Standing Room Only

The Kite Runner July 26,2022 Stagebuddy.com photo by Joan Marcus Adapting a beloved bestselling book into a Broadway show is not without its challenges. While the show has name recognition and is sure to attract loyal readers, it also creates expectations-sometimes unreasonable. The novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini published in 2003, covers tumultuous […]

Take A Delightful Trip “Into The Woods” Stagebuddy.com photo by Matt Murphy Sometimes those of us not easily impressed can be impressed. So it is with Into The Woods, now at the St. James Theater. The revival marks a return to the original, following a previous sanitized revival and a fluffy film. This is also […]

June 30, 2022 It is said that a clown laughing on the outside is crying on the inside.  So it is with “The Bedwetter,“ the musical at the Atlantic Theater based upon the autobiography of comedian Sarah Silverman. For 10-year old Sarah, life was good until her father’s infidelities led to her parents’ divorce and […]

June 18, 2022 Good theater is more than creativity, talent and imagination-it’s also about chemistry. Between the performers and between performer and audience.  If there’s good chemistry between actors, then the audience will join right in. If the audience doesn’t ‘buy’ the relationships onstage, then the show will not work. That’s what happened with Funny […]

May 16, 2022 I can’t recall the last time that I was as fascinated by the setting as I was at the revival of American Buffalo at Circle in the Square. The stage is laden with a hodgepodge of objects in either a pawn shop, consignment shop or just some hoarder’s home. Whatever it is, […]

May 16, 2022 Ask any student about women’s suffrage, and you will likely hear the name Susan B. Anthony. After all, the US even coined a dollar to commemorate her contributions. But Anthony was merely one in a line of many women involved in the movement. And the new musical “Suffs,” with book, music and […]

June 24, 2022 A young overweight black gay man named Usher is writing a musical about a young overweight black gay man writing a musical. Dressed in a gaudy red uniform, he works as an usher making announcements for “The Lion King.” Usher writes about difficulties dealing with the world when you are “in a […]

May 25, 2022 It’s a long journey from the wholesome Dr. Jack Morrison of TV’s St. Elsewhere to the creepy pedophile of the revival of “How I Learned To Drive.” But actor David Morse, who played the wholesome TV doctor, now makes your skin crawl with his appearance on stage. He stars with the outstanding […]

April 22, 2022 Although “MJ” opened in February, I wasn’t invited to see it at that time because the lead, a wonderful Myles Frost, got hurt. Several weeks later, I saw the show, and Frost was worth waiting for. As soon as he appears on stage, we can’t take our eyes off him. He speaks […]

April 26, 2022 We fondly recall our childhood books. While some may no longer be politically correct, others remain timeless. Published in 1943, ‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry still retains its innocence and charm. It’s a tale that can be interpreted on several levels, but on the surface, it tells of a young […]