DAVID DEWITT

How I Fell For Repertory Theatre

A critic recalls the summer season that sparked his love for the stage

Remembering High School (With Extra Space Aliens)

In Nibbler , nostalgia takes a trippy turn —

Peer Gynt Becomes a Rock Star

An Ibsen classic is now a rock musical

It’s the First American Musical, Complete With Comedy and Criminals

The text, a melodrama of the type already becoming stuffy by the mid-1800s, was only part of the show, and it’s roughly half of the experience at Abrons. The rest of the current production, adapted and directed by Joshua William Gelb, features the story behind the creation of The Black Crook . The two tales are mingled to create an eclectic but unified production, with eight actors playing multipl