Reed Birney, Ephraim Birney, Photo by Carol Rosegg Irish Repertory Theatre extended the New York Premiere of Chester Bailey by Emmy Award winner Joseph Dougherty (“thirtysomething,”...
When I first saw this play at the Irish Repertory Theatre (live and in person) back in July of 2019, I thought the play was whip smart, wise,...
“On a clear day, it will astound you,” sings John Cullum with sweet sincerity as the Accidental Star takes to the stage to shine and share some of...
I must first admit to you all, maybe shockingly, that I have never seen the movie, ‘Meet Me in St. Louis‘, the 1944 film that starred...
I remember when I saw Irwin do the original stage version of this show, my first thought was that he looked a great deal taller than...
What the Constitution Means to Me Amazon Prime written and performed by Heidi Schreck about her encounter with the U.S. Constitution, as a young student, and...
They are getting better and better these windy wild days and nights of isolation, and this theatre junkie can’t be more thankful to the artistic team...
It is really about four time Academy Award nominee and two time Golden Glove Award winner, Marsha Mason (“The Goodbye Girl“, Broadway’s Steel Magnolias) that drew me...
The New York Drama Critics’ Circle met on May 6, 2019, to determine the winners of its 84th annual awards. The results were as follows: Best...
He looks a great deal taller than I remember. Taller and more upright, but maybe that’s the real person without the weight of a clown or...
It’s a strange set up, this 1965 musical with music by Burton Lane (the 1940 Hold On to Your Hats)and a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner (Brigadoon, Gigi) that...
Playwright Conor McPherson (The Weir) has written a lyrically beautiful play, spoken in a predominantly working-class Dublin idiom, with moments of pure poetry. It’s basically crafted in...
After being introduced to the writing of Enda Walsh at St. Ann’s Warehouse a few weeks ago with his strange and exciting Ballyturk, an Irish equivalent...
Every Christmas, I like to watch three things on television to get me in the mood for the holidays. Each one brings me one step closer...
Brian Friel’s The Home Place at The Irish Repertory Theatre has the lower class rising up. Set in Ballybeg, in the County of Donegal in the late 1870’s,...
I’ve never been to the Irish Repertory Theatre before, so I was excited to see what was going on there, and to discover what The Cell...
The Pigeon in the Taj Mahal Written by Laoisa Sexton Directed by Alan Cox Starring Laoisa Sexton, John Keating, Johnny Hopkins and Zoë Watkins Rush to...
“I can never remember whether it snowed for six days and six nights when I was twelve or whether it snowed for twelve days and twelve...
