Monday, November 20, 2017
Toggling between the years 2017 and 73, this play about American Jews on a trip to Israel seems confused about what it is trying to say.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:36PMThe Bedlam production of the J.M. Barrie classic is both too childish to tell the story properly and too adult to access its wonder.
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An unconventional Primary Stages adaptation of the Jane Austen novel features gags, dance breaks and other cynical silliness.
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Gerald Schoenfeld theatre, New York"Always be closing." That maxim of salesmanship seems positively caustic when projected on to the curtain during the Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04PMWednesday, November 8, 2017
Hollywood’s “contempt and dismissiveness” toward women has led her to Broadway. In “The Parisian Woman,” she‘ll be onstage for every minute of every scene.
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Friday, November 3, 2017
This production of a minor play by Camus, about a bullied populace whose civil liberties are curbed, hits some Trumpian notes, but not too hard.
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The Pulitzer prize winner’s stock market morality play zips by with speed but suffers from confused characterization and frustrating ambiguity Vivian Beaumont Theater, New YorkAyad Akhtar,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18PMWednesday, November 1, 2017
In works like “School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play,” Jocelyn Bioh aims to tell stories that buck expectation and defy stereotype.
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A revival of David Henry Hwang’s audaciously imaginative play lands on Broadway but with the delicate poise between illusion and truth unbalancedCort Theatre, New YorkMost theater is a sed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06PMWednesday, October 25, 2017
Luis Alfaro’s “Oedipus El Rey” puts sex and violence front and center as it considers the fate of a young man shaped by the prison system.
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Monday, October 16, 2017
Two productions that draw on the Bard: an “As You Like It” with echoes of the refugee crisis and a goofy musical based on “Measure for Measure.” In this case, fun wins.
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David Greenspan has been rehearsing his solo take on the epic “Strange Interlude” for four years. Now it’s show time.
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This adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s word-drunk fantasy is notable less for its violent themes than for its often-shirtless cast.
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“Beckett in the City: The Women Speak” powerfully articulates a theme of powerlessness in four short plays staged at a secret location near the Irish Arts Center.
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Getting in character for “The Last Match,” the cast gets a tennis lesson from a former pro before taking the stage.
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Loosely inspired by a true story, Dan McCormick’s play “The Violin” follows a lost Stradivarius that falls into greedy hands.
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Thursday, September 14, 2017
The New Yiddish Rep production revisits Ionesco’s absurdist story about ordinary people seduced by fascist overtures.
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The actress is back to starring as an Edwardian matriarch in “Time and the Conways,” which begins performances on Sept. 14 in New York.
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This free production from Public Works includes more than 200 amateur performers and looks as diverse, busy and vital as New York City itself.
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As Denzel Washington reveals a return to the stage, which actors are less likely to make a comeback after poor reviews and an underwhelming box office?Earlier this week, producers announced …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PMWednesday, August 16, 2017
Theater has quickly taken on the Trump presidency. Whether what’s onstage can change minds or spark action is open to debate.
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Sunday, July 30, 2017
This play toggles between a seaside family in crisis and a 10-year-old girl’s dreams of a nautical adventure with her grandfather.
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“To the End of the Land” and “Yitzhak Rabin: Chronicle of an Assassination,” staged at the Lincoln Center Festival, underscore the elusiveness of concord.
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Lauren Gunderson’s “The Book of Will,” making part of its rolling world premiere, finds drama in family relationships and Renaissance publishing.
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