ELYSA GARDNER

ELYSA GARDNER

New York, New York
Elysa Gardner is Contributor for the Sun.

Ms. Gardner has written about theater and music for The New York Times, The…

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Michelle Williams’ Suppressed Vitality Diminishes Brooklyn Revival of O’Neill’s ‘Anna Christie’

The actress, who projected intelligence and spunk in the 2019 miniseries ‘Fosse/Verdon,’ here invokes a woman whose inner light has been all but snuffed out.

Photo by Julieta Cervantes
Culture

Jordan Harrison’s Prescient Broadway Debut Explores What It Means To Be Human

In ‘Marjorie Prime,’ director Anne Kauffman’s superb cast makes these questions resonate and sting.

Photo by Joan Marcus
Culture

Irish Repertory Theatre Reimagines Capra’s ‘Wonderful Life’ as a 1940s Radio Broadcast

No matter how many times you’ve seen the movie, you’ll feel a warm glow when this angel finally earns his wings.

Carol Rosegg
Culture

Aptly Titled ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries,’ a Favorite Among Drama Teachers, Earns a New Revival

An ideally cast and beautifully directed production of a bleakly funny and moving play, ‘Injuries’ requires its two sole actors to remain onstage throughout: moving scenery, changing costumes, applying makeup when necessary.

Emilio Madrid
Culture

‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Being Revived Off-Broadway 20 Years After Becoming a Hit

Director Danny Mefford has tapped into a new generation of game, gifted young performers to revisit the adorably motley crew of students vying for glory in the titular competition.

Joan Marcus
Culture

A Rising Playwright To Watch, Talene Monahon, Brings Us a Hilarious, Thought-Provoking Satire, ‘Meet the Cartozians’

Under David Cromer’s typically supple direction, six superb actors each juggle two roles, every pair linked by trait, circumstance, or irony.

Julieta Cervantes
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