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Losing a spouse to a drawn out illness, helping to care for a parent after a terminal diagnosis are profound experiences. In Sukkot the experience does not feel lived; too many clichés, too few sincere moments. Natalie Lander, Jonathan Slavin, Andy Robinson, and Liza Seneca in SUKKOTPhoto: Carol Rosegg There are some interchanges that ring true, but the text is wrapped in trite…

Katherina (Kate Eastman) is a shrew in the eyes of her family and suitors. Only Petruchio (Juan Arturo Villar-Ojito) sees her as beautiful although he, too, sees the necessity to tame her, and rein in her fortune. The Small Boat and kotto production of Taming of the Shrew is full of noise and thunder. With little exception, the cast is shrill, delivering lines at an impossible pitch. The…

Nothing extraordinary. Obviously, I am attending – and reporting on – the odd show here in town. In early August, I will be traveling to Saratoga for a few days. There, I hope to catch a race at the track and perhaps enjoy a spa day. At the end of August, I go back to Lenox, MA. While there, I will check in on the Barrington Stage Co. (BSC) and revisit Shakespeare & Company. The latter is…

BAAND Together Dance as part of Summer in the City at Lincoln Center from July 28 to August 2 Five of New York’s Most Celebrated Companies,°Ballet Hispánico New York, °Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,°American Ballet Theatre, °New York City Ballet,  °Dance Theatre of Harlem,All return for five shows as part of Summer for the City at Lincoln Center.BAAND TOGETHER DANCE FESTIVAL:July 28-August…

By Mari S. Gold The Verona Quartet: Jonathan Ong and Dorothy Ro on violin; Abigail Rojansky on Viola and Jonathan Dormand on cello (photo) The Verona Quartet: Jonathan Ong and Dorothy Ro on violin; Abigail Rojansky on Viola and Jonathan Dormand on cello, are among the most distinguished ensembles in today’s chamber music scene. Their concert, Every Story Counts, at Poet’s House, June 23, 2026,…

The 2026 Origin Irish Theatre Festival (the 18th annual) celebrating the works of Origin’s inaugural playwright and Ard Seanchaí, the Tony Award®-winning Enda Walsh, will take place from Tue June […] On the horizon Summer is for festivals! And fun. Origin Irish Theatre is celebrating the work of Enda Walsh. Walsh’s Misterman was the opening play when the Theater began its life in New York. As…

Photo of Jasmine Hearn by Tony Turner. Memory Fleet: Beloved, Let’s Cross Jasmine Hearn’s world premiere Memory Fleet: Beloved, Let’s Cross is at New York LiveArts through Jun 12. It mixes the archives that comprise a life over generations, recipes, movement, digital work, videos, narration; it acknowledges the body through which we live our life. Each of the members of the large cast invokes…

The Scottish Ballet makes its first visit to NYC from Jun 4 to 7 at the David H. Koch Theatre at Lincoln Center. Mary Queen of Scots, a ballet choreographed by Sophie Laplane (co-creator) and directed (and co-created) by James Bonas. Photo: (centre) Roseanna Leney as Mary. Credit Andy Ross. The internecine history of the relationship between the Queen of England and her cousin Mary is…