Lin-Manuel Miranda (Book, Music, Lead Actor, and Lyrics), put together a musical production the likes of which the Richard Rodgers Theatre, nor Broadway, has never seen before. Miranda’s musical is inspired by Ron Chernow’s scholarly biography, Alexander Hamilton, and introduces Broadway to the world of hip-hop, r&b, jazz, and pop while telling the stories of […]

Walk up to an office building on Christopher street, dial “15,” wait for the ‘buzz-click’ and open the heavy door. Try to ignore the smell of dog urine on the street and the sweaty men leaving the gym next door. Go to the basement and walk through a small side door. Congratulations, you made it […]

  Fun Home, the musical tragicomedy showing at Circle in the Square Theater, truly hit home, bringing the audience to its feet last Tuesday as the final poignant notes faded and the lights dimmed to black. While most audience members likely did not identify with the main character on every point, most have experienced the […]

Sometimes, in the art world, you come across a piece—a play, a painting, a photograph—that both intrigues and alienates you. Such was the case for me with The New York City Players’ Isolde, playing at NYC’s Theatre For a New Audience. This being my first foray into “experimental” theater, I was unsure what to expect. […]