REVIEW: Madcap 1980s espionage, with songs, in Ro Reddick’s Cold War Choir Practice (★★★★) www.timeout.com/newyork/thea...
REVIEW: Little Red Riding Hood gets revamped in Company XIV’s Petite Rouge (★★★★) www.timeout.com/newyork/danc...
Wordle today is a real fricking streakbreaker
The shade
Raskin: Based on what you know today, were Renee Good and Alex Pretti domestic terrorists?
Noem: What happened was an absolute tragedy.
Raskin: Were they domestic terrorists?
Noem: My condolences to their families
Raskin: You lied about them.
That Claire Bloom line especially!
In strict accord with the traditions that govern the Jewish holiday of Purim, tonight we celebrate the time I went to grade school as Queen Esther
Stephen Miller in 2024:
The richest man owns X.
The second and third richest men control Google.
The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.
And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
EXCLUSIVE: A first look at Petite Rouge, Company XIV’s latest haut-burlesque fairy tale extravaganza! This one’s a riff on Little Red Riding Hood and there’s plenty in the basket. www.timeout.com/newyork/news...
I’ve always said that Megan Thee Stallion was the Danny Burstein of rap
REVIEW: Writer-director Aya Ogawa delivers a grotesque exploration of maternity in Meat Suit, or the shitshow of motherhood
www.timeout.com/newyork/thea...
RIP Sondra Lee, 95, tiny dynamo who originated the roles of Minnie Fay in Hello, Dolly! and Tiger Lily in Peter Pan
Always a kick to do the season preview episodes of Patrick R Pacheco’s Theater: All the Moving Parts. This time I’m flanked by Playbill’s Diep Tran and the NYT’s Jesse Green. youtu.be/ICqY8N3qVVs?...
Typo alert!! It’s Clare Barron, of course. And you should get tix to her play ASAP if any are left
My first five-star of the year. Tickets are VERY scarce so act fast
NEW: Five stars (!) for Alia Shawkat and Peter Friedman in Clare Barton’s extraordinary You Got Older (★★★★★) www.timeout.com/newyork/thea...
In fairness, no stars just means I don’t recommend it, not that I hated it! (It’s a bit confusing, I know. Not my choice.)
REVIEW: Ethan Slater as Marcel Marceau in Marcel on the Train. Mime is money! www.timeout.com/newyork/thea...
Snow day! A perfect time to catch the latest edition of Sitting Ovations, in which composer Laurence O’Keefe and I have a great time unpacking the writing and rewriting of his hit musical Heathers. Lick it up, baby! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy9w...
The New York Theatre Sale is on! A good chance to stock up for the weeks ahead www.timeout.com/newyork/news...
Okay there’s a chance I may have a problem with cheese
A solo play at Theater for the New City inexplicably filmed
In Trump America, Kennedys kill you
This evening will be Mourning Noonan Night :(
Randy Fine is an embarrassment to Jews everywhere, to Americans everywhere, to human beings everywhere and, honestly, to dogs everywhere, who are probably like, Jeez, don't drag us into this crap
REVIEW: Kathleen Chalfant and Elizabeth Marvel lead a first-rate cast in Jacob Perkins's look at alcoholism and healing, The Dinosaurs (★★★★) www.timeout.com/newyork/thea...
