Friday, September 28, 2018
“Smugness is lethal,” says the filmmaker Todd Solondz, who, with “Emma and Max,” brings his sharp eye for hypocrisy to the stage for the first time.
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The Bedlam show, stitched together from parts borrowed from Chekhov and Shakespeare, should perhaps be credited to Chekspeare.
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Rob Roth’s new multimedia show uses video to try to capture the relationship between an obsessive fan and the actress who’s the object of his fantasies.
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A theater festival presented works he directed, stage adaptations of his films, and creations he influenced. Even a “Seventh Seal” for kids.
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They are often Broadway sensations, but jukebox musicals rarely get good reviews. We invited our critics to stop snarking and tell us what they want.
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Monday, August 20, 2018
Friday, August 10, 2018
Naming a show can be tricky. Some recent titles are obscure, others extremely long. And then there’s the weird punctuation. What’s going on?
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Scenes from an annual “vent” gathering in Kentucky, where puppets rule and their masters crave respect for an unappreciated art form.
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Renée Taylor’s solo show, based on her memoir, is about more than food and deprivation, and it’s loaded with one-liners.
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In this revival of Wallace Shawn’s 1979 play, a couple’s loathing creates a weird frisson of erotic challenge.
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With “Head Over Heels” in previews, we looked at how five Go-Go’s songs evolved into musical-theater numbers.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
It’s not the Mary Martin vehicle you loved as a child. But Bernstein’s version is getting a rare revival at the Bard SummerScape festival.
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The writer-performer Alessandro Magania narrates the tale of a man disguised as a page-turner, working hard to not be noticed.
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Friday, June 1, 2018
The intimate yet abstract correspondence between Tchaikovsky and a wealthy widow is interspersed with song in a new production.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:48PMMajority rule (mostly). One play per playwright. How we put together the 25 Plays list, and a bid to remember notable writers and favorite works that missed the cut.
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
The stagecraft is impressive, but if you’re not familiar with J.K. Rowling’s world of wizards, “Cursed Child” can be a mystifying slog.
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Ms. Rossellini’s latest show explores animals’ thoughts and behaviors using puppets, videos — and, yes, an adorable dog.
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How the ‘SpongeBob’ costume designer used found objects — and yes, sequins — to dress an eye-popping array of singing, dancing sea creatures.
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Friday, April 20, 2018
New York-area audiences finally have a chance to see Angélica Liddell, a darling of European theaters, in “Esta Breve Tragedia” at Peak Performances.
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Two teenage sisters share a life where the extraordinary can be ordinary in this play directed by Alex Howarth.
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“Be More Chill” played a month at a New Jersey theater, and nothing much happened. Then the internet got very busy.
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A mighty king demanding declarations of love faces villains you understand, in this Royal Shakespeare production at BAM.
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This year’s Humana roster includes merciless looks at power imbalances in the workplace, and a doom-metal finale that left audiences shellshocked.
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A spate of works like “The Wolves” and “The Wholehearted” use sports to explore ideas about femininity, self-image and power.
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There’s weird fun to be had in mash-ups of classical and rock music. But this show sticks to an overly familiar playlist.
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