Long a fan of Irish Repertory Theater, this is my second attendance at one of its annual galas. Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O’Reilly know how to throw a party. One might roast marshmallows on warmth…

Star-crossed lovers, good and evil, and the power of music lead the plot of this heartfelt, if generic folklore meets hip/hop musical. Watamaraka, Africa’s Goddess of Demons (a wonderful puppet), orders daughter Marimba (Amber Iman)…

I’d be tempted to call this a perfect production were it not for the haunting Leonard Cohen quote, “There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” In 90 minutes, playwright Donald Margulies…

The collaboration of John Kander and Fred Ebb spanned over four decades producing musicals that helped shape the landscape of musical theater. Their shows blend entertainment with gutsy social commentary and understanding of what it…

Originally produced in 1969, taking place in the 1950s, Lonne Elder III’s Ceremonies In Dark Old Men may be an historical chronicle, but it’s not without echoes. It’s possible, not without reason, that African Americans…

Rarely does one see a production which exhibits mastery of so many arts. Rhynoceron showcases expressive, beautifully constructed puppets in a wide range of sizes and material; remarkable set pieces that morph like artisanal Rube…

Lenon Hoyte (1905 –1999) aka “Aunt Len,” was a teacher and collector of antique dolls and toys. In the late 1970s, she opened Aunt Len’s Doll and Toy Museum in Harlem which showcased an extensive…

Ogresse is a musical fable billed as “both a biomythography (weaving myth, history, and biography in epic narrative) and an homage to Erzulie,” the Haitian African spirit of love, beauty, and flowers; also jealous and…