“This is the best moment of my entire life,” whispered audience member Jay Giffin on Sunday, 2/13, as he stepped into the Schaberlie Theater in 41 Park Row for the closing performance of the Pace Performing Arts’ Night of Original Work (NOW). What preceded that statement was a wonderful evening of theatre and celebration. The… Read More PPA – The Night of Original Work
&Juliet blends Shakespeare with queerness in a punk/baroque aesthetic that sets a memorable tone for the show from the moment the lights turn on. The Honors College recently provided reduced-price tickets to a Monday night showing of &Juliet for Honors students. While I’m not often interested in Shakespeare, this adaptation of Romeo & Juliet subverted… Read More &Juliet Review
Age is a theme often explored quietly and somberly, but Broadway’s new musical Kimberly Akimbo makes it blatantly clear that this doesn’t have to be the case. Kimberly Akimbo juxtaposes youth and death as a sixteen-year-old named Kimberly – who possesses a rare genetic disorder that makes her body age five times faster than usual… Read More Reviewing the Reviews: Kimberly Akimbo