BY TIM LALUMIA  |  Fairy tales are tough to do well onstage. Unfortunately, typical children’s theater does a lot of bad fairy tales. Mostly nightmare, less dream. However, the New Acting Company’s presentation of “Jack and the Beanstalk” was anything but typical. The production was original, poignant and shrewdly funny for both children and their [...]

BY TIM LALUMIA  |  Like spring, the New Acting Company’s latest production at Children’s Aid Society on Sullivan St., is upon us. The similarities don’t end there. Blooming creativity, warm rays of youth and the miracle of transformation should be eagerly anticipated in the upcoming staging of “Jack and the Beanstalk.” This one is sure [...]