13 was a good idea: Having a show about thirteen year olds, performed by kids of that age or close to it. Too bad, the storytelling was so problematic..
Small Craft Warnings is not top shelf Tennessee Williams, but it's probably his best after 1961's The Night of the Iguana. To succeed, it needs actors who bring the capacity to surprise. For the most part, that's sorely lacking here.
Aliens with Extraordinary Skills seems to be saying that immigrants can have a tough time adapting. That thesis is too simplistic to be riveting. What is riveting is the performance of Jessica Pimentel.
Wig Out is a wildly theatrical celebration of a distinct brand of gender-bent performance. Call it a fascinating look at a particular kind of family system.
This revival of Peter Shaffer's 1973 blockbuster should be a big hit once again. The story is still spellbinding. And Daniel Radcliffe is utterly absorbing as Alan Strang.
The curtain's coming down on Gerard Alessandrin's long-running Off Broadway institution. That's why it's great to report that his latest: Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab is one of his strongest in years.
A Tale of Two Cities is not as bad as, shall we say, it could have been... There are a number of winning performances, chief among them James Barbour as Sydney Carleton.
