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Sin and Justice in Spicy Witch Productions’ Seventh Season
(This review was originally published on Manhattan with a Twist on May 17, 2019.) What is sin? This is a question that Spicy Witch Productions explores with their two plays in repertory, an “audacious cut” of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure and the premiere of The … Continue reading
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A Review of Strange Sun Theater’s “Wickedest Woman”
(This piece was originally published on Manhattan with a Twist on January 22, 2019.) A modern audience that sees the world premiere of Wickedest Woman during its run at the WP Theater will know abortion as a controversial topic. The morality of … Continue reading
Review: “Life x3,” the Universe, and Everything
(This piece was originally published on Manhattan with a Twist on November 30, 2018.) In the new production of Yasmina Reza’s Life x3 by the New Light Theater Project, the host of a disastrous dinner party (Henri) laments the insignificance of human … Continue reading
A Review of “Bernie and Mikey’s Trip to the Moon”
(This piece was originally published on Manhattan with a Twist on November 27, 2018.) Bernie and Mikey’s Trip to the Moon, playing through December 2nd with the Strangemen Theatre Company at 59E59 Theaters, is the first full-length play by Scott Aiello. A note … Continue reading
Review: Controlling the Narrative in “Escape”
(This piece was originally published on Manhattan with a Twist on October 31, 2018.) “I’m a person.” This line is said by all three female characters in Escape, a new play that just completed its run at the 2018 New York International Fringe Festival. … Continue reading
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Tagged deya danielle drake, fringe festival 2018, nyc theater, theater
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Review: Divisive Politics and Dead Presidents in “The War Party”
(This review was originally posted on Manhattan with a Twist on October 19, 2019.) In a century where American citizens are bitterly divided over politics and uncharacteristically laser-focused on the upcoming midterms, The War Party (playing for five performances in The New York … Continue reading
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Tagged fringe festival 2018, the war party, theater, women in theater
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A Review of Renee Taylor’s “My Life on a Diet”
(This review was originally published in Manhattan with a Twist on July 27, 2018.) On the night I saw Renee Taylor’s one-woman show “My Life on a Diet,” my plus-one texted me ahead of time to ask if she should “save … Continue reading
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Tagged my life on a diet, renee taylor, theater, women in theater
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Review: Gay Pioneers and Preservationists in “The Pattern at Pendarvis”
(This review was originally published in Manhattan with a Twist on July 24, 2018.) Straight people have a tendency to view gay people as breakers of tradition, or rebels against the status quo. Whether this perspective manifests itself in bigotry and … Continue reading
Review: A Colorful Romance in “First Love”
(This review was originally published in Manhattan with a Twist on June 25, 2018.) First Love, currently playing at the Cherry Lane Theatre, takes place in the surrealist world of Magritte, where a young woman (a magnetic Taylor Harvey) wears a top hat … Continue reading
Review: the Beautiful Intensity of Female Friendships in “Let’s Get Ready Together”
(This review was originally published on Manhattan with a Twist on June 5, 2018.) Let’s Get Ready Together, written by Lizzie Stern and directed by Lily Riopelle, is a story about the friendship between three young women navigating their first semester … Continue reading
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Tagged let's get ready together, lily riopelle, lizzie stern, nyc theater, the tank nyc, women in theater
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