Off-Off-Broadway Review

An Evening at the Carlyle

If only "An Evening at the Carlyle" were, in fact, at the Carlyle. Al Tapper's recherché songs would go down so much easier with a Courvoisier chaser.

Heart of the City

"Heart and the City" has one of those scripts in which several tenuously connected characters grapple with big and small issues in New York City.

Someone in Florida Loves Me

Written and directed by the very talented Jane Pickett, "Someone in Florida Loves Me" is just a sliver of a play, but it's none the less potent for it.

From Russia with Angst

Five members of the WorkShop Theater Company have adapted five Chekhov short stories into one-act plays in "From Russia With Angst." Unfortunately, the short length of each hampers the subtlety and nuance for which Chekhov is renowned.

Pound

Ezra Pound, the influential American poet accused of treason during World War II but never tried, finally gets his chance for a jury verdict in "Pound," written and directed by William Roetzheim.

The Funeral Director's Wife

I've been to actual funerals that had more life than "The Funeral Director's Wife."  This disjointed, rambling new comedy is being advertised as a classic piece of Americana along the lines of  "Spoon River Anthology" and "Our Town."

Marathon 2009: Series B

Quantity doesn't always equal quality, and such is the case with these five one-acts, with promising premises stretched to the breaking point, repeatedly straining the audience's patience.

Belle of the Ball Bearings

Even at a mere 60 minutes, Elizabeth Battersby's new one-woman musical, Belle of the Ball Bearings, threatens to outstay its welcome.

Machines Machines Machines Machines Machines Machines Machines

Goofball antics have deeper meaning in Machines Machines Machines Machines Machines Machines Machines, a three-man caper that starts off hysterically but ultimately becomes a tedious exercise in silly physical comedy.