The Arts Fuse

“For decades, I’ve been journeying to St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn for productions that are unique and compelling.”

“Some creatures are better left in the dark.”

“That, on its own, is worth a trip.”

“The play captures the meaninglessness of existence by making the experience of watching it feel meaningless too.”

“The remarkable thing about Buena Vista Social Club is that it radiates emotional authenticity and political undercurrents without ever tipping into maudlin nostalgia or angry agitprop.”

“It’s a rare musical that can make you laugh so hard while also sneaking up on you with moments that catch you off-guard with their emotional power.”

“Beetlejuice may not be the blockbuster its creators are hoping for, but it is occasionally humorous and rarely dull.”

“Yet the alchemy that could elicit magic from these promising ingredients is only fitfully in evidence.”

“This is an ambitious, iinguistically nervy ‘State of England’ play, funny, amoral, and pungent.”

“Linda Vista feels like an intensely personal play for Letts, by turns howlingly funny and deeply unsettling.”

“As for Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy, well, let’s hope that some other show will help her demonstrate that she’s capable of doing more onstage than just pouting.”