Bard gets fun, frisky treatment with 'Cymbeline' by Joe Dziemianowicz

What's in a name?

Frozen assets: 'John Gabriel Bookman' is too cold by Joe Dziemianowicz

"I'm always cold."

Lightbulb! NY 'Idea' needs to be rejuvenated by Joe Dziemianowicz

You've seen her: A woman with a face-lift who looks dewy from the neck up but whose crepe-y hands give away her age.

Olympia Dukakis is confusing in Tennessee Williams' 'Milk Train' by Joe Dziemianowicz

A shadowy drifter makes mobiles in "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore." As hobbies go, it's peculiar, if Calder-esque. But it fits, since Tennessee Williams' overwrought and seldom-do…

'Gruesome Playground Injuries' hurts so good by Joe Dziemianowicz

"Gruesome Playground Injuries" is a short play, just 80 minutes long. It wastes no time in revealing itself as irresistibly odd and exciting.

'Whipping Man' needs to whip up some answers by Joe Dziemianowicz

Dramas about African-American slavery have seemingly covered the subject from every conceivable angle.

In 'Sisters,' Gyllenhaal, Sarsgaard play house by Joe Dziemianowicz

If acting miserable together on stage is good for a relationship, Anton Chekhov may be the best thing that's happened to Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard.

'Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark' could reap rewards for never opening on Broadway, but no Tonys by Joe Dziemianowicz

'Black Tie' is a knot of phoniness by Joe Dziemianowicz

Playwright A.R. Gurney is known for being a devoted and prolific chronicler of WASP culture, which he captures with warmth and perception. He's at his best when he gets reflective and dives …

'When I Come to Die' is ghostly play by Joe Dziemianowicz

"When I Come To Die" follows an Indiana Death Row inmate who survives a lethal injection and gets labeled a miracle.

Helm's 'Interviewing' gives theatergoers a voice by Joe Dziemianowicz

Shows aimed at getting the audience in on the act are enjoying a mini-moment.

'Second Language' play speaks to local students by Joe Dziemianowicz

Do you speak English? Hoi Lun Lui thought she did.

'Compulsion' puppets leave you dangling by Joe Dziemianowicz

Mandy Patinkin knows from ­obsessives.

What a Rush! Star is crazy good in 'Madman' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Geoffrey Rush is insanely great at acting crazy. He proves it nightly at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with his wacky and wonderfully touching tour de force in "The Diary of a Madman."

'Jack in the Box' is me 'amplified': Creighton by Joe Dziemianowicz

Michael Cyril Creighton is an actor with a day job in a theater box office, and he plays one on the Web.

'The Hallway Trilogy' tri's too hard by Joe Dziemianowicz

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Renee Elise Goldsberry moves from TV to theatre and back by Joe Dziemianowicz

Good things come in pairs, it's said. And for actress-singer Renee Elise Goldsberry, known for "One Life to Live" and the musical version of "The Color Purple," that's doubly true these days…

Feces-flinging? 'Timon' is prime example of Shakespeare by Joe Dziemianowicz

Good night, John Boy, and goodbye. Playing the invective-slinging, feces-flinging title character in "Timon of Athens," a fire-breathing Richard Thomas bears no resemblance to his placid nic…

'Season' now more like double drivel: '70s hit slips from 'Championship' level by Joe Dziemianowicz

Nearly 40 years after winning a Tony and a Pulitzer, the play, which opened last night in a starry revival, amounts to two hours of bombast given the full-court press.

'Peter' flies despite excessive charm by Joe Dziemianowicz

You expect a show about a boy who refuses to grow up to cop some attitude. The rowdy and inventive "Peter and the Starcatcher" delivers a trunkful of it.

'South Park' creators get behind Broadway newbie by Joe Dziemianowicz

The focus on faith is to make a point: Belief systems can be complicated matters. Comical ones, too.

'Cactus Flower' creaks now more than it charms by Joe Dziemianowicz

Known for being a hit in the mid-1960s and for spawning a movie that won Goldie Hawn an Oscar, "Cactus Flower" hasn't been seen in a major stage revival in New York since it ended a Broadway…

Fun city: More than ever, it's a kids' world on stage and screen with 'Elf,' 'Harry Potter' and more by Joe Dziemianowicz AND Joe Neumaier

Even as injuries mount, 'Spider-Man' execs vow show must go on by JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ, HEIDI EVANS and CORKY SIEMASZKO, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Dogged by talk of a curse, "Spider-Man" producers vowed Tuesday the star-crossed show would go on despite a shocking fall that could have killed its top stunt man. Christopher Tierney wasn't…

Julie Taymor out as 'Spider-Man' director as producers temporarily shut down Broadway musical by Joe Dziemianowicz, Kerry Wills and Bill Hutchinson

"Taymor is out. She's left the building," the source told The News.

'Spider-Man' director Julie Taymor to be replaced by Philip William McKinley of 'The Boy from Oz' by Joe Dziemianowicz, Kerry Wills and Bill Hutchinson

Cursed 'Spider-Man' musical set to resume today as producers try to improve safety procedures by Joe Dziemianowicz, Kerry Wills and Corky Siemaszko

'The Joe D Show' Episode 11: Al Hirschfeld expert David Leop by Joe Dziemianowicz

'The Joe D Show' welcomes David Leopold, curator of “The Hirschfeld Century: The Art of Al Hirschfeld.

Kristin Chenoweth & Kelli O'Hara earn A's from their mentor by Joe Dziemianowicz

Voice teacher Florence Birdwell was in New York to see her Tony-nominated students Kristin Chenoweth and Kelli O’Hara.

Megan Hilty sings of babies and 'Bombshell' at Cafe Carlyle by Joe Dziemianowicz

'Smash' star Megan Hilty sings of love, babies and 'Bombshell' in new Cafe Carlyle show.

Obies honor 'Hamilton' as best new American theater work by Joe Dziemianowicz

“Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hiphop musical about Alexander Hamilton, the best new American theater work at the 60th annual Obies.