Matt Fama

October 29, 2025

Something has certainly begun at Lincoln Center this season. Something magnificent. Something majestic. Something glorious. That would be the new revival of “Ragtime,” which has come to us at, heartbreakingly enough, the right moment in our historical timeline.

October 26, 2025

The setting of this show may be listed as “a couch in the void” (I still can’t piece that one together given it’s also listed as Idaho, and yes, all that’s onstage is a couch), but what Samuel D. Hunter has filled into this void along with that couch is a case of familial drama at its finest; a tale of old wounds, surprising restarts, shattered hearts, and, above all, connection in the worst of times. These are what make up the DNA of “Little Bear Ridge Road,” the freshest new and entirely original play I’ve come to see in a really long time, and especially in a season that’s falling hard into the lackluster category.

September 29, 2025

Don’t let the title fool you, James Graham’s “Punch” may make you think it’s about nothing but physical violence, but, and while that’s kinda true, this is a “punch” that hits you more emotionally and not physically. It’s a riveting, highly compelling tale of redemption and community found in the least likely of places anyone could ever expect, and, without giving away too much about the storyline, you will be astonished, and even moved, as to where it’s found. It doesn’t take long for you to bite the bait this show gives you to be hooked, and once you’re hooked, the ride is one you don’t want to get off of.

September 12, 2025

I had my preconceived notions that this “Gatsby” would be a flat out, cheap, uninspiring, commercialized rendezvous given previous testimonies I’ve heard and read, so I decided to swear off seeing it given this was my favorite book, and I didn’t wanna see it presented as this type of garbage. But I went to celebrate my stepsister’s birthday, and now… those preconceived notions have now been confirmed.

August 22, 2025

You ever had not a mind fuck, but a mind explosion?! If not, let me define it for you: it’s when your mind is so overcome with thoughts from thrilling, maybe even unreal, things that it feels like your brain is cracking and ready to burst into a million pieces from the intensity of these thoughts. That’s what happened to me at “Stranger Things: The First Shadow.”

June 27, 2025

I’ve gotten a little reflective this past week or so now. It all started with a conversation in therapy about finding the balance in work and joy in performing. I learned it all ties back to a very open-ended question: “why we do it.” I’m never dishonest to any of you on here when I write my reviews and whatnot, and I won’t stop now. In truth, I never pondered that question. It’s not that I never wanted to; it was just something that hadn’t crossed my mind. So I was tasked to spend some time to think of a response not just for therapy, but for myself as an artist. I’ve shared this answer amongst family members and my therapist, but I feel truly comfortable enough to share it with all of you given theater and performance is an enormous part of my DNA. So, here we go.

June 9, 2025

I went to “Dead Outlaw” during its run downtown on a whim of sheer curiosity, and on its first preview. When I walked out of that tiny theater 100 minutes later, I knew I had seen the art of musical theater storytelling redefined, reassembled, and reborn. I knew it was destined for something more, and I was right. Now in its Broadway carnation, I am thrilled to say it hasn’t lost a smidge of that magic; it all felt fresh and new to me again.

April 2, 2025

You Can’t Handle The Truth! Link for tickets is https://studiotheatrelongisland.thundertix.com/events/240284

April 2, 2025

What did I tell you about Second Stage? They’ve had a golden streak in family dramas. And even though it’s not exactly produced by them, it still goes to show that their home base at the Hayes has made these stories triumphant! Once again it’s been deemed victorious for “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ searing, biting, and uncomfortably humorous new work following his success from “Appropriate.”

April 2, 2025

Es muy caliente when it comes to the rhythm, the pulse, and the romance within the carefully woven plot lines that give life to “Buena Vista Social Club,” a musical tale of glory and heartbreak that brings the soul of Cuba to the Broadway stage!