Thursday, October 25, 2012
In the small, nondescript town in Norway that provides the setting for Jon Fosse's intermittently compelling
A Summer Day, now being presented by the Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre at the …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMTuesday, October 16, 2012
We're warned early on that we're "gonna have to study up a little bit…cuz it's a complicated Russian novel," but it's truly not necessary to have read War and Peace to understand Natasha,…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00PMSunday, September 30, 2012
Katori Hall writes historical fictions rooted in the conflicts of race, including her Olivier Award-winning play The Mountaintop, which imagined the night before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. w…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMSaturday, September 22, 2012
Something Wild, Ken Schatz's intimate thrust staging of a trio of early Tennessee Williams one-acts now being presented by the young company Pook's Hill at the Abingdon Theater makes for a d…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:57PMSaturday, September 15, 2012
Playwright Thomas Bradshaw writes about controversial moral issues like pedophilia and slavery with dialogue that often stuns with its blunt clarity. So it wasn't surprising when last season…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMSunday, September 9, 2012
Hanne Tierney is undoubtedly a talented artist. In a career spanning over half a century, she's exhibited at the some of the top museums (including the Whitney and the Guggenheim) and it's e…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMSunday, September 2, 2012
Steven Strafford's solo show about his battles with sex addiction and crystal meth is moderately compelling.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMWednesday, August 29, 2012
Philip Ridley's compelling, disturbing play looks at a man and woman whose relationship is defined by their violent fantasies.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMThursday, August 23, 2012
Reports on 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, City of Shadows, Rated M for Mature, and Dogs: A Biting Comedy.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:55AMColby Day's play about four teenagers facing murderous insects is only intermittently amusing.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AMWednesday, August 22, 2012
Reports on An Interrogation Primer, Nocturnal, and Vacuum at the New York International Fringe Festival.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AMTuesday, August 21, 2012
Reports on New York International Fringe Festival shows Decompression, Mahmoud, and Would.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:45AMFriday, August 17, 2012
Reports on Pieces,The Underdeveloped and Overexposed Life of Deena Domino, and REDlight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:20AMTuesday, August 14, 2012
Susan Louise O'Connor gives a dynamic performance in Victor L. Cahn's play about a woman who climbs the corporate ladder.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMWednesday, July 25, 2012
Reports on Prison Dancer: The Musical, Swing State, Foreverman, and Le Cabaret Grimm.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00AMTuesday, July 17, 2012
Richard Willett's one-act play focuses on two gay men who try to escape life through the movies.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMMonday, July 16, 2012
The busy director discusses her work on Greg Pierce's play, Lisa D'Amour's Detroit, and Jenny Schwartz's Somewhere Fun.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMMonday, July 2, 2012
Thomas Blake's spoof of James Cameron's action film quickly grows tiresome as the audiences quickly gets very messy.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMMonday, June 25, 2012
The popular actress discusses her work in David Adjmi's new play inspired by the TV sitcom Three's Company
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMTuesday, June 19, 2012
The Amoralists latest show, about a corrrupt real estate develops, suffers from clunky dialogue and a lack of subtext.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMMonday, June 18, 2012
The popular star discusses starring in Soho Rep's new production of Anton Chekhov's classic play.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMThursday, June 14, 2012
Banana Bag and Bodice's new show is, among other things, a wonderfully abstract exploration of gender identity.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMWednesday, June 13, 2012
Abi Morgan's play about two childhood friends who encounter a free-spirited woman receives a fine production, but the story instantly fades from memory.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMTuesday, June 12, 2012
Eliza Clark's richly written and intense play focuses on a mother and daughter who have to adopt new identities.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:59PMFriday, May 11, 2012
The Talking Band's intriguing new piece is structured as a concert, but includes some profound insights on people.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMSunday, May 6, 2012
Milan Stitt's drama about a priest accused of murder receives a very well acted and directed production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:59PMMonday, April 30, 2012
David Rabe's autobiographically-inspired new play is more than a typical coming-of-age play.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMFriday, April 27, 2012
Parker Posey and Tracy Letts lead an excellent cast in Will Eno's though-provoking new play.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMWednesday, April 25, 2012
Aquila presents a suprisingly dull production of Shakespeare's great tragedy.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMMonday, April 23, 2012
TR Warszawa presents a stunning stage adaptation of the film about an unusual birthday party.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:59PMSaturday, April 21, 2012
Timberlake Wertenbaker's magical take on the Cinderella story is given a well-acted but unimaginatively stated production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM 
