Aurin Squire, a playwright, contributor at New York Theatre Review, and graduate fellow at Juilliard’s Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program, chats with Lindsay about opportunities for the public to attend performances at Juilliard. They also discuss The Winter’s Tale from the Public Theater at the Delacorte in Central Park, Bootycandy[…]
It’s a new month and a new theater season, we preview the shows we’re most excited about in September on this episode of the Maxamoo New York City Theater Podcast. You can find Maxamoo on Facebook and our co-hosts Lindsay, Nicole, and Isaac on Twitter. Subscribe to Maxamoo’s New York City Theater Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. The[…]
We discuss adventures in theater beyond New York City, including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and the Barrington Stage Company. We also review one last show from the New York International Fringe Festival, Fearless. The NYC Fringe is over but there’s still a chance to see Fearless. It is[…]
Our mid-Fringe NYC report, we have some enthusiastic recommendations and a few things we didn’t like so much. What have you seen at the NYC Fringe and what did you think about it? You can find Maxamoo on Facebook and our co-hosts Lindsay, Jack, and Liz on Twitter. Also, inspired[…]
We discuss new productions of Donkey Punch, King Lear, and The Maids and the challenges of having and the benefits of hearing minority opinions. Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. SHOWS DISCUSSED Donkey Punch Written by Micheline AugerDirected by Audrey Alford A woman explores monogamy while her best friend dates a pornographer in Donkey Punch. Performances[…]
The New York City International Fringe Festival is the largest multi-arts festival in North America with over 200 shows at 20 venues during 16 days in August. On this episode of Maxamoo New York City Theater Podcast Lindsay, Liz, and Jack preview the shows they’re most excited to see. Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Podcast[…]
An interview with James Kautz, the artistic director of The Amoralists and the director of The Qualification of Douglas Evans (playing at Walker Space through August 9, 2014) and Jay Stull, director of Enter at Forest Lawn (playing at Walker Space through August 9, 2014 ). We had an earnest[…]
Second Stage opened two new productions this week, Sex with Strangers, at its main stage in Midtown, and Mala Hierba, at its smaller venue on the Upper West Side. Lindsay, Nicole, and Isaac discuss these and revisit Michael Mayer’s production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch starring Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall. They also do a[…]
An interview with stage and screen actress Adepero Oduye (Movies: 12 Years a Slave, Pariah and Broadway: The Trip to Bountiful) by fashion designer and entrepreneur Busayo Olupona. This is a gorgeous interview about having the guts to pursue your dreams and the grit to persist when they seem out[…]
Lindsay, Nicole, and David discuss Stephen Adly Guirgis’s new play at Atlantic Theater, Between Riverside and Crazy; an immersive play about dating in New York City, Play/Date; the final offering of the ENCORES Off-Center season, Pump Boys and Dinettes; an outdoor production of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson from Piper Theatre; and what shows we’re looking forward to seeing[…]
On this episode Lindsay conquers her fear of improv and discovers Aziz Ansari. Nicole and Elise chuckle at her naiveté and they all consider whether the feminist revolution is coming in the form of certain popular male comedians. Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. Improv The Stepfathers The Stepfathers are a veteran team of[…]
A preview of New York City theater this July, Lindsay, Nicole, and David discuss nine new productions, including new shows from Second Stage, The Amoralists, Third Rail Projects, and Mint Theater Company. For more on summer theater, check out our special episode Summer Preview: Outdoor Theater & Theater Festivals. Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. SHOWS DISCUSSSED[…]
Lindsay, Nicole, and David discuss four new productions, an epic Macbeth with Kenneth Branagh, a modern fairytale musical, a musical based on the music and lyrics of Tupac Shakur, and a play from recent Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar. But first we hear about Nicole and David’s walking tour of New York’s midtown theater[…]
The combination of sunny weather and a great performance is hard to beat and summer in New York City has an abundance of both. Lindsay, Nicole, and Dave chat about summer theater events, our favorites and a few new discoveries. Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. OUTDOOR THEATER There[…]
Mining the Moon is a play written and directed by Matt Thurber based on his comic of the same name. It is part of the Comic Book Theater Festival, a month long exploration of the intersection of graphic novels and art with theater at The Brick in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It[…]
Lindsay, Nicole, and Liz discuss seven new productions on New York stages, ranging from family dramas to fairy tales in verse, plus a conversation about past and present cross-dressing on stage, by men AND WOMEN. Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. SHOWS DISCUSSED The Village Bike By Penelope SkinnerDirected by Sam Gold[…]
Blink is not your typical boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy and girl live happily ever after love story, although it is a story about a boy who, eventually, meets a girl and they do fall in love. Thomas Pickles (Jonah) and Lizzy Watts (Sophie) star[…]
Deepest Man is a play written by James Scruggs and directed by Mark Rayment. It uses visual projections to submerge the audience under water and in the mind of Dr. Hazzardville Sommers, a doctor whose wife died by drowning. Dr. Sommers finds solace in the words of an Oprah-style talk show[…]
In 2012, the Vineyard Theatre achieved theatrical nirvana for an Off-Broadway theater, a transfer to Broadway with The Lyons, a play written by Nicky Silver, directed by Mark Brokaw, and starring Linda Lavin. No doubt hoping for a similar outcome, the Vineyard got the gang back together and produced Too[…]
While many are focused on the venerable Tony Awards celebrating Broadway theater later this week (June 8th at Radio City Music Hall and broadcast live on CBS), we’re excited for the start of the summer theater season in New York City. Lindsay, Nicole, and Jack preview nine productions starting up performances[…]