Theater Review

Going to see a one-man show is always a dicey venture, as the details of one’s personal life are bound to hold much more weight for the person who lived them than the one who has to listen to them. While Ghetto Klown, John Leguizamo’s latest one-man show, does not disrupt that trend, Leguiszamo manages to keep it entertaining. Those fond of him and interested in the story of his life will most likely feel he pays the bill for this on-stage therapy session, generously giving energy, humor, and sincerity for his time on the couch.

Review of One Arm

The Normal Heart

With Marriage Equality moving to the forefront of the political spectrum, the past two seasons of theater have responded with revivals of some of the strongest gay-themed plays and musicals in the American canon. Despite some very worthy competition, the current revival of The Normal Heart stands out as the strongest production.

After close to three decades from its Off-Broadway début, Larry Kramer's play about the initial silence and lack of government response to the onslaught of the AIDS epidemic still retains the power and emotional potency to render its audiences silent, with the exception of muted sobs of righteous outrage.

Review of Chekhov's Vanya

Review of Sister Act

Mike Birbiglia’s My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend

Barrow Street Theatre

Through Sunday, May 15, 2011

Mike Birbiglia has returned to the Off-Broadway stage, once again not only shedding the mantle of stand-up comedy in exchange for the theatrical, but accomplishing the rare feat of creating a one-man show truly worth seeing. Following the basic format he initiated with Sleepwalk with Me, Mike Birbiglia’s My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend is a different chapter from Birbiglia’s unlikely life told with the same distinctive voice that somehow makes awkward seem cool.

Review of Revealed Burlesque

Review of Play Dead

Review of the musical The Bikinis

A Life in the Theatre Written by David Mamet Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, NYC Through January 2, 2011 Someone out there must be determined to have a new Mamet revival on Broadway every season. With this current revival of A Life in the Theatre, it appears that they are scratching the bottom of Mamet's literary barrel. In the end, neither Patrick Stewart’s ample skills as an actor nor Neil Pepe's able direction can put any real meat on this half-baked sketch of a play.