a favorite showcase for two actors displaying their mettle in a torrid tale of attraction, repulsion, knock-down and drag-out. At once alive ... Read The Full Article...

Need an excuse to drink a lot with your friends on a Monday night? Looking for a reasonably priced venue filled with laughs, entertainment and unexpected moments that will have you waiting for the next cue to hoist that brew? Then Tiny Rhino – Ugly Rhino‘s Monthly Drinking Game Series – is for you. ... Read The Full Article...

There’s a reason that J.M. Barrie’s tale of Peter Pan and Wendy has been so enduring and endearing for nearly 100 years. Of course this story appeals to children – filled as it is with fairies, pirates, flying, and adventures of all types. But the reason its themes continue to haunt audiences into adulthood is because within the bones ... Read The Full Article...

It’s always a joyful celebration when Off-Off Broadway has the opportunity to commend its own worthy artists. Throughout the year, at every show, audiences all over New York are urged to vote for their favorite shows … and all those votes culminated last night with the final nominees for the 2012 NY IT Awards. ... Read The Full Article...

Additional reporting by Stephen Tortora-Lee Mini Fridge was a qualified success this year, with seven shows and seven ways to beat the heat, be dazzled by a variety of entertainers and cross your fingers in the hopes that some of these great shows will be returning bigger, better and badder. Hopefully you read the Elevenses ... Read The Full Article...

. I was in my early 20s, NYPD Blue was breaking all sorts of rules and watching it was absolutely necessary, especially if you lived in New York. Making fun of it was necessary too – and we did. ”Drink every time David Caruso says ‘come here’ and hugs someone” was the first ... Read The Full Article...

The Happiest Medium Review By Linnea Covington The charm of filmmaker Ed Wood’s low budget B movies is mainly seen through his poor lighting, technical difficulties, bad actors, and all around sense that a child made the films for their school project rather than a grown man. This isn’t to say they aren’t brilliant, a trait ... Read The Full Article...

How could I not want to go see a show called Flying Snakes in 3D? With a wink-wink to the obviousness that all theatre is 3D I was more interested in the Snakes. And the Flying. Okay – and the 3D. Though this was a short run (as part of the Ice Factory Festival) it ... Read The Full Article...

There’s a secret formula to creating a great production of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple. And really, it’s so simple: cast two men who have great chemistry and a strong friendship off stage to portray two men who are at their wit’s end with each other on stage. By doing so you’ll guarantee a show ... Read The Full Article...

So, what is a crapshoot, exactly? Basically it’s something risky — something that depends more on luck than on skill … something that has an unpredictable outcome. But the secret to the success of Rising Sun Production’s monthly show Crapshoot! is that while a lot of it is wildly unpredictable, it’s sitting on the shoulders ... Read The Full Article...

What if you had done something not necessarily evil, but very disturbing? Enough to make you an outcast in society? Hot Steams explores the lives of two imprisoned men who are mentally brilliant but socially inept. We first meet The Man Awake (played by Zach Wegner), who has been in his cell awhile, as he writes in ... Read The Full Article...

Duncan Pflaster is proving quite the prolific comedic playwright in recent years, with upwards of thirteen works written and produced, several of them award winners, not to mention numerous skits and sketches for various venues. Even then, he freely admits that one of his most recent works, The Taint of Equality or, I ... Read The Full Article...