HERSHEY FELDER: THE PIANO AND ME Created and Performed by Hershey Felder 59E59 Theatres Reviewed by David Spencer It has always, for me, been a thrill and a rare privilege to see the (mostly) solo plays written and performed by Hershey Felder, in which he portrays famous notable composers. He’s a charismatic, seductive actor, as […]

THE WHOOPI MONOLGUES Written by Whoopi Goldberg Directed by Whitney White A Production of Lincoln Center Theatre at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi Newhouse Theatre LCT Website Show Page Reviewed by David Spencer It’s odd what memory retains fully, what it purges completely and what artifact crumbs it stores as placeholders. Until I started writing this review,

THE LOVED ONES by Erica Murray Directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey Irish Repertory Theatre IRT Show Page Reviewed by David Spencer It’s very difficult to discuss playwright Erica Murray’s The Loved Ones without story spoilers because the premise is so slender that withholding details leaves you almost nothing to particularize; and that’s because a collision

SMALL Written and Performed by Robert Montano Directed by Jesse D. Hill At the Pershing Square Signature Theatre Center Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer Even with its very decent word of mouth and extended run, Small is something of a surprise. It falls into the familiar category of one-performer autobiography-cum-confessional, guy-with-a-dream subgenre. In this