Elevator

An elevator crammed with characters you care about, ELEVATOR is a must see. Casting was superb and full attention is given to each player.... full review

I went to this show not really knowing what to expect. What I got was a funny and poignant show that at times brought me to tears. An excellent cast and effective direction made this show a pleasant surprise for me. Would definitely recommend trying to see this show if you get the chance. ... full review

How do you turn the inside of a cold, stainless steel elevator, rising up past the floors of cutthroat corporate culture, into a warm, fuzzy, nurturing cocoon where the isolated and disconsolate can finally share their deepest vulnerabilities and emerge united by -- dare I say it -- love? Go watch ELEVATOR and find out. Pure fantasy! Pure wish fulfillment! But deftly done so you are willing to suspend disbelief and go along for the ride. BREAKFAST CLUB but ten years later, not in high school but in the real world, proving you’re never too grown up to be human. ... full review

I loved this performance! The cast was strong, the dialogue was sharp, and there were lots of laughs among the dramatic moments. That Erica Katzin sure can sing!... full review

It's those quiet moments you have to yourself that can, surprisingly, put you on the spot and make you the center of attention. A single peep, body gesture or even a thought can change the energy of people surrounding you. This is a powerful theme that emerges from all of the seven anonymous strangers in Michael Leoni's "Elevator," currently playing at the Hudson Guild Theatre. Trapped in between space and time, a septet of men and women find their Friday plans are spoiled when the office building elevator they enter shuts down mid-transport. A female CEO (Deborah Vancelette), female temp (Erica Katzin), businessman (Alex Rogers), young musician (Mikie Beatty), Janitor (William Stanford Davis), Hot girl (Karlee Rigby) and Goth girl (Racha... full review

Take a bunch of strangers and trap them in an enclosed space for a significant enough length of time and it’s a sure bet they’ll come out changed by the experience—if plays and movies are to be believed. Take the jurors in Twelve Angry Men, Tom Hanks and assorted others in You’ve Got Mail, or the high school kids in The Breakfast Club. Eleven jurors changed their verdict, Tom decided to leave Parker Posey for Meg Ryan, and the Princess, Jock, Brain, Criminal, and Basket Case all revealed themselves to be night-and-day different from our first impression of them and bonded in the process. Such is the stuff of stage and screen fiction. Writer-director Michael Leoni takes this tried-and-true formula and comes up with another winner in Elevat... full review