Bill Berry Archives

The 5th Avenue Theatre’s ‘West Side Story’ Is Poetry in Motion

June 10, 2019September 14, 2019 Dusty Somers Bill Berry, Spectrum Dance Theater, The 5th Avenue Theatre

In collaboration with Spectrum Dance Theater, The 5th has put up an exquisite staging of the classic Bernstein/Sondheim/Laurents musical, inspired by Shakepeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. It runs through June 23.

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Our Modern Dystopias, pt. 1: ‘Urinetown’

April 24, 2019June 3, 2019 R. Barron 5th Avenue Theatre, ACT Theatre, Bill Berry, Mari Nelson

In ‘Urinetown’ (ACT/5th Avenue, extended thru 6/2) and ‘Language Rooms’ (Pony World, thru 5/4), two very different shows grapple with similar themes, showing not-too-far-off modern dystopias in which the bounds of truth and loyalty are tested. Each does so with varying levels of success.