The Animal Kingdom by Ruby Thomas, now at the Connelly Theatre, is a pressure cooker of a play that glides by in a flash – Sam (Uly Schlesinger) has recently tried to kill himself and is now in an institution of some sort for his own safety and may be in a place where he might find some surcease.
Encores! Once Upon A Mattress – A Ton and a Half of Pure Joy with Sutton Foster is at the center, using her crystal voice. lungs of iron, comedic timing. Foster is a combination of Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball. In addition, her physical prowess might qualify her for any number of Olympic Events, starting with Moat Swimming.
WOMEN ON FIRE: Fair is Foul – Get there! You will be challenged and uplifted. Which is what theatre is all about.
I was looking forward to seeing “Aristocrats” at the Irish Repertory Theatre for a purely selfish reason. My heritage is half Irish, and I was jonesing for the sound of an Irish accent.
The Handspring Puppet Company presented an adaptation of J.M. Coetzee’s novel The Life & Times of Michael K at St. Ann’s Warehouse into a lyrical triumph of a production.
“Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Show” is an acquired taste, meaning you have to keep up with her rapid delivery that lasts a mere 80 minutes.
The Sweet Spot, now at the postage stamp-sized Theatre C at 59E59, is an earnest play in which Alice Jankel takes us into that moment when life changes for a well-married couple.
Regarding Marilyn Maye at Birdland: Stop reading. Go to the Birdland Website and get tickets for MARILYN MAYE. If you miss Marilyn at Birdland, don’t miss her next performance!
