Play review

Vito Marcantonio, N.Y.’s socialist congressman, the subject of one-man play

February 1, 2019 By Gary Bono And Gabe Falsetta

Today Marcantonio, perhaps the most progressive representative to ever hold a congressional seat, has largely been written out of history.

‘Champion: An Opera in Jazz’ about boxer Emile Griffith, set for Montreal staging

January 22, 2019 By Gabe Falsetta

I can only hope that there will be funding in the near future to bring a production of this magnificent work to New York City, so I can see it again.

‘1776 The Musical’ vocalizes the urgency of the Declaration of Independence

January 16, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

Now is your chance to “be in the room where it actually happened,” Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, in the stiflingly hot months from May 8 to July 4, 1776.

Brandli does Brontë in ‘Sisters Three’

December 19, 2018 By Ed Rampell

There have also been various biopics about the Brontës, but Brandli’s Sisters Three is probably the most original —- and wackiest.

‘Valley of the Heart’ by Luis Valdez in exuberant WWII era production

November 14, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon

"I use the theater not just to enlighten but to touch the hearts of people. If we can touch the heart, maybe we can do something to bring justice to our lives.”