Mostly Revivals and Musicals on My Top Ten Lists for 2018
By Karen Isaacs /As I was looking back on the theater I’ve seen, like many, I wanted to
Category: 2018-19 NYC Theater
“All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” Is One of My Top Ten of 2018
By Karen Isaacs If a screenwriter had invented the idea of the Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I,
Fine Acting Enhances the Fascinating “The Life Span of a Fact”
By Karen Isaacs Are facts the same as the truth? For anyone interested in journalism and writing, The Lifespan
“The Prom” – Delightful Musical Blends Satire with Heart
By Karen Isaacs Broadway has an absolutely delightful new musical, The Prom. Even better it is
“The Waverly Gallery” Focuses on Issue Most Would like to Avoid
By Karen Isaacs Gladys Green is an elderly woman who runs a small art gallery on Waverly Place in New
Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale Star in a Searing Drama, “American Son”
By Karen Isaacs Every parent has a nightmare about something bad happening to his or her child. As that child
“The Nap” Offers Multiple Twists and Eccentric Characters
By Karen Isaacs Sports, championships and betting shenanigans are often in the headlines, from legalizing sports betting, to the various
Bill Irwin’s “On Beckett” Is Spectacular Acting
By Karen Isaacs If you don’t get the opportunity to see Bill Irwin in On Beckett at the Irish Rep,
Primary Stages’ “Final Follies” Is a Delight
By Karen Isaacs If I had to name an underrated American playwright – A. R. Gurney would immediately be
“Pretty Woman – the Musical” Will Only Excite Fans of the Movie
By Karen Isaacs For a brief while, it seemed like a sure fire formula for Broadway musical success. Take a
