See What He Did There?
The stage production of Mr. Saturday Night gives Billy Crystal a second at-bat Having recently starred in When Harry Met Sally… and City Slickers, and amid acclaimed Oscars hosting gigs,…
Thoughtful reviews of theatre, television and music.
Historical Friction – a review of Paradise Square
The center cannot hold for Paradise Square If you’ve seen Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York, you’re likely familiar with the Five Points, the erstwhile crime-ridden Lower Manhattan neighborhood. It…
Face Value -a review of Cyrano de Bergerac
A new Cyrano de Bergerac cuts off its nose – but might not spite its face It was exciting to learn that James McAvoy, the mightily talented Scottish film and television…
A Lot to Process – a review of A Case for the Existence of God
A Case for the Existence of God is must-see theatre Review by Doug Strassler A Case for the Existence of God opens as two characters – a mortgage broker and…
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams
The Bare Facts – a review of Take Me Out
Review by Doug Strassler A winning ensemble helps lift up the Richard Greenberg revival Take Me Out, Richard Greenberg’s play about baseball, sexuality, and a whole bunch of things that…
Twerking for the Weekend – a review of To My Girls
JC Lee’s “To My Girls” is boy bland “Messy” is an adjective I’ve probably heard more in the last three or four years than I have for the entire earlier…