“Morir Sonyando” looks at family cycles of abuse
Passage Theatre presents a strong cast, firm direction, and a story with dramatic impact and relevance
The Passage Theatre Company in Trenton comes up with...
”Too Heavy for Your Pocket” charts the human costs of the...
George Street Playhouse latest offering is a must see
Many plays and movies have charted the struggles of those involved in the civil rights movement...
“The Belle of Amherst”: or, at home with Emily Dickinson
Maureen Silliman’s performance is a tour de force and well worth seeing
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) is one of America’s leading poets. She wrote some 1800...
“Benny & Joon” is sweet, funny, and romantic
Paper Mill Playhouse spring production is enchanting
Benny & Joon, a musical based on the 1993 film, is being given its East Coast premiere by the...
“Heartland” explores levels of global responsibility
Some fine actors are at work at Luna Stage
The ongoing tragedy that is Afghanistan is the basis for Gabriel Jason Dean’s play Heartland,...
“Rent:” still no day but today
New Jersey actor Javon King was outstanding
The State Theatre in New Brunswick finished up its Broadway series with the 20th anniversary touring production of Rent. The...
“Finding Neverland” is a journey into fantasy with a serious message
Broadway series at the State Theatre
The venerable State Theatre in New Brunswick presented a more serious musical as part of its Broadway series with...
“The Gods of Comedy” is a thoroughly divine farce
The latest at McCarter is fast. It’s funny, and it’s not going to be around forever
The McCarter Theatre Center has had a long and...
“The Immigrant” is a grandson’s tribute to his grandparents
George Street production is an antidote to modern-day fears of the “other”
Playwrights Mark Harelik and Randal Myler honor Harelik’s grandparents, refugees from Russian pogroms...
“The Source” looks at responses to a scandal in the publishing...
NJ Reps new play is a thinly-disguised presentation of a real-life scandal
For the past few years, I have been extolling the excellence of plays...