The Father and the Holy Ghost By Jeremy McCarter

The Busy World Is Hushed finds God in other people; School of the Americas seeks Him in a Marxist martyr.

Less Than Zero By Jeremy McCarter

The Woman in White proves that minimalist Lloyd Webber is as problematic as overblown Lloyd Webber.

Seascape/Mr. Marmalade
Reviews By Jeremy McCarter

The couples' relationships generate no emotional appeal, and the weighty subjects they throw around tell us little we don't know.

You Can't Handle the Truth By Jeremy McCarter

O'Neill's A Touch of the Poet examines our ability to delude ourselves-and what we do when we can't.

The Look Book

Sara Gettelfinger, Actress
When I'm spending twelve hours a day at the theater, I aim for comfort. By Amy Larocca

Fall Preview 2005: Theater

How to Fix: The Rock Musical By Boris Kachka

Curtain Call By John Simon

The backstage drama aside, Sweet Charity is winsome if terribly slight. PLUS: A critic hangs out his closing notice.

'House' of Great Repute By Jeremy McCarter

Shaw's Heartbreak House gets a revival that shows off its talky brilliance. Plus: Cynthia Nixon, Neil LaBute, and more.

'Tis Understandable She's a Whore By Jeremy McCarter

Mrs. Warren's Profession makes one wonder: Why aren't New Yorkers crazy for George Bernard Shaw?

Downhearted Blues By Jeremy McCarter

A new revival reaches for the high notes in August Wilson's Seven Guitars.

Rip. Mix. Burn By Jeremy McCarter

'Lennon' doesn't work. But that's no reason to reject the potential of the jukebox-musical genre.

Review: Dedication or the Stuff of Dreams By Jeremy McCarter

Lovers of drama will have to admire the sentiment. Then they will have to wonder what in the name of precious metaphors McNally is trying to do in this tangled play.

Theater of the New Ear By Jeremy McCarter

It was as rewarding a night as I've spent in the theater this year, all the more remarkable for being his stage debut.

Report from London By Jeremy McCarter

A tale of two musicals: The very British Billy Elliot and the great American Guys and Dolls.

Fear and Loathing in the Cafeteria By Jeremy McCarter

Coming face-to-face with everyday evil in a genuinely terrifying drama based on the Columbine massacre.

The Trouble With Harry By Jeremy McCarter

In The Pajama Game, Harry Connick Jr. is a stiff (with great pecs). But he sure can work that piano.

Michael Frayn's Influences

Interview By Boris Kachka

Doubt
Review By Jeremy McCarter

After winning everything in sight last year, John Patrick Shanley's pedophilia thriller-drama-parable has turned to new actors to keep running, and the transplant hasn't entirely come off.

The Most Beautiful New Yorkers

Serious Clown: Bill Irwin By David Kaufman

Review: Red Beads By Jeremy McCarter

Review: Spirit By Jeremy McCarter

Ms. Roboto By Jeremy McCarter

The witty Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow embraces its weirdo technophiles.

Broadway Melody of 1975 By Jeremy McCarter

Yes, it's a period piece. No, it's not a jaw-dropping revival. But A Chorus Line still has that hard-to-define something.

Man in Black II By Jeremy McCarter

Ring of Fire lacks spark; Grey Gardens does too, but it's saved by one fantastic star.

Lost Island By Jeremy McCarter

Richard Greenberg almost captures a sepia-toned New York. Plus: Spring Awakening's kids are all right.

The Rise of the Cliffs Notes Musical By Boris Kachka

After a season of shows based on the back catalogues of Elvis and John Lennon, this year's musical-makers are borrowing from the greatest stories ever told.

Blind Faith by Jeremy McCarter

'Oedipus at Palm Springs' finds the Five Lesbian Brothers in an unusually realistic mood.

Blackboard Jungle '06 By Jeremy McCarter

No Child goes where theater rarely dares tread: a New York public high school.

Influences: John Lithgow By Boris Kachka

The forces that shaped a dirty rotten scoundrel.