Dietrich is Back, but the “Ride” feels Hollow
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On May 7th, 1990, the front page of the New York Post read: “So Long, Angel! Marlene Dietrich is dead at 90.” Twenty-eight years later,...
Austin Kaiser
Sep 26, 2018
“LOVEABLEASSHOLE” is Not Loveable Enough Or A Big Enough Asshole
If I say, “My Mom makes me remove my shoes before I enter the house,” and then step back and expect that to paint a picture for an...
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Christopher Popple
Sep 25, 2018
“Diary Of A MILF” Runs Wild On Stage
Running across the stage in athletic wear, MESHELLE hollers and stretches, enjoying a brief reprieve from her chaotic life as a mother of...
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Alex Miller
Sep 25, 2018
“Bigfoot Stole My Wife,” but Did He Steal the Audience?
Based on a series of short stories by Ron Carlson, the title alone sounds like the perfect summer blockbuster. Forget “Jaws” because...
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Nadia Asencio
Sep 24, 2018
The Furious Madness of Jake Austin Robertson
To call Jake Austin Robertson’s “Madman” a solo performance is to mislead; it’s a tour de force populated by a vibrant cast of distinct...
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James Bartholomew
Sep 24, 2018
“Prinze” Takes the Crown
Even before writer and performer Jose Sonera takes the stage in “PRINZE,” there’s a palpable sense of authenticity the permeates the...
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Donasia Skyes
Sep 23, 2018
“What Happens To Boys in Chelsea,” Either Accidental or Intentional
Wearing a white and blue floral skirt, Foster Lawrence announced, “When I was 18, I fell from a fifth-floor window in Manhattan, and I...
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James Bartholomew
Sep 23, 2018
An Affirmation of Life and Identity in “What Happens to Boys in Chelsea”
“This was not the plan,” confesses Ryan F. Casey, writer and performer of “What Happens To Boys In Chelsea,” a bold and powerful...
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Alex Miller
Sep 22, 2018
The Comic King Who Would Become a “Prinze”
Freddie Prinze, Sr. shot himself in the head in 1977. But tonight, he’s alive. Kurler Warner’s set design is simple: a blue light casts...
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Austin Kaiser
Sep 17, 2018
Anne Torsiglieri’s “A Train” Is a Full-Contact Performance
This show is about Anne and her twin boys. One has autism and the other doesn’t. Davey, Anne’s autistic son, wouldn’t make eye contact...
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Chance Morgan
Sep 15, 2018
A Train, Unlike Any Other
The United Solo Theatre Festival opened its 2018 season this past Thursday, September 13th, with “A Train” by Anne Torsiglieri, a...
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Michael Miller
Oct 11, 2015
Two Reviews & An Exhortation
The sixth United Solo Theater Festival has already been underway for over three weeks, but it will continue on up to November 22,...
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Michael Miller
Dec 26, 2012
More United Solo Performances: Award-Winners Grace Kiley & Tim Collins, Heather Ehlers & John Jiler
With one hundred productions spread over five weeks, I rather doubt that anyone has seen all of the United Solo Festival. After the...
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Michael Miller
Nov 1, 2012
The Third United Solo Theater Festival: A Chef, Self-Help Sleazoids, & A Spirited Gal From Texas
October and November are now firmly established as solo theater season in New York. United Solo, now in its third year, has grown by one...
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