Review — Writing — Juan A. Ramirez

Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN, You Missed Your Chance

Finally, a stage-to-screen adaptation that asks, “What if we replaced the main character in a teen suicide drama with Howard the Duck?”

Review: Triple-texting THE LAST OF THE LOVE LETTERS

Ngozi Anyanwu’s play is a mostly brilliant, knowing rendering of the humiliating mental gymnastics performed during a breakup

Theatre, ReviewJuan A. RamirezSeptember 13, 2021theatrely, theatre, atlantic company, linda gross, Ngozi Anyanwu The Last of the Love Letters, daniel j. watts, yu-hsuan chen, dede ayite, patricia mcgregor, xavier scott evans

Review: NI MI MADRE – Y mi mamá también

A queer son plays his own mother in this one-man, one-hour tropical breeze that picks up into a storm of child-rearing trauma.

Theatre, ReviewJuan A. RamirezAugust 26, 2021theatre, theatrely, nyc, arturo luis soria, Arturo Luís Sori Ni Mi Madre, Arturo Luís Soria Ni Mi Madre, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, dora the explorer, Danilo Gambini, Kathy Ruvuna, cher, Stephanie Osin Cohen

Review: A New Dawn with PASS OVER

Pass Over, with its flaws, beauties, and contradictions, is much the same, but heralds an electric new moment in highly-visible American theatre.

Review, TheatreJuan A. RamirezAugust 25, 2021review, theatre, theatrely, pass over, August Wilson Theatre, waiting for godot, jon michael hill, namir smallwood, steppenwolf, lincoln center, gabriel ebert, danya taymor, wilson chin, marcus doshi

Review: Revisiting Four Nobodies in ‘[title of show]’

NYT: For an outdoor residency at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Bridge Production Group breathes fresh life into a 2004 musical.

Review: EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE – Twinky Boots

Enough motherly patronizing, because Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is ultimately a pleasure to experience and features strong supporting turns from its cast.

Review: MERRY WIVES – Falstaff & Chill

It’s updates like these that left me feeling like this work might have been better left alone, without all the fuss about updating the show’s politics and instant relatability.

Review: FRUMA-SARAH Ready For Her Close-Up

A world tour of the grandstanding kvetching for which Jackie Hoffman is rightfully beloved

Review, TheatreJuan A. RamirezJuly 15, 2021theatrely, theatre, review, fruma-sarah, jackie hoffman, hairspray, 30 rock, e. dale smith, kelly kinsella, cell theatre

Review: ZOLA

Zola is the most Florida movie I have ever seen (this is a good thing).

Review: Immersive PERSOU In Chelsea Leaves Room For More

Persou has the enjoyable edge of being one of the first in-person, immersive live productions happening in New York, but none of the Greek catharsis it promises.

Review, TheatreJuan A. RamirezJune 3, 2021persou, cell theatre, chelsea, review, theatrely, One Whale’s Tale, Camilo Quiroz-Vazquez, Ellpetha Tsivicos, Ionna Katsarou, Anthoula Katsimatides, Katherine Hreib, Kendra Eaves

Review: CRUELLA, The Joker Wears Puppies

Like a mistake that nine months later turns into a beloved, if troublesome, child, CRUELLA is a welcome addition to the landscape.

Film, ReviewJuan A. RamirezJune 3, 2021cruella, review, theatrely, emma stone, emma thompson, disney, 101 dalmatians, cruella de vil, i, i tonya, craig gillespie, vivienne westwood

Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Lives Up To Its Name

Leave everything at home and tell that friend with the speakers to come through, because Jon M. Chu’s In the Heights is the glimmering rainbow under an open fire hydrant, and with just as much force.

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