Category Archives: Theater Reviews

Potted Potter – Review

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

Unfortunately I was already a grown-up when the Harry Potter books came out.  Instead spending my childhood in a fanciful world of magic, I was one of those middle-aged guys who had to constantly defend myself by vigorously insisting that … Continue reading →

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House of Ghostly Haunts – Review

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

House of Ghostly Haunts is not a haunted house, it’s a magic show that features the occasional appearance of visitors from beyond the veil.  In the show, Cardone The Magician conjures a smorgasbord of vaudeville performance styles including mentalism, ventriloquism, escape … Continue reading →

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Die: Roll To Proceed – Review

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Long ago, before every household had one of these new-fangled computers, we still had ways to embark on interactive adventures.  “Books” we called them!  But there was a very special kind of book that added an interactive element to reading, … Continue reading →

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You Are Standing In An Open Field – Review

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

On television shows, anytime a character is shown playing video games, the sound editors always dub in the music from games made in the 80’s.  The distinct Mario or Pac Man beeps and boings are what many people associate with … Continue reading →

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3rd H.P. Lovecraft Festival

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

H. P. Lovecraft is the horror writer behind classic tales of terror like The Call of Cthulhu, At the Mountains of Madness andHerbert West-Reanimator.  He created countless tropes of the horror and science fiction genre, and his work still remains a clear … Continue reading →

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Blast Radius: Theater Review

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

An epic science fiction trilogy about humanity fighting to take back Earth from alien invaders. Mass Effect?  Nope, it’s The Honeycomb Trilogy, a series of plays currently running off-off-Broadway in New York City.  The first installment in the series, Advance Man ran back in … Continue reading →

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Dystopian Burlesque – Review

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

There are two things I like.  Naked women and Fallout.  I had been aware of the D20 Burlesque show for some time; they do monthly performances where attractive women strip out of nerdy outfits, and this month their theme was “Dystopia”, … Continue reading →

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Theater Review: Wonder Woman – A How To Guide For Little Jewish Girls

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Name the ten best stories from the Wonder Woman comics. Okay, how about just the top three… Alright, can you name just one good Wonder Woman story that doesn’t involve her killing Maxwell Lord? Despite being one of the most … Continue reading →

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NYC Fringe Festival: The Star Debate – Review

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

The New York City Fringe Festival gives us hundreds of artsy new plays every year.  But this year, it’s also giving us boobs.  Boobs attached to women dressed like characters from Star Trek and Star Wars.  You can see these … Continue reading →

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NYC Fringe Festival: The Legend of Julie Taymor – Review

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

The Broadway musical Spider-Man Turn off The Dark isn’t as bad as it was made out to be, but that’s only because the producers fired the show’s original Director and book writer, Julie Taymor.  Taymor was once famous for adapting Disney’s The Lion … Continue reading →

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