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Performing Arts

Poison is now playing at the Beckett Theater and showcases the talent of award winning playwright Lot Vekenmans.

‘Poison:’ A Look at Grief and Love

Michael Landes, Staff Writer November 28, 2016
When poison quite literally taints an already-broken family, how is it possible to heal?
The Playroom Theatre served as the venue for the intimate panel.

When the Internet Meets Theater

Michael Landes, Staff Writer November 21, 2016
In a panel last Tuesday, Broadway bigwigs met to discuss the way forward for technology in theater.
The performance effectively immersed its audience into the world of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace.

Tolstoy Meets Broadway in ‘The Great Comet of 1812’

Kamila Daurenova, Staff Writer November 21, 2016
"Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet" brings vivacity to Tolstoy's classic "War and Peace," with an impressive number of NYU alums working on the new Broadway musical.
Written by Eric Bernet, NYU Drama Therapy Department showcased "Behind the Doors" play this past weekend.

NYU Drama Therapy Opens Its Doors

Hailey Nuthals, Arts Editor November 18, 2016
NYU's Drama Therapy Department put the question of what place theater has in therapy into a proper test this week with the premiere of its play "Behind the Doors."
Jefferson Reardon stars in Shakespeare in the Square’s production of Coriolanus.

Another Election Gone Awry

Michael Landes, Staff Writer November 14, 2016
The sheer impressiveness of the physicality in Shakespeare in the Square's adaptation of the classic "Coriolanus" makes it more than just good theater — it makes it an aching vindication of the feelings too often trapped inside ourselves.
Tisch junior Emmanuel Lopez was recently cast in the Broadway jukebox musical, On Your Feet! about Emilio and Gloria Estefan.

Why Wait to Graduate?

Blair Best, Staff Writer November 14, 2016
Why wait to graduate? NYU Tisch junior Emanuel Lopez has already been cast in the Broadway musical "On Your Feet," and spoke with WSN about the whirlwind he rode to get there.
The Bad Theater Festival was full of absurdity and cultural comedy, providing a very entertaining season of shows.

Bad Theater Festival: Better Than It Sounds

Michael Landes, Staff Writer November 7, 2016
The Bad Theater Festival is an undeniably necessary part of theater today, preserving and giving due homage to the fringe tradition.
Roughly Speaking shines the spotlight on the stories of the homeless through the 200 interviews that were conducted to collect material for the play.

‘Roughly Speaking:’ Saga From The Streets

Blair Best, Staff Writer November 7, 2016
Shara Ashley Zeiger's new play "Roughly Speaking" should have been a powerful and much-needed piece of theater giving a voice to New York's homeless, but the work fell short of magnificent after less-than-convincing acting and dialogue that lacked much intrigue.
"Missed Connections" reenacts the section of Craigslist in which people try to find others online when they missed them in real life.

‘Missed Connections’ Misses the Mark

Lizzy Essiedu, Contributing Writer October 28, 2016
In what could have been a fascinatingly humorous concept, "Missed Connections" feels more like a disappointment.
Part of the Ross Howard Festival, "Two of Us" depicts the assassination of John Lennon in 1980 and discusses the issues of gender equality, mental health, and gun violence.

When Is Lennon’s Death Not About Lennon?

Hailey Nuthals, Arts Editor October 27, 2016
In its world premiere, Ross Howard's new play "Two of Us" takes what could have been a redundant, sentimental story and makes it into a curiously thoughtful tale.
In "The Pumpkin Pie Show: Stump Speeches", writer and actor Clay McLeod Chapman incorporates the horrors of Halloween and the current presidential election into a humorous, vulgar show.

The Election Gets a Spooky Twist

Caroline Zemsky, Contributing Writer October 24, 2016
With just the right amount of Halloween gore and vulgarity, "The Pumpkin Pie Show: Stump Speeches" perfectly parodies the 2016 presidential election, throwing shade (or rather, guts) at both sides of the partisan debate.
Storyteller Dandy Darkly incorporates an interesting mix of drugs, sexuality, and Greek mythology in his new play, "Myth Mouth".

A Show for the Kings and Queens of Halloween

Michael Landes, Contributing Writer October 20, 2016
Dandy Darkly's new solo show "Myth Mouth" creates a wildly entertaining performance from his quirky, unexpected monologues: be prepared for sloth meat, dogs in space and ostentatious costumes.