“Assistance” At Playwrights Horizons Could Use a Lot of Help
By Olivia George via playwrightshorizons.org If the creative team behind “Assistance” hopes to entertain their audiences, they are going to have to work a lot harder than the characters in their play....
View ArticleLead Actor and Great Writing Keep “Whale” Afloat
By Alexander Tsebelis Shuler Hensley and Cassie Beck in “The Whale.” Photo by Joan Marcus, via playwrightshorizons.org. “The Whale,” a top-notch new play by Samuel D. Hunter, opens with Charlie (Shuler...
View ArticleReview: “Iowa”
By Caroline Cunfer via Joan Marcus Iowa at Playwrights Horizons takes the shape of a modern mosaic crafted from zany pieces that just don’t fit together. The musical play, with music by Todd Almond...
View ArticleDowntown Dramatics II: Playwrights Horizons
Image via symphonyspace.org Disclaimer: Playwrights Horizons isn’t downtown. In fact, its home is right in the theater district on 42nd Street. However, I consider this an honorary downtown theater...
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