HEIDI SCHRECK'S CREATURE
P73 Productions and New Georges are presenting the premiere of this new play at the Ohio Theatre. It's based on the life of Margery Kempe, who lived in England in the 1400s and apparently wanted to become a saint. Read David Ian Lee's review.
In the photo are Sofia Jean Gomez and Marylouise Burke in a scene from Creature (photo by Jim Baldassare).
RICHARD FOREMAN STRIKES AGAIN: Idiot Savant, the latest work from auteur Richard Foreman, is at The Public Theater. Read Matt Roberson's review.
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED THEATRE
Learn about Stolen Chair Theatre Company's innovative new "Community Supported Theatre" concept in the nytheatre i. nytheatre.com's Jo Ann Rosen will be an "embedded journalist" in this new program for the next nine months, reporting on this play development/funding concept....Listen to our podcast to find out more.
BRECHT ON BRECHT
John Strasberg's Accidental Repertory Theatre presents this improvisational revue of work by the great German playwright/poet Bertolt Brecht. Read Martin Denton's review.
YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHORHOOD HYPOCHONDRIAC
Just opened at the Cell Theater in Chelsea: a terrific and very funny new adaptation of Moliere's Le Malade Imaginaire. It takes place in contemporary Manhattan and features a great cast of actors who can do physical comedy. Read Martin Denton's rave review of this show, which is one of the funniest of the year....And in our newest nytheatrecast episode, Martin Denton talks to director Matthew AJ Gregory and actor Chris Harcum about the creation of The Hypochondriac. Listen here.
TAYLOR MAC STRIKES AGAIN
The Lily's Revenge—a nearly-five-hour epic theatre extravaganza—is Taylor Mac's newest work, now playing at HERE. It is, for those in search of a truly rewarding, immersive theatre experience, not to be missed. Read Martin Denton's rave review.
THEATRE FOR THE ADVENTUROUS
Take a look at some of the best in unusual, inventive, out-of-the-ordinary, under-the-radar indie theater on INDIETHEATER.ORG. Currently featured: The Lily's Revenge, Brecht on Brecht, and Balaton.
LOTS OF NEW INDIE THEATER
Our intrepid reviewers are finding interesting examples of indie theater all around NYC. Victor Kahn's new two-person romantic dramedy Embraceable Me is at Theater Row...Temporary Distortion's eerie Americana Kamikaze is at P.S. 122...and The Nerve Tank's bauhaus the bauhaus is at the Brooklyn Lyceum. All are worth checking out.
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS
The new Broadway revival of Neil Simon's 1983 family comedy has sadly already closed, giving the hitmeister the shortest Broadway run of his career. What went wrong? Read Martin Denton's review for some possible insights.
NEW FROM ELECTRIC PEAR PRODUCTIONS
Balaton, a new play by Ashlin Halfnight, has just opened at the Theatre on 30th Street. It's about a family in Budapest at the time of the fall of the Iron Curtain, and explores history, memory, and family mythology. Read Martin Denton's rave review.
ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
T. Schreiber Studio is presenting a revival of Tom Stoppard's existential comedy about Hamlet's two buddies/stooges. It's a lively, robust rendition of the piece. Read Martin Denton's review.


