Blog: The Determined Dilettante

Two reviews of plays with one-word titles in today's paper! Brief titles is all that Wit and Yosemite have in common, though. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Manhattan Theatre Club brings Wit to Broadway, with Cynthia Nixon in the lead. I'm not sold on Nixon's performance , but found the play even better than I remembered it. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

God Squad returns with a tribute to Andy Warhol's 1960s movies, including Kitchen, Kiss and Eat. The show is absolutely terrific. More detailed reasons to go here . http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Kevin Spacey bulldozes his way through Richard III at BAM. I'm a big fan of the way he usually portrays villains, all smooth maliciousness, but he goes over the (big) top here, with almost cartoonish results. My review's here . http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca is worth a gander, especially since it's headed by Rosemary Harris and Carla Gugino. The play drags a bit, but it does pay off. Full review here . http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Young Jean Lee returns with Untitled Feminist Show, which I liked quite a bit . http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

A cool piece of physical theater, LEO does extend its welcome somewhat. It's always hard to know when to stop. Review here . http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

I had another piece this weekend, about some classic 1970s productions at BAM: article or slide show . Check out my NY Post blog as I'll publish leftover goodies from the interviews I conducted for the article. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Catching up with some linkage, follow this one to my piece about backstage and behind-the-scenes tours -- Lincoln Center, the Met, Radio City Music Hall, etc. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

My review of the revival of Porgy and Bess is in today's paper. Not so hot. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Another tale of a hapless American man struggling in China hits the boards with Outside People at the Vineyard. You may want to check out Chinglish instead, but in the meantime, here's my review . http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Cheeseball alert at Theater for the New City! I'm referring to Hypnotik: The Seer Will Doctor You Now, and my full review's here . http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Though it's common for critics to moan about all the bad plays we have to see, it's actually rare to be subjected to one as inept as Close Up Space, currently at MTC I. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Peter Pan is back in town, and so is Cathy Rigby. Of course, I was there. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

I liked Lysistrata Jones off Broadway, and I still like it on Broadway: a cheerier show is hard to find. Full review here . http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Farm Boy, Michael Mopurgo's sequel (of sorts) to War Horse hits 59E59. Warning: no puppets on stage. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

My review of Gerard Mannix Flynn's James X, about abuse in church-run institutions in Ireland, is in today's paper. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Michael Mayer's revisal of this 1965 musical maudit has finally opened, and my review 's in today's paper. In brief: Instead of a show with a great score and a clunky book, we now have a show with a great score and a different clunky book. The more things change, the less they do. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Lydia R. Diamond's sudser Stick Fly opened on Broadway last night. My glass half empty/glass half full review is here . http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping

Two of my stage faves, Marin Ireland and Jeanine Serralles, star in Maple and Vine, and despite that cast plus a great premise, the show flounders . http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping