BWW Review: NOISES OFF is a Perfectly on Point Production Full of Laughter at Syracuse Stage
by Natasha Ashley - Sep 15, 2018
Syracuse Stage's Artistic Director Robert Hupp once again provides local audiences with a perfectly paced, perfectly cast, and the perfect escape from the outside world theatrical experience. His production of Michael Frayn's hilarious farce Noises Off showcases the impeccable comedic skills of veteran actors, a breathtaking and detailed set by John Iacovelli, impressive comedic stunt work coordinated by D. C. Wright, and of course the brilliant writing.
BWW Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Gretna Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - Jun 29, 2018
I doubt many people think watching a play influenced by the works of Anton Chekhov would be the definition of "fun". However, they would be wrong, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike playing at Gretna Theater is a hilarious way to spend the day.
Tony Award Winning Comedy Comes to Gretna Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Jun 28, 2018
Christopher Durang's hilarious Tony Award-winning Best Play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, is coming to Gretna Theatre. Audience members will resonate with the relatable issues presented in Durang's play. Themes of family, and love are intertwined in a creative, comical way that has never been seen before on stage. Uncontrollable laughter is promised when watching Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.
BWW Review: Bay Street's THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO
by Melissa Giordano - Jul 7, 2016
The Bay Street Theatre's dazzling 25th season continues with a wonderful production of Alfred Uhry's enthralling Tony winning play The Last Night Of Ballyhoo. This thrilling show, running through July 24th, truly has something for everybody. It has laughter, drama, it is cerebral, and enlightens you.
Photo Flash: THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO Opens at Bay Street Theater
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 6, 2016
Bay Street Theater's THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, the Tony Award-winning play by Alfred Uhry, directed by Will Pomerantz, opened this past week. Bay Street Theater has also announced a special talkback on Tuesday, July 19, with guest speaker -- Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman of The Jewish Center of the Hamptons. The production runs now through July 24.
Syracuse Stage's OTHER DESERT CITIES Begins Performances Today
by BWW News Desk - Apr 8, 2015
Are there secrets that should always be kept? In this smart, sharply funny, and sensitive contemporary play, playwright Jon Robin Baitz folds art, politics, and family secrets into a tumultuous drama that pits a liberal middle-aged writer against her conservative parents. Who owns a family's history? There are no easy answers in Other Desert Cities, a 2012 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, where certainty shifts like sand dunes in the wind.
Syracuse Stage to Present OTHER DESERT CITIES, 4/8-26
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 2, 2015
Are there secrets that should always be kept? In this smart, sharply funny, and sensitive contemporary play, playwright Jon Robin Baitz folds art, politics, and family secrets into a tumultuous drama that pits a liberal middle-aged writer against her conservative parents. Who owns a family's history? There are no easy answers in Other Desert Cities, a 2012 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, where certainty shifts like sand dunes in the wind.
Syracuse Stage Season Begins Tonight with VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
by BWW News Desk - Sep 24, 2014
The 14/15 Season at Syracuse Stage starts tonight, September 24, with Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. In this 'ripped and roaring' comedy by Christopher Durang, Sonia and Vanya have frittered their lives away in the family farmhouse. Enter their sister, self-absorbed movie star Masha with her 20-something boy toy Spike, and a dysfunctional family's reunion turns into a weekend of hilarity.
Syracuse Stage Season Begins 9/24 with VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 4, 2014
The 14/15 Season at Syracuse Stage starts September 24 with Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. In this "ripped and roaring" comedy by Christopher Durang, Sonia and Vanya have frittered their lives away in the family farmhouse. Enter their sister, self-absorbed movie star Masha with her 20-something boy toy Spike, and a dysfunctional family's reunion turns into a weekend of hilarity.
Jewish Plays Project's OPEN Festival Closes with G-D'S HONEST TRUTH This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2014
JEWISH PLAYS PROJECT has announced the workshop production of G-D'S HONEST TRUTH by Renee Calarco, directed by and Artistic Director David Winitsky, as part of OPEN: The Festival of New Jewish Theatre. G-D'S HONEST TRUTH marks the culmination of this year's festival which included a special presentation of True Bible Studies by Robert Askins and readings of new plays by Ben Gassman, Tom Block, M.J. Kaufman, Lenelle Moise and Lila Feinberg.
Jewish Plays Project's OPEN Festival to Close with G-D'S HONEST TRUTH, 6/27-29
by BWW News Desk - Jun 25, 2014
JEWISH PLAYS PROJECT has announced the workshop production of G-D'S HONEST TRUTH by Renee Calarco, directed by and Artistic Director David Winitsky, as part of OPEN: The Festival of New Jewish Theatre. G-D'S HONEST TRUTH marks the culmination of this year's festival which included a special presentation of True Bible Studies by Robert Askins and readings of new plays by Ben Gassman, Tom Block, M.J. Kaufman, Lenelle Moise and Lila Feinberg.
Jewish Plays Project Announces Line-Up of OPEN: The Festival of New Jewish Theatre, 6/13-6/29
by Jillian Gaier - Jun 6, 2014
JEWISH PLAYS PROJECT and Artistic Director David Winitsky, are pleased to announce the exciting line-up of OPEN: The Festival of New Jewish Theatre. The festival officially opened Tuesday night with a special presentation of True Bible Studies by Robert Askins, directed by Benjamin Kamine as part of Into the Night: Downtown's Tikkun Leil Shavuot at The 14th Street Y. The line-up includes readings of new plays by Ben Gassman, Tom Block, M.J. Kaufman, Lenelle Moise, Lila Feinberg and the featured workshop production of G-d's Honest Truth by Renee Calarco, directed by David Winitsky.
OPEN: The Festival of New Jewish Theatre plays a limited engagement June 13th through June 29th, 2014 at The Theater at the 14th Street Y (344 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003). Tickets are free (suggested donation of $18) and are available by calling 347-878-5771 or online at www.jewishplaysproject.org/tickets.
Toy Box Theatre Presents THE SHORT FALL
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 25, 2011
The award-winning Toy Box Theatre Company wraps up its 9th season with the world premiere of The Short Fall by David Caudle (author of The Sunken Living Room).