7 Playwrights Paint Pictures with Words

Art imitates art imitating life.

College Student Dalia Zahger Is Helping to Lead the Fight Against Anti-semitism on Campus

If hatred of one is inflamed, history shows it soon spreads like wildfire into hatred of many–and of any. No one is immune. No one is protected. No one is safe.

Feasting on Family in Osage County

A fun-house mirror of Americana arcana, reminding us that the reason blood is thicker than water is because it’s larded with toxic sentiment.

A Teachable Moment — on Steroids

Bruce The Blog 45 Minutes from Broadway Online + Print Syndicated Reviews Covering the Region’s Top Theater Companies — from Ridgefield to Armonk to Elmsford to Pleasantville to Ossining to Philipstown to Stony Point to New Paltz BY BRUCE APAR When Bruce The Blog Watches… People Act! GoJo Clan Productions Presents OLEANNA by David […]

Relationships Take Center Stage, One Act at a Time

A top-notch production that shows off local writing and directing talent, and mixes the seasoned stage presence of veteran actors with the apprenticeship of young actors, who are to be encouraged for their worthy efforts.

Elvira Returns in Noel Coward’s Comedy Classic

Bruce The Blog 45 Minutes from Broadway Online + Print Syndicated Reviews Covering the Region’s Leading Stages — from Ridgefield to Armonk to Pleasantville to Ossining to Philipstown to Stony Point to New Paltz BY BRUCE APAR When Bruce The Blog Watches… People Act! M&M Performing Arts Company Presents BLITHE SPIRIT by Noel Coward […]

An Immaculately Faithful Production of Shanley’s Masterwork

Bruce The Blog Beyond Broadway Online + Print Syndicated Reviews Covering the Region’s Top Theater Companies — from Ridgefield to Armonk to Pleasantville to Stony Point to New Paltz BY BRUCE APAR When Bruce The Blog Watches… People Act! Philipstown Depot Theatre and GoJo Clan Productions Present DOUBT: A PARABLE by John Patrick Shanley […]

In ‘Senescence,’ Small-town Prophet Takes on Big-time Profits

Bruce The Blog Beyond Broadway Online + Print Syndicated Reviews Covering the Region’s Top Theater Companies — from Ridgefield to Armonk to Pleasantville to Stony Point to New Paltz BY BRUCE APAR When Bruce The Blog Watches… People Act! Axial Theatre Presents SENESCENCE by Howard Meyer With Eric Cotti, Michael Kingsbaker, Ryan Mallon, Claire McClain […]

Parallel Universes vs. Us > Instant Replay in Real Time

Bruce The Blog Beyond Broadway Online + Print Syndicated Reviews Covering the Region’s Top Theater Companies — from Ridgefield to Armonk to Pleasantville to Stony Point to New Paltz BY BRUCE APAR When Bruce The Blog Watches… People Act! Hudson Stage Company Presents CONSTELLATIONS by Nick Payne With Faith Sandberg, Ben Paul Williams Directed by […]