Glorious, Fierce, Sorrowful, Witty: Songs & Sketches from a ‘Cabaret in Captivity’

Glorious, Fierce, Sorrowful, Witty: Songs & Sketches from a ‘Cabaret in Captivity’

BY TRAV S.D. | There is no adjective, certainly none in English anyway, to describe the emotions stirred up by Cabaret in Captivity: Songs and Sketches Written in Terezin, presented by Untitled Theater Company No. 61 (UTC61) as part of the National Jewish Theater Foundation’s Holocaust Theater Initiative. “Bittersweet” doesn’t cover it, for “bitter” won’t do […]

Rouge Figures, Rich Dialogue Among the Offerings at Poster House, Hudson Guild

Rouge Figures, Rich Dialogue Among the Offerings at Poster House, Hudson Guild

Masked Vigilantes on Silent Motorbikes and Air-India’s Maharaja: Advertising Gone Rogue Through February 12 at Poster House It’s the final weeks for two whip-smart, visually dynamic exhibitions at Poster House—the country’s first museum dedicated to the global history of posters. Taking its inspiration from artists who take their inspiration from posters, the Masked Vigilantes on […]

Triumphant Trocks Flirt, Fall, and Run Rampant at the Joyce

Triumphant Trocks Flirt, Fall, and Run Rampant at the Joyce

BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | When the all-male Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo was founded in 1974, being gay could get you into lots of trouble. The Stonewall Riots were still fresh in New Yorkers’ memories; the AIDS crisis, which decimated the original company, lay ahead. The male dancers’ portrayals of ballerinas on pointe were […]

Warhol/Basquiat ‘Collaboration’ Sputters at Start, then Serves a Fully Rewarding Canvas

Warhol/Basquiat ‘Collaboration’ Sputters at Start, then Serves a Fully Rewarding Canvas

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | In The Collaboration—written by the quadruple Oscar-nominated Anthony McCarten—Andy Warhol’s real-life, 1984 creative partnership with Jean-Michel Basquiat is played out as a battle (and sort of ultimate romance) between two polar opposites of the art world. Warhol (played by Paul Bettany) is calculated and surfacy, but feels his star has somewhat faded […]

Recently Extended Izzard Bros. Show Demands We Manage Our Own ‘Expectations’

Recently Extended Izzard Bros. Show Demands We Manage Our Own ‘Expectations’

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | There’s much to celebrate—and a Christmas Feast’s worth of things to contemplate—owing to the arrival of England’s silky Eddie Izzard on NYC’s rocky shores. The uniquely skilled actor, comedian, and multi-marathon runner recently dropped anchor for nine weeks on the boards of a theater in a neighborhood known for its Dickensian […]

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