Joshua Harmon Toys with Marriage & Materialism by Jordan Freed & Barry David Horwitz Gawky, self-conscious Jordan Berman (Kyle Cameron), a gay ad copywriter, is trapped by his own neurosis. Jordan and his three dearest gal friends are drinking and carousing at the first of three bachelorette parties. His three wild gal pals will…
Sondheim Musical Riffs on Single vs. Married Life by Cynthia K. Lopez “Will Bobby marry?”—a successful 70s New Yorker asks himself, as he celebrates his 35th birthday. Married friends urge him to commit—but their lives give him pause. His three girlfriends are charming—but which is “the One”? Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical “Company” wonders why Americans…
Millennial Notes Melissa James Gibson Imagines a Loving Neighborhood by Hamilton Nguyen Melissa James Gibson’s heart-warming “Brooklyn Bridge” illustrates the beauty of a diverse community. Strangers in an apartment complex help a Russian girl Sasha (clever Emma Curtin) finish her report about the near-by Brooklyn Bridge. Along the way, she becomes true friends with…
World Class Musical Shows Black & Irish Lives Matter by Jennifer Ann Charron It’s rare to witness a momentous new musical. My shoulders clench and my jaw drops, like a dumb-struck child. That’s me watching “Paradise Square: A New Musical” that tells the history of Black and Irish people living together in Manhattan—just before…