Cathy Hammer
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Directors Guild member, theater columnist, opinionated lover of the arts.
Will you find flaw with The Glitch? My review is live on The Unforgettable Line:
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The Glitch
In a world in which AI has seemingly infiltrated every aspect of life, it is not hard to imagine a lab like the one featured in Kipp Koenig’s The Glitch. “Future Child” allows want-to-be parents t…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/10/09/the-glitch/
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Does This is Government get my vote? My review is live on The Unforgettable Line:
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This is Government
There is a mighty fine line between “timely” and “too close to home.” No one at 59E59 could have predicted that Trump ally and conservative activist Charlie Kirk would be shot and killed a few day…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/09/17/this-is-government/
27 days ago
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The Lights Are Bright *OFF* Broadway:
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The Lights Are Bright Off Broadway
The New York theater scene is most often associated with Broadway, but there is a diverse audience that actually prefers to head Off-Broadway. (I count myself among them.) The descripto…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/09/03/the-lights-are-bright-off-broadway/
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Is the cast and crew of Sulfur Bottom at the top of their game? My review is live on The Unforgettable Line:
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Sulfur Bottom
Recently I took a tour of the history of New York City’s electrical system. Most of the infrastructure had been placed in marginalized neighborhoods. That this is not new news made it n…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/08/31/sulfur-bottom/
about 1 month ago
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Will Road Kills leave you flattened? My review is live on The Unforgettable Line:
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Road Kills
In art as in life, there is captivating drama to be mined when mismatched strangers are thrown together by circumstance. So it is in Sophie McIntosh’s Road Kills currently in an Off-Off-Broadway r…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/08/19/road-kills/
about 2 months ago
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How big are the ideas presented in the 2025 Little Shakespeare Festival? My review is live on the Unforgettable Line:
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5th Annual Little Shakespeare Festival
Looking for an escape from the heat? the smoke? the world? I can recommend a bite-sized treat: the 5th Annual Little Shakespeare Festival. Each year playwrights take stories and themes …
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/08/05/5th-annual-little-shakespeare-festival/
2 months ago
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Is Polishing Shakespeare destined to be a classic? My review is live on The Unforgettable Line:
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Polishing Shakespeare
When you hear the premise of Polishing Shakespeare — Dot-com billionaire, Grant, is bestowing generous grants to a team of eager writers prepared to translate the entire works of The Bard into *Eng…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/07/30/polishing-shakespeare/
3 months ago
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Is it blissful to watch Joy: The New True Musical? My review is live on The Unforgettable Line:
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Joy: A new True Musical
Tired of not being able to answer the simple query, “how are you?” without sighing? Ken Davenport and AnnMarie Milazzo may have an answer. Their creation Joy: A New True Musical is a type of …
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/07/20/joy-a-new-true-musical/
3 months ago
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Should you make yourself available for OPEN? My review is live at
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OPEN
After a lengthy pause, Crystal Skillman’s award-winning play, OPEN, has been given a three-week Off-Broadway run at WP Theater.  Celebrating its 47th Season, WP Theater is the oldest and largest t…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/07/13/open/
3 months ago
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Is Trophy Boys a winner? My review is live on the Unforgettable Line:
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Trophy Boys
It all comes down to gray areas according to Jared, the second debater on the undefeated team at the center of Emmanuelle Mattana’s Trophy Boys. The same could be said of the entire play, now…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/06/25/trophy-boys/
4 months ago
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How dark does Lunar Eclipse get? My review is live on The Unforgettable Line:
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Lunar Eclipse
When the earth, moon, and sun are in alignment, the moon moves into earth’s shadow blocking light from reaching the moon’s surface. This lunar eclipse is the featured event of Donald Margulie…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/06/04/lunar-eclipse/
4 months ago
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Will you say "YES" to The United States vs Ulysses? My review is live on The Unforgettable Line:
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The United States vs Ulysses
In 1933, the landmark trial of “United States v. One Book Called Ulysses” cleared the way for the publication of many significant works of literature that include sexual content and adult language.…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/05/28/the-united-states-vs-ulysses/
5 months ago
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Will you skate through EP Bowl? My review is live on the Unforgettable Line:
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Bowl EP
I am not young, black, gay, or well acquainted with club drugs. What I am is a fierce advocate for theater as an art and communication form. Being in a performance space filled with 20-somethings w…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/05/26/bowl-ep/
5 months ago
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Does Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole shine? My review is live on the Unforgettable Line:
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Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole
In November of 1956, singer/pianist Nat “King” Cole became the first Black man to host a variety show on network television. Though he eventually had multiple Billboard hits including Mona Lisa, L…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/05/20/lights-out-nat-king-cole/
5 months ago
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Will you tip your (striped) hat to EPIC's Seussical the Musical? My review is live on the Unforgettable Line:
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EPIC’s Seussical the Musical
Seussical the Musical was not exactly a hit with the critics when it ran on Broadway about 25 years ago. Nonetheless, the familiarity of the characters and its themes, including the consequen…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/05/11/epics-seussical-the-musical/
5 months ago
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Does Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp. fall short? My review is live on the Unforgettable Line:
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Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
The announcement of any performance of British playwright Caryl Churchill is cause for excitement. She has long been a powerful and intriguing voice for gender equality, environmental protect…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/04/16/glass-kill-what-if-if-only-imp/
6 months ago
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Does the new musical All The World's a Stage deserve to be in the spotlight? My first look is live on the Unforgettable Line:
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All The World’s a Stage: First Look
Only two weeks into previews, the World Premiere of All the World’s a Stage is developing into a warm and enjoyable spring offering. Though set in 1996 in small-town Pennsylvania, sadly the t…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/04/08/all-the-worlds-a-stage-first-look/
6 months ago
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Will you be counting the days until you can see Twelfth Night? My review of National Asian American Theatre Company's production at TheatreSquared is live on the Unforgettable Line:
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Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night is arguably the most lovely of all of Shakespeare’s comedies. It reflects the same lighthearted and celebratory nature as the Christmas holiday for which it is named. Set …
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/03/23/twelfth-night/
7 months ago
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Will Amerikin leave you in an altered state? My review is live on the Unforgettable Line:
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Amerikin
With his promising recent promotion, loyal best friend, and gorgeous new baby, Jeff Browning seems to be well on the way to living the life he’s always dreamed of. The acceptance of his appli…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/03/19/amerikin/
7 months ago
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How well will you be served by My Man Kono? My review is live on the Unforgettable Line:
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My Man Kono
For nearly 20 years, Toraichi Kono worked for Charlie Chaplin during the period when the silent film star rose to prominence and notoriety. Originally hired as a driver, Kono became one of Ch…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/03/02/my-man-kono/
8 months ago
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Should Grangeville be on your itinerary? My review is live on The Unforgettable Line:
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Grangeville
Grangeville is the county seat of Idaho County and the setting for and title of Samuel D. Hunter’s latest play exploring life in his home state. Older brother Jerry still lives in this town o…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/02/25/grangeville/
8 months ago
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How freeing is Roundabout's production of Liberation? My review is live on the Unforgettable Line:
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Liberation
Tony nominee Bess Wohl’s latest endeavor, Liberation, is a memory play in which the narrator describes events from someone else’s experiences. She imagines what it was like for her own mother…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/02/21/liberation/
8 months ago
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Will you be startled by A Knock on the Roof? My review is live at
theunforgettableline.com/2025/01/28/a...
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A Knock on the Roof
There are many ways in which the war in the Middle East has been brought into our lives, particularly over the last 15 months. For a singular account, there is now A Knock on the Roof. Written an…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/01/28/a-knock-on-the-roof/
9 months ago
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Will The Antiquities be preserved in your memory? My "First Look" is live on The Unforgettable Line:
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The Antiquities – A First Look
When I heard that Playwrights Horizons, Vineyard Theatre and Goodman Theatre were co-producing a project, I jumped at a ticket to a late preview. The Chicago-based Goodman — the oldest ongoin…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2025/01/21/the-antiquities-a-first-look/
9 months ago
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How long will Sojourners reside in your psyche? My review is live on The Unforgettable Line:
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Sojourners
Sojourners is part one of Nigerian-American writer Mfoniso Udofia ambitious interconnected nine play Ufot Cycle which intimately explores a multi-generational immigrant experience. Over a doz…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2024/12/17/sojourners/
10 months ago
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Will you want to say "hello" to a ticket to Welcome to the Big Dipper? My review is live on the Unforgettable Line:
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Welcome to the Big Dipper
Almost ten years ago, playwright Catherine Filloux took a break from delivering hard hitting dramas that deeply examine the human condition and began working on something far lighter. The gen…
https://theunforgettableline.com/2024/11/26/welcome-to-the-big-dipper/
11 months ago
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