Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera (“Phantom”) isn’t just a musical — it’s the musical. Famous for its dramatic score, elaborate costuming and stage design, iconic title character, and for being the longest running show in Broadway history, Phantom is the musical all other musicals measure itself against. Seeing a performance is considered a must for any musical theater fan. Continue Reading
Written by Patrick Chavis
One of the great things about theatre, compared to other mediums of expression such as film or television, is its egalitarianism. If you have the talent and are creative enough to market it properly, the overhead in theatre is significantly less than its counterparts (there are exceptions, of course). As I sat down to watch My Son the Waiter, A Jewish Tragedy, a show that is the same guy for an hour and 30 minutes telling me his story with nothing more than a chair and a table, I discovered I was laughing and enjoying myself the entire time. It shows that sometimes you need one actor and a solid story, and you can make it work. Continue Reading
Written by Daniella Litvak
I can’t think of a better venue for Daniel Cainer’s Gefilte Fish & Chips than a theater underneath a library. The show’s story is about stories. Cainer spends eighty minutes of stage time singing stories about his family, his career as a Jewish entertainer, and a “Bad Rabbi.” Continue Reading
