Thursday, January 13, 2011
Ibsen’s “John Gabriel Borkman,” from the Abbey Theater of Ireland, is in production at the Harvey Theater in Brooklyn.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01PMAudiences will surely find something wonderful in each of the five performances at the center of Jon Robin Baitz’s new play, “Other Desert Cities,” at Lincoln Center.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PMLa Mama, the East Village theater Ellen Stewart created and led, is not a 1960s relic; it continues to produce unexpected and even prophetic art.
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The idea of theater as an act (and an instrument) of political defiance is a strange one these days to most Americans.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:37PM"Diciembre," at Under the Radar Festival, is a witty, sharply focused vision of a time well past celebration.
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Brian Bedford, who seems to pick up a Tony nomination whenever he steps foot on a Broadway stage, has returned to portray Lady Bracknell in “The Importance of Being Earnest.”
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In its performance of “Being Harold Pinter,” the Belarus Free Theater confirms the power of a single playwright to inspire those who are addressing abuses of power.
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Critics and writers for The New York Times write about shows and performances they are looking forward to seeing on New York stages in 2011.
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In a year that recapped some of New York theater’s least appealing aspects, a few productions made us remember the singular power of theater to astonish.
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Sometimes a familiar line or phrase can be heard in new ways thanks to an actor’s unexpected interpretation.
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The performance artist John Kelly channels Egon Schiele in his reprise of “Pass the Blutwurst, Bitte,” at La MaMa.
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The Kneehigh Theater’s adaptation of “The Red Shoes” presents a raw view of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale.
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In first-rate productions of two Harold Pinter plays, five performers quietly send off distress signals with a fluency that leaves you grinning at such stylishly realized discomfort.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01PMThe road to salvation is flat and narrow in “The Break of Noon,” Neil LaBute’s single-tone study starring David Duchovny.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
John Guare’s historical comedy “Free Man of Color,” at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, tosses up bright balls of allusion and prays they’ll land in a coherent pattern.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01PMIn scenic design these days, the biggest thing in the theater is film - or to be precise, digital projections.
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Fans of Peter Nichols, one of the finest and most underrated British dramatists of the second half of the 20th century, will definitely find elements to savor in “Lingua Franca.”
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Daniel Sullivan’s production, full of clarity and subtlety, makes its premiere on Broadway after a summer in Central Park.
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Annie Baker’s distinctively bittersweet sounds of silence are echoing throughout the Boston Center for the Arts, where three of her plays are being performed, with considerable skill and a…
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