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LIANA
LIANA, both the show and the character looks back in time to find inspiration in the form of LIANA’s great grandmother Pilar in 1930’s Spain. What results is an affecting depiction of how distant heritage has the ability to echo from the past to inform present day identity. Here’s our review!
Sad Girl Songs
A stool and a microphone meet center stage, and that is all Gwen Coburn needs. Her songs capture your attention and you hang on every word. This show deserves a big, rawcus house ready to ride the roller coaster Gwen commands as part of the NYC Fringe Festival. Here’s our review, written by Nicole Jesson.
The 40-Year-Old Ballerino
Take a chance on Chris Davis' show, The 40-Year-Old Ballerino. The show touches on the very human need for attention and distraction. Which leaves you trying to answer this question: What's the point of it all? Here’s our review written by Brian Connor.
RUSK
Nik Narain delivered an introspective, sharply funny performance that was as thought-provoking as it was intimate. RUSK, as part of the NYC Fringe Festival, was a poignant blend of stand-up, storytelling, and social commentary, anchored by a wry sense of humor and deep personal insight. Here’s our review!
EXES: THE MUSICAL
This show could blow the doors off the theater. The music rocks. The stories are entertaining. Here’s our review of EXES: THE MUSICAL — part of the NYC Fringe Festival — written by Nicole Jesson.
Labor
Stacey Linnartz's tour-de-force performance is a masterclass for anyone wanting to do solo work. The vignettes perfectly illustrated each point she was looking to make at the same time showing off her tremendous skill as a performer in Labor, as part of the NYC Frigid Festival. Check out our review by Nicole Jesson.
A Crucible: A Puritanical Celebration of Witches and Turkeys
Here’s what our reviewer, Nicole has to say: I take the Humorist Project’s A Crucible: A Puritanical Celebration of Witches and Turkeys very personally. I feel seen. Actually, I feel watched. This piece has 3 more performances in NYC’s Frigid Festival. Get to them or be left out in the cold!
Bright White Light
As you may be able to discern, Bright White Light is about walking into the light. Dylan Balsamo makes an absolutely charming Grim Reaper, who cannot for the life of himself figure out why he’s thought of as grim. Here’s our review!
Closed Doors
Closed Doors takes place in a stuck elevator. Tim Hayes’ script has all the makings of the perfect festival piece. No set. No scene changes. High drama, and a few laughs. Here’s our review, written by Nicole Jesson.
Home Rule
Home Rule (as part of the NYC Fringe Festival) is another beast altogether. In a classic horror motif, this show would make for a great low-budget horror short film. Wild and over the top, the future of Ireland is in the hands of a teen girl, a worried mom and a drunk parish priest. Check out our review!
Humpty Dumpty
Eric Bogosian and Ella Jane New's play, Humpty Dumpty, predates Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy. Perhaps the only thing Humpty Dumpty didn’t foresee is the price of eggs. Check out our review by Nicole Jesson.
Frankenstein or A Modern Prometheus
Writer and director Zoe Senese-Grossberg’s retelling of Mary Shelley’s Gothic classic Frankenstein or A Modern Prometheus is a spectacle of a classic told in the most combustible, soul-clenching, and fuel-igniting way. Check out our review by Bianca Lopez.
Meshuggah-Nuns!
The whole cast was a tight unit and Director Monica Maddock led a tight and smooth-sailing ship. Everyone, including the audience, was a part of the show, and Maggie Little Theater's production of Meshuggah-Nuns! by Dan Goggin made sure it happened. Check out our review!
Buen Camino: My Walk through 540-Miles of Rain, Resentment, and Redemption
Susan Edsall has taken on so much in this solo show much like the trek she undertook in real life. It is a fascinating story of how life changes in an instant, and the need to keep moving forward. The soul of Buen Camino is a beautiful story. Check out our review written by Nicole Jesson.
Last Call
The actors’ performances are utterly stellar. Helen Schneider plays Leonard Bernstein, fresh in our minds from Bradley Cooper's Maestro, (I only hope he gets to see this.) who runs into Lucca Zuchner's Herbert Von Karajan unexpectedly in Vienna's famed Sacher Hotel one night in the late 80s. Check out our reviw of Last Call.
Talking with Angels: Budapest 1943
Shelly Mitchell has been performing this role since September 19, 2001. She’s is a master of her craft in Talking with Angels: Budapest 1943. Check out our review written by Nicole Jesson.
Meet the Review Team
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A proud SAG-AFTRA & AEA member, Nicole has worked for The Huntington Theatre, Delvena Theatre, Gloucester Stage Company and Wellesley Summer Theatre as well as producing and directing with Catbox Cabaret and le black Kat theatre. A graduate of the Actor Studio Drama School and Emerson College, she is the author of the children's book Iggy the Snake. Her new short play The Other Woman debuts in Boston Autumn 2025.
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Tony Marinelli is an actor, playwright, director, arts administrator, and now critic. He received his B.A. and almost finished an MFA from Brooklyn College in the golden era when Benito Ortolani, Howard Becknell, Rebecca Cunningham, Gordon Rogoff, Marge Linney, Bill Prosser, Sam Leiter, Elinor Renfield, and Glenn Loney numbered amongst his esteemed professors. His plays I find myself here, Be That Guy (A Cat and Two Men), and …and then I meowed have been produced by Ryan Repertory Company, one of Brooklyn’s few resident theatre companies.
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Amanda Montoni is a professional hat-wearer. One of those hats is, yes, you guessed it, Writer. She has had her short stories, poetry, and children's books published by multiple companies. Her plays have premiered both on stage and in podcast form. Her poetry collection, Thoughts While Singing, was the creative spark for her podcast, The Sweet Madness Podcast, where she interviews fellow theater lovers, poets, and writers as well as any other guests that bring sweetness to the world. Theatre has always been her lifeline, so when she jumped from Actor/Choreogrpaher/Director to Reviewer, she could not have been more thrilled to see her worlds come together.
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Niranjani Reddi (she/they) is a playwright, actor, and producer based in NYC . Previous credits include: Shiv's Project (Priyanka), Seeking Fair and Lovely : Rishtas and Rasas at The Tank (Playwright and Producer), Alley Between the Houses (Zera), While We Wait (Grace), Whippoorwill Calls (Director). She’s extremely passionate about all things related to Indian and Indian-American representation within the Western performing arts space. She works to center these stories in her own work, whether it’s in plays she’s written, or projects she’s acted in. She’s incredibly excited to continue building a community of artists based in and around NYC, who are interested in engaging with the same kind of work she is.
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Marcina Zaccaria has written and edited profiles for Howl Round, based at Emerson College, and has held temporary positions at Conde Nast and Rodale Publishing. Marcina is the Theatre and Opera Editor at The Theatre Times, and her clips can be found online. She has covered theatrical productions for The Brooklyn Rail and TheaterPizzazz.com. She currently enjoys handling editing and layout for Bio Books for professionals at a NY based non-profit organization, and previously worked at EdLab at Columbia University, editing articles for Teachers College Record and the New Learning Times.
As a Dramatist, Marcina Zaccaria has written Village, My Home, performed at the Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City. Marcina's One Act play, All About Image, was performed at the Broadway Bound Festival on Theatre Row. She has read applications and coordinated rehearsal space for the LIT Space Grant Residency Program and participated at the Catwalk Artist Residency where she wrote The Incalculable Present. A member of the League Of Professional Theatre Women, she was the Co-Chair of Julia's Reading Room where she enjoyed a virtual reading of her play, Love, the TV, and Me.
Marcina Zaccaria received her undergraduate degree from Tisch School of the Arts, and holds an MFA from Columbia University.
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Award-winning multidisciplinary theatre professional with a distinguished reputation for crafting groundbreaking performances. Renowned for her work on stage, innovative movement direction, and international experience, she is dedicated to creating transformative art that captivates audiences and fosters cultural enrichment.