THE WHITE CHIP by Sean Daniels Directed by Sheryl Kaller MCC Theater Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer [I wrote most of what follows in 2019, when The White Chip made its off-Broadway debut at 59E59 with a 2/3 different cast. It’s one of those Zeitgeist coincidences that this show should cme around again, exactly as …
THE CONNECTOR Book by Jonathan Marc Sherman Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Direction and Concept by Daisy Prince MCC Theater Reviewed by David Spencer I was a little surprised, after I saw the new musical The Connector, to note that it had received a fair amount of mixed-negative notices (I usually don’t look; I’m …
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I COULD DIE Written and Performed by Mona Pirnot Directed by Lucas Hnath New York Theatre Workshop Reviewed by David Spencer Theatrical experimentation is a good thing, especially when it leads to breakthroughs in nuts-and-bolts technique or augments theatrical vocabulary or shifts the paradigms of perception via staging new material or …
THE LIFE AND SLIMES OF MARC SUMMERS Written by Alex Brightman Music by Drew Gasparini Directed by Chad Rabinowitz Starring Marc Summers New World Stages Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer I texted a good friend and sometime collaborator that I was en route to seeing The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers, and ID’d the …
THE CHRISTINE JORGENSEN SHOW By Donald Steven Olson Directed by Michael Barkavia and Zoë Adams Featuribng Jesse James Keitel and Mark Nadler 59E59 Reviewed by David Spencer The Christine Jorgenson Show took me completely by surprise, and in a way it would be good if it took you by surprise too—the power of a genuine, sneak-up-on-you …
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES The Musical Book by Craig Lucas Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel Based on the teleplay and screenplay by JP Miller Directed by Michael Grief Starring Brian D’Arcy James and Kelli O’Hara Studio 54 Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer Days of Wine and Roses falls into an interesting category: It’s …
