The Honorable Mentions List for 2012:
(in alphabetical order)
1. The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs
(Mike Daisey @ The Public)
Controversy aside, Mike Daisey's monologue about his love/hate relationship with Apple was a powerful piece of theater, expertly performed.
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2. Barbicide
(The Theatre Project @The Players Theater)
Sean Pomposello's hard-boiled riff on the legend of Sweeney Todd was given a first-class production by director Christian Amato and a quartet of excellent actors.
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3. Charlie Victor Romeo - CVR (3LD)
No less effective then when it was first presented, Charlie Victor Romeo may be even more intense post-911. The feature film version will premiere at Sundance in January 2013.
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4. Finding Elizabeth Taylor
(FringeNYC)
A fantastic coming-of-age-with-a-famous-name story was given an excellent production at the Fringe this summer.
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5. Jukebox Jackie:Snatches of Jackie Curtis
(LaMama)
Scott Wittman's enormously fun salute to Warhol's Superstar with superb turns by Mx. Justin Vivian Bond and Cole Escola.
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6. The Lady From Dubuque
(Signature Theater)
Director David Esbjornson made a case for The Lady From Dubuque to be re-considered as one of Edward Albee's great plays with help from Laila Robins breathtaking performance.
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7. Night of the Auk
(FringeNYC)
A Broadway flop in 1956 was given the full-parody treatment at the Fringe this summer and the results were hilarious.
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8. Restoration Comedy
(The Flea)
Director Ed Sylvanus Iskandar's and the Bats turn Amy Freed's play into a delightful party. This one's still running thru December 31, so go!
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9. Roman Tragedies
(Toneelgroep Amsterdam @ BAM)
Ivo van Hove took on all three of Shakespeare's Roman plays and freed the audience by letting us/them move about the theater, including on to the stage.
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10. Space//Space
(Banana Bag & Bodice @ Collapsable Hole)
Banana Bag & Bodice's latest was a quirky and disturbing little gem.
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11. Title and Deed
(Signature Theater)
Will Eno's latest was a smart and funny and slightly sad solo play wonderfully performed by Conor Lovett.
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12. The Ugly One
(Soho Rep)
Alfredo Narciso, Steven Boyer and Lisa Joyce were delicious in this nightmarish satire of physical beauty.
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13. We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915
(Soho Rep)
Jackie Sibblies Drury's play was given a great production that made audiences wonderfully uncomfortable.
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14. World of Wires
(Jay Scheib @ The Kitchen)
The awesome Jay Scheib did it again with World of Wires and proved why he's in a class by himself.
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