The Greenwich Village Follies
a romp through the history and culture of Greenwich Village
@ manhattan theatre source

An affectionate musical tribute to life below 14th Street .
- BackStage

Forget the fact that it is summer and not February. The Greenwich Village Follies might just be one of the purest; most beautiful valentine's audiences will see anywhere all year. . . . the only folly here would be to not catch this show.
- Off-off Online

Overall, The Greenwich Village Follies is a light-n-easy 90 minutes that could become a neat perennial musical attraction celebrating this vibrant community of the Big Apple.
- NYTheatre.com

Gay power, dildos, drugs, unsightly body hair: The Greenwich Village Follies , a romp through the neighborhood's colorful history, embodies the utopian glee that has, of late, been giving way to merely fashionable, megabuck living. Composer Doug Silver's sarcastic parodies and ribald sing-along's are catchy; the cast of four is capable of both hilariously bad New York accents and stoner impersonations.
- New York Magazine pick of the week

Schoolhouse Rock meets the Ziegfeld Follies!
- New Theatre Corps

Steinese Takeout
an evening of short plays by Gertrude Stein
@ the red room

"Andrew Frank's noir-inflected Captain Walter Arnold imposes an unexpected style, story, and mood on a text that, I imagine, is as sketchy as can be on paper. In it, Fiona Jones plays a scary dominatrix/gangster's moll sort of gal who is extracting dangerous retribution and/or confession from a man portrayed by Ridley Parson. It's not loaded with sense, exactly, but rather successfully aims for the gut, creating a strongly visceral impact that's quite satisfying."
- NYTheatre.com

MacBeth: A Walking Shadow
Adapted by Andrew Frank and Doug Silver
@manhattantheatresource

"Off-Broadway pick of the week"
-NYMagazine

"Despite ruthlessly cutting the original text, retelling the story in a completely different order, and entirely doing away with several characters, Macbeth: A Walking Shadow , Andrew Frank and Doug Silver's audacious new adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, is one of the best Shakespeare productions I have ever seen. The authors's extensive but judicious cuts, compounded by Frank's skillfully fluid staging, add up to a production that jumps at the audience like a boxer in serious fighting shape. Macbeth: A Walking Shadow is a definitive production of a legendary drama that deserves a large audience and a long life after this production."
- nytheatre.com

"Andrew Frank and Dough Silver's rearranged, adapted version of Shakespeare's bloody Scottish play, is oozing with copious surprises. With perceptive direction by Mr. Frank and a company of actors who give human dignity to the unaltered Bard's words, even staunch traditionalists are not likely to be displeased with a mayhem-packed evening of exciting theater . . . Through the ages, there have been many adaptations of Shakespeare's plays which would have, no doubt, upset the Bard; however, I think if he got a peek at his one, he might be quite pleased. "
- OnOffOff

"An essential Shakespearian production, boiled down to its essence this adaptation of Macbeth keeps the Bard's language, but heightens the haunting with a lot of clever direction from Andrew Frank and some excellent acting from the cast. Politically resonant, emotionally relevant, and theatrically elegant, this new production of Macbeth needs to be seen. This isn't your parents' Shakespeare. It's better. T'would be a shame to miss this excellent production, nay, an unforgivable sin."
- NewTheatreCorps

Sidd
a new musical
based on the novel "siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
By Andrew Frank and Doug Silver
@Dodger Stages

“ . . . meet "Sidd," the inevitably silly musical adaptation of Hesse's novel . . .mysticism commingles roughly with wisecracks . . .authors' remain true to the novel's central messages."
- NYTimes

“deserves a standing ovation . . .
that's what the audience gave it the night I attended”
- Broadway.com

“ambitious and entertaining musical”
- NYTheatre.com

"Sidd (Played by Bombay Dreams Star Manu Narayan) is fashioned to popular taste . . .caters to young and old . . .a musical that entertains and provides moments of rapt attention”
- The Indian Express

Machiavelli
by Richard Vetere
@ ManhattanTheatreSource

“ . . . a whimsical comedy.
A good cast delivers on the humor . . .”
- NYTimes

“Vetere's Machiavelli is snappy, surprising, stimulating, and altogether satisfying. The play zips along, thanks to the solid direction of Andrew Frank and a tight, accomplished cast. Frank gets the most out of every joke -- often two laughs: one for the line, one for the take.”
- Backstage

Woyzeck
by Georg Buchner
adapted and directed by Andrew Frank
translated by Laura Schlatmeyer
@ ManhattanTheatreSource

“Woyzeck: A Fever Dream , superbly, eerily and surreally directed and performed. Frank's sequencing, has a mythic quality. It suggest a shattered, tattered world . . . The performance runs as smooth as a pageant . . . “
- Showbusiness Weekly

“Claustrophobic and rather sensationally vivid, Andrew Frank's new production of Buchner's Woyzeck is every bit the angst-ridden young man's fever dream that it is billed as. Episodic, bleak, profane (scatological, even), and reckless in its disregard of both practical and political theatre convention, it feels at once modern and remote, like a creepy German expressionist painting, at least that's how Frank has framed it. It is, all in all, an effective and totally cool staging.”
- nytheatre.com

In Search of a Goddess -
Divine inspirations of Ruth St. Denis
by Andrew Frank and Fran Kirmser,
@ The Duke Theatre on 42nd St.

" Ingeniously told . . . . handsomely designed dance/theater"
- The New York Times

" Rich in inspiration , the new dance-theater piece "In Search of a Goddess" introduces 21st-century viewers to Ruth St. Denis. This ambitious production has a nobler purpose than biography . Like St. Denis herself, choreographer Dalia Carella and writers Andrew Frank and Fran Kirmser, the show's creators, feel summoned to transport us from the drab, material world to a higher plane that sparkles with transcendent beauty . This elevated plateau is the realm of "the Goddess" the spiritual force St. Denis"
- New Jersey Star-Ledger

" An ingeniously conceived exploration of the artistic life of Ruth St. Denis . . . smartly launched and grounded throughout by comic scenes in a stalled New York City subway car . . . richly visual and cleverly theatrical . . . ”
- Backstage

" . . . a heartfelt introduction to an American choreographer who is rarely remembered these days."
- Associated Press

Three Sisters
by Anton Checkov
adapted by Andrew Frank
translated by Boris Kievsky
@ ManhattanTheatreSource

“A timeless play in an absorbing production awaits . . . elements of comedy and tragedy . . . it sweeps in its understated way across a panorama of yearning, frustrated dreams and ambition; selfishness and cruelty; disappointment and disillusion; and ultimately the very meaning of individual human existence. Jewel that it is, "Three Sisters" is directed by Andrew Frank and solidly performed by an appealing cast . . . deep resonance emanates not only from the impending upheaval in Russia but also to all who ponder life and their own impact on generations to follow.”
- The New York Times

Isadora . . . No Apologies
written and directed by Andrew Frank
@The Duke Theatre on 42nd St.

"Duncan seems as bewitching as ever . . eternally fresh . . heartfelt "
- The New York Times

"A wonderous evening of dance-theatre!"
- The New Jersey Star Ledger

"a captivating dance/play . . handsome . . Isadora emerges as the thoughtful artist and down-to-earth person she was. We see her dream before us!"
- The Village Voice

"An absolutely terrific idea . . a snappy little play . . an effecting, educational portrait. Concisely written and briskly directed. Viva Isadora!"
- Backstage

The Little Years
by John Mighton,
ManhattanTheatreSource

"The Little Years is like a faint trail of an alluring perfume wafting through the air, the moments are spellbinding and lingered for hours afterward. Beautifully directed and designed, and performed by an extraordinary cast, Frank's production dug right into the heart of the work, showcasing the strengths of the scripts with a refreshing sense of respect and commitment."
- OOBR

Bride of Frankenstein
by Sharon Fogarty,
ManhattanTheatreSource

"Director Andrew Frank approaches this diverse material in an imaginative way, using the space, the actors, and a few props in often strikingly creative and effective ways. He is a director whose work bears seeking out."
- Culturevulture.net