Lucian McMahon reviews A PREGNANT PAUSE

A Frenchman once wrote that we are condemned to be free. Which is to say, perpetually condemned at all times to choose among the innumerable array of possibilities before us – and to deny or to refuse this human condition is itself a choice, albeit a foolish one. The equivocally-titled “A Pregnant Pause”, a new […]

Enjoy the Show… No Pressure!

Reviewed by Inola McGuire PRESSURE-NOT ME @ The Producers Club 358 West 44th Street, New York, NY Friday, April 8, 2016 The performance that I saw is “Pressure-Not Me!, Love Knots” written by Phil Paradis, directed by Laurie Rae Waugh; starring Carly Fawcett, Jason Kirk, Joseph Calderone, Ty Gailloux, Venus Dana, Jestina Weems, Jordan Zolan […]

Big, Rich and TALENTED people.

Big, Rich and Powerful was a soap-opera style comedy by The Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ensemble and directed by Robert Baumgardner that was truly worth watching. When the rep of talented and resourceful artists – four females and three males – entered the stage, the games immediately began. From their first look you knew what was happening. […]

Small, Cheap & Weak

BART GREENBERG on the Improvisational Repertory Theater Ensemble’s Big, Rich & Powerful Small, Cheap & Weak When your “musical guest” who has nothing to do with the show is the sole highlight of the evening, something has gone terribly wrong. IRTE: The Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ensemble is celebrating its fifth season of improvised comedy. […]

MITF-SPRING into action

STEPHANIE SCHWARTZ @ the Midtown International Theater Festival Review: GOD SPELLED BACKWARDS Written and performed by Marjorie Conn GOD SPELLED BACKWARDS is a delightful entertainment. Conn tells stories with the help of her (live) dog, Dreidel, two dog puppets and a paper mache greyhound hat. She talks, sings and recites haiku. Some of the stories […]