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Michelle Federer and Jason Biggs (top); Rhys Coiro and Stephanie March (Photo: Joan Marcus)
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BOYS' LIFE
By Howard Korder / Directed by Michael Greif
With Jason Biggs, Dan Colman, Rhys Coiro, Michelle Federer, Betty Gilpin, Paloma Guzman, Laura-Leigh, Stephanie March, Peter Scanavino
Set Design by Mark Wendland / Costumes by Clint Ramos / Lighting by Kevin Adams / Sound Design by Fitz Patton / Production Stage Manager Amy McCraney / Stage Manager Shanna Spinello
"BOYS' LIFE is excellent! laugh-filled and fast-paced!"
— Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press
"AN ENJOYABLE REVIVAL of howard korder's sensitive comedy about a trio of young urban dwellers trying to figure out what kind of men they want to be and what kind of women they want to love."
— Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
"letter-and-laughter perfect!"
— John Simon, Bloomberg
"A raw, sexual comedy brilliantly directed by michael greif."
—David Sheward, Backstage
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Annie Parisse (top) David Wilson Barnes and Emily Bergl (Photos: Joan Marcus) |
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BECKY SHAW
By Gina Gionfriddo / Directed by Peter DuBois
with David Wilson Barnes, Emily Bergl, Kelly Bishop, Annie Parisse, Thomas Sadoski
Sets by Derek McLane / Costumes by Jeff Mahshie / Lighting by David Weiner / Sound Design by Walter Trarbach / Production Stage Manager Lori Ann Zepp / Stage Manager James W. Carringer
"ferociously funny! a tangled web of love, sex, and ethics...a big box of fireworks fizzing and crackling across the stage. it's a corker of a new play."
— Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
"A sharp social comedy! a rambunctious theatrically volatile evening."
— Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press
"GINA GIONFRIDDO is some kind of genius! devastatingly funny. sends little shockwaves of delight through the house"
— Marilyn Stasio, Variety
"THIS MAY BE THE FUNNIEST PLAY OF THE SEASON!"
— Adam Feldman, Time Out New York
"Wonderfully witty! the ensemble delivers terrific performances under the direction of peter dubois."
— Frank Scheck, New York Post
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Brian J. Smith and J. Smith Cameron (Photo: Joan Marcus) |
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EVERYDAY RAPTURE
By Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene Scott
Musical Staging by Michelle Lynch
Directed by Michael Mayer
With Eamon Foley, Lindsay Mendez, Sherie Rene Scott, Betsy Wolfe
Set Design by Christine Jones / Costume Design by Tom Broecker / Lighting by Kevin Adams / Sound Design by Brian Ronan / Musical Director Carmel Dean / Music Supervision-Orchestration-Arrangements by Tom Kitt / Music Coordinator Michael Keller / Production Stage Manager Richard C. Rauscher / Stage Manager Bethany Russell
"ONE of the year's most extravagantly entertaining new musicals! las vegas may have bette midler but new york has sherie rene scott!"
— Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
"Rapturous entertainment! touching, tuneful and hilarious."
— Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press
"Paradise personfied! wickedly funny and wonderfully touching!"
— Joe Dziemianowicz, The Daily News
"Sexy, funny and sophisticated all at once!"
— Elizabeth Vincentelli, New York Post
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Lauren Kennedy, Anneliese van der Pol, Sarah Stiles (Photos: Joan Marcus) |
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VANITIES, A NEW MUSICAL
Book by Jack Heifner / Music & Lyrics by David Kirshenbaum
Based on the original play Vanities by Jack Heifner
Musical Staging by Dan Knechteges
Directed by Judith Ivey
With Lauren Kennedy, Sarah Stiles, Anneliese van der Pol
Set Design by Michael Yeargan / Costume Design by Jennifer Von Mayrhauser / Lighting by Donald Holder / Original Music & Sound Design John Gromada / Production Stage Manager Charles M. Turner III / Stage Manager Courtney James
"david kirshenbaum's pop score nods in the direction of chart-toppers like burt bacharach and the more ruminitive melodies of stephen sondheim. all three performers have strong, appealing voices."
— Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
“colorful and sweet-tempered”
— Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press
“the 95 minutes zip along smoothly in the hands of director judith ivey.”
— Elizabeth Vincentelli, New York Post
"an excellent trio of actresses!"
— Matt Windman, amNY
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Tracie Thoms, Natalie Venetia Belcon (Photo: Joan Marcus) |
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10 THINGS TO DO BEFORE I DIE
By Zakiyyah Alexander / Directed by Jackson Gay
With Francois Batiste, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Kyle Beltran, Dion Graham, Tracie Thoms
Set Design by Wilson Chin / Costumes by Jenny Mannis / Lighting by Thomas Dunn / Sound Design & Original Music by Broken Chord Collective by Matt Huang / Production Stage Manager Lori Ann Zepp / Stage Manager Rachel Motz
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Jake O'Connor (Photos: Joan Marcus) |
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WILDFLOWER
By Lila Rose Kaplan / Directed by Giovanna Sardelli
With Nadia Bowers, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Ron Cephas Jones, Jake O'Connor, Renée Felice Smith
Set Design by Steven C. Kemp / Costumes by Paloma Young / Lighting by Lap Chi Chu / Sound by Jill BC Du Boff / Production Stage Manager Lori Ann Zepp / Stage Manager Stephanie Gatton
"the play as part of the second stage theatre uptown series is performed by a solid cast under the skillfull direction of giovanna sardelli."
— Ken Jawoworski, The New York Times
"pulses with a deep intensity. telling a compact, tightly-woven story with a quirky yet reigned-in sense of humor, kaplan's play is one of the series' best!"
— Curtain Up
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