Rae of Hope: Climate Change, the ATA, and Laurie Rae Waugh

Laurie Rae Waugh is one of DramaQueens’ women of the arts of the century having been spotlighted in all our sites. This is becasue she is the epitome of journey[wo]man. Stage Manager => Director; Stage Actress => Film Actress; Film Director => Festival Producer. Waugh is a shining example of what ambition, knowledge, and total […]

This Soldier Makes A Great Play

REVIEW of The Buffalo Hero of World War I–The Wayne Miner Story, at the American Theater of Actors by ROBERT LIEBOWITZ There is much to applaud, and just as much to pull one’s hair out in frustration, in a decidedly mixed production by The Crystal Image Performing Arts Company of Kenthedo Robinson’s sparkling new play […]

A Playful AND Powerful Substance

Shelter in Place Reviewed by Robert Liebowitz The long and short of it; certainly the short of it–the ‘Playful Substance’ effort for “Shelter in Place” by Raphael Perahia is an excellent production of a very good play. It is running through the following weekend, and so if you have the opportunity to see it, you […]

The Amazing Artist-Man Who Created The Amazing Spider-man

Review: “Ditko” at Theaterlab by OuterStage lead writer, Anthony J. Piccione Over the past few weeks, various writers in the media have compared comic book characters to those of William Shakespeare, the implication being that various interpretations of the character of the Joker (such as that in the upcoming film) are like various interpretations throughout […]

A Play About History is Making History

The Buffalo Hero of World War I: The Wayne Miner Story, which told of an African-America soldier who made history is making history itself! Playwright, Producer, Director, and Scholar, Kenthedo Robinson’s, riveting work filled with history and inspiration returns to New York before joining an historic celebration in Kansas City. The Buffalo Hero of World […]

‘The Future is Female”

“If Women Rose Rooted” reviewed by Robert Liebowitz ‘The Future is Female” the tee-shirt proudly proclaims, and there can be little doubt that much of that statement is either true, or about to be. Overdue or not, women’s stories are being told, and told with a fury; the latest entry being “If Women Rose Rooted‘, written collectively […]

Butoh-ful!

Review: “En” at Triskelion Arts by Anthony J. Piccione One of the most frequently beautiful and emotionally impacting forms of dance and physical theatre in world history is undoubtedly Japanese Butoh. There’s no shortage of incredible dance and performance art showcases worth seeing here in New York City, however, it’s not always easy to find […]