Blog posts and @kendertheater Twitter feed on theater in NYC & beyond, plus current Movie, TV & Book recommendations
Saturday, October 27, 2018
A Stunning “Oklahoma” For Our Times
Thursday, October 25, 2018
“Lifespan Of A Fact” Is Witty & Entertaining
KenderTheater (@KenderTheater)
@LifespanOfAFact is a witty & delightfully entertaining comedy that features 3 great actors working at the top of their game. #DanielRadcliffe is especially great as a magazine fact checker. The premise of this play is unusual; the execution is masterful.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
"Good Grief"
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“Days of Rage” Disappoints.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018
An Enchanting “Once”
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Friday, August 31, 2018
Public Works Dallas’ “The Winter’s Tale” Is Joyously Entertaining
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
A Divinely Inspired “Hand To God” in Addison
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Saturday, August 04, 2018
This “Fiddler” Is Vunderlekh (Translation- Wonderful in Yiddish!)
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Wednesday, August 01, 2018
“Mary Page Marlowe” Is Beautifully Rendered
KenderTheater (@KenderTheater)
Tracy Letts' #MaryPageMarlowe @2STNYC is a beautifully written & rendered exploration of one seemingly unremarkable woman's life, an examination that feels real, heartfelt & universal. Highly recommended.
Monday, July 30, 2018
A Funny & Smart Richard III Adaptation at the Public
KenderTheater (@KenderTheater)
I was fortunate to catch the last performance of @MaYiTheater #TeenageDick @PublicTheaterNY. This is a smart and very funny riff on Richard III, with especially fine performances from #GreggMozgala #ShannonDeVito & #TiffanyVillarin.
Sunday, July 29, 2018
“Head Over Heels” Stumbles
randy kender (@randykender)
#HeadOverHeels the new Go Gos musical has a fine cast but is too pointless and tries too hard to be funny (which for the most part it is not). A misfire.
“The Damned” Is A Powerful Cautionary Tale That Is All Too Real
KenderTheater (@KenderTheater)
#IvoVonHove's disturbingly powerful #TheDamned @ParkAveArmory was stunningly staged and expertly acted by actors from France's Comedie-Francaise. The complicity that enabled the Nazis depicted in the play make this a timely and resonant cautionary tale.
This “House” Is An Entertaining Romp
KenderTheater (@KenderTheater)
Marcus Gardley's "The House That Will Not Stand" @NYTW79 is an entertaining Lorca-inspired romp that explores themes of race and freedom in early 19th Century New Orleans. Lynda Gravatt gives another great performance as the family matriarch.