The Object Lesson
This cluttered and confusing performance art/installation piece at New York Theatre Workshop did not inspire anxiety in me throughout its 100-minute performance. Instead, I merely felt bored.
Mariah MacCarthy On Her New Show ‘Baby Mama’
When asked, “What is scarier—doing live theater or giving birth?” Mariah MacCarthy responds without hesitating, “Doing live theater.”
Dead Poets Society
When stripped of cinematic close-ups and intimate camera work to heighten the experience of this simple and bittersweet story, it is lessened rather than heightened.
Molly Ringwald on the "Mystery" of Hollywood's Gender Inequality
For more than 30 years, Molly Ringwald has been a beacon for teens everywhere, thanks to her endearing and relatable adolescent characters in “16 Candles” and “The Breakfast Club.” These movies — and her inclusion in the group of young stars in the 1980s known as the Brat Pack — easily cemented her star status.
Stuffed
First loves are often the subject of works of drama, but the first loves reminisced about in Stuffed differ greatly from those of a Shakespearean tragedy. Instead of a next-door neighbor or a classmate in school, these loves are food. Sugary, fatty, deep-fried and almost always forbidden.
Bachelorette
Leslye Headland’s searing portrayal of toxic female friendships, accompanied by copious amounts of alcohol and drugs, leaves the audience exhausted and perhaps feeling a bit intoxicated – or hungover.
The Wolves
The Wolves consists of the conversations between the teenage girls on the team while they warm up for their games. Their conversations intertwine and overlap as they talk about everything from international news to the quirky behavior of their newest team member.
