by Colin Thomas | Sep 7, 2025 | Review
You’ve got to love a whodunnit in which the who is capitalism. In Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn), which is being performed by co-creators Emily Louise Perkins and Moti Margolin, a guy named Boris is being interrogated because he’s suspected of murdering the...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 7, 2025 | Review
Lou Laurence, who wrote this piece and is performing it, has charm to burn and an appealingly deep and raspy singing voice. Overall, though, Love, Sharks & Frenching is only intermittently engaging. The premise is that Laurence is conducting a scientific...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 6, 2025 | Review
One of the first notes I wrote was, “This actor is not relaxed.” Two short pages later I wrote, “The characterization of the grandma is the best.” That second note marked the beginning of a theatrical seduction. In The Biscuiteater, writer and solo performer Jim...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 6, 2025 | Review
To make improv work, you need three things: audience goodwill, creative players, and a format that allows them to shine. Goodwill was flowing when I saw Duck Duck Moose and every one of the players had a moment or two in which they showed their potential. But the...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 6, 2025 | Review
I took part in the standing ovation (rarely happens). I bought the T-shirt (never happens). I loved this show. Megan Milton’s comic monologue is about being an “abortion survivor”, somebody who believes her high-school-age mom wasn’t prepared to have kids and should...
