Studio 54, New YorkAn intriguing premise and a confident assemblage of ideas fall apart onstage despite a trio of strong performancesFact: Lifespan of a Fact is one of the three best new pla…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48PMPreviews, openings and some last-chance picks.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:48PMArmed with money for a theater (which doesn’t exist) to save his town, a mayor tries his hand at playwriting in this two-actor, multicharacter comedy.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMThe actress, who stars in the Broadway revival of “Torch Song,” is an acting teacher and mentor.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMCondescend at your own risk to Sophia Anne Caruso, the go-to girl for adventurous stage roles. “Even from a young age,” she says, “I had very finicky taste.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMA folk concert provides the scaffolding for this stealthily moving sci-fi musical.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMCan a drama about the nature of consciousness be emotional, too? For its latest production, he’s tinkered with the script to firmly answer yes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMAnne Bogart directs a flashy production that puts ancient anxieties about women and power front and center.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PMTriad theater, New YorkThis musical parody stars Gina Gershon as Melania and is stuffed with unsubtle humour, but no parody is as shocking as the president himselfDemocracy in shambles? Why …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PMMr. Harper, best known for his sitcom role, is making his debut as a playwright.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:48AMFine performances elevate Jaki McCarrick’s slow-paced Irish drama, which owes a big debt to Chekhov and O’Casey.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:18PMWith its focus on exiles finding protection and outcasts earning redemption, this revival of the 1983 production feels more timely than ever.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:18PMA solo show about a World War I soldier counting down the hours to his execution for cowardice.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:48PMPreviews, openings and some last-chance picks.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:48PMFor more than 30 years, the British troupe Forced Entertainment has been challenging audiences to imagine bigger. And sit longer.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:48AMHow did an Off Broadway actor wrangle so many followers on Instagram? He hid in the bathroom.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:48PMPreviews, openings and some last-chance picks.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18PMNederlander Theater, New YorkThe dated gender politics of the Julia Roberts hit fail to receive an upgrade in a shallow musical that falls apart on stageTuneful, schlocky, and deeply offensi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04PMStephen Payne, a longtime understudy, gets his first Broadway starring role in “Straight White Men.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:04PMTwo lost souls (one literally back from the afterlife) meet in a gritty city park in Amina Henry’s overstuffed but empathetic play.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18PMA brief (recent) history of plays, films and TV shows exploring the fraught, sometimes predatory relationship between directors and their charges.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18AMMr. Birbiglia’s solo show about becoming a father is at first excruciatingly funny and then just kind of excruciating.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:04PMPreviews, openings and some last-chance picks.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:12PMThe outspoken star, who has recorded a ‘prayer for peace’, gives a few clues about how the show might end – and says why he’s more comfortable with fantasy than the real world“Let�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMHudson Theatre, New YorkA zippy, frothy combination of songs from the Go-Go’s and a bawdy Shakespearean comedy plot delivers goofy, if forgettable, funJust your everyday genderqueer pastor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54PMHayes Theater, New YorkA subversive look at masculinity boasts canny, self-aware performances and a shrewd dissection of gender rolesAt the end of the pre-show announcement for the Broadway …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18PMRinne Groff’s new play, at the Public Theater, brings arguments about art and relationships to Coney Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PMIn this production of J.M. Barrie’s 1904 play, Bernstein’s neglected score brings out the characters’ melancholic desires.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:48PMPreviews, openings and some last-chance picks.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18PMThe death of the show’s composer, Michael Friedman, makes this musical about loss an accidental and indispensable elegy.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:48AMThis Swiss mime troupe’s show “you & me” is like the Muppets, but heavily influenced by French surrealism and a few psychotropics.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:18PM