Category: Reviews

From the nanno-second that Alex (Tom Sturridge) begins to speak in Simon Stephens’ Sea Wall at the Public Theater, we know it is going to be a bad day at Black Rock. Or Mudville. Or wherever it is this story-teller is located as he talks to us. Ditto for Abe (Jake Gyllenhaal) in A Life by Nick Payne. In the latter there are a few laughs well-played by Gyllenhaal, but on the whole, it is a gloomy evening.

Charles Busch: Native New Yorker

by Tulis McCall | Feb 12, 2019 | Reviews

“Winsome” is the word that comes to mind. I looked it up and the first words are: appealing, engaging, charming, winning, attractive – all of those work. When Charles Busch performs he does not perform the way some do. He lives his life out loud. As a cabaret artist, Charles Busch opens the book that is himself and invites us to peek over his shoulder as he turns the pages. We are only to eager to accept.

Mies Julie

by Elizabeth Ann Foster | Feb 12, 2019 | Reviews

Amazing performance by Patrice Johnson Chevannes. The first 10 minutes of this production make the entire play worthwhile.

My Very Own British Invasion

by Raphael Badagliacca | Feb 12, 2019 | Reviews

The arrival of so many people all at once from so many different directions seemed like an invasion itself, and certainly one that surprised me. Although I have been a New Jersey resident for many years and a frequent theater goer, I confess that I had never been to the Paper Mill Playhouse, so, inevitably this is a review of an impressive performance and an impressive theater all in the same space.