The show, written and directed by Paul Calderon, begins intensely and continues on a harrowing, one-way trip to hell.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:48PMIn the world described in Ivan Ayr’s debut feature, men casually assume they are entitled to say or do whatever they want to women.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18PMK. Lorrel Manning takes on racism, homophobia, sexism, police violence and immigration in nine short plays.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:48PMThe festival, presented by St. Louis Actors’ Studio, comprises three one-act plays by Mr. LaBute: “Great Negro Works of Art,” “The Fourth Reich” and “Unlikely Japan.”
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:12PMVisionary stylist or one-trick pony? With “Network” on Broadway and “All About Eve” on the horizon, the multimedia-mad stage director is ready for his close-up.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:24AMGracie Gardner’s “Cowboy,” which runs from six to 20 minutes, is part of a triple bill: “I just love having a single visual image onstage,” she said.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:54PMPeter Mills Weiss and his collaborator, Julia Mounsey, put the audience on edge with the simplest of theatrical tools.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:54PMA musical must have a minimum of internal logic and some good tunes. “Christmas in Hell” comes up short on both counts.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:54AMRuben Studdard and Clay Aiken, who once competed on “American Idol,” banter, sing and try to upstage each other in this holiday revue.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PMAdjani’s turn as a flamboyant con artist sends up her own aloof image in this fun and sophisticated comic caper from Romain Gavras.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:18PMThe playwright Mike Gorman tries to equate Melville’s “Moby-Dick” with the opioid crisis. The ambition is there, but the play falls short.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PMScott Aiello’s play about an Italian-American family dealing with a disabled daughter offers no-nonsense American realism.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:24PMIdris Goodwin’s energetic but overstuffed play explores race, gender, police brutality and the quest for fame.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:18PMRadio City Music Hall successfully merges old-fashioned showmanship and state-of-the-art technology in this year’s Christmas pageant.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:42PMHow three Broadway actresses capture the essence of one superstar: Thank the costumes, “Burlesque” — and white teeth.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:48AMRonnie Marmo wrote and stars in this bioplay about the groundbreaking comic, who died in 1966.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24PMThe Mobile Unit of the Public Theater focuses on the play’s comic side in this energetic production.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:48PMWilliam Jackson Harper’s polished debut as a playwright, set in 1964, pits patient negotiation against disruptive activism.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMMr. Mandvi, who spent nearly 10 years as a correspondent on “The Daily Show,” brings back his solo comedy act. It returns with new resonance.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMAn aspiring musical-theater writer is on the hunt for Ms. Right in this familiar romantic comedy.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMYasmina Reza’s tidy comedy has been produced in 45 countries and translated into 30 languages. How will it withstand a deconstruction by two experimental theater companies?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:48PM“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.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:18AMThe Bedlam show, stitched together from parts borrowed from Chekhov and Shakespeare, should perhaps be credited to Chekspeare.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:33AMRob 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.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PMA theater festival presented works he directed, stage adaptations of his films, and creations he influenced. Even a “Seventh Seal” for kids.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:48AMThey are often Broadway sensations, but jukebox musicals rarely get good reviews. We invited our critics to stop snarking and tell us what they want.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:48AMIn this winning new musical, a 12-year-old girl is spurred to action by her far-flung imaginary friends.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:48PMA future-shock musical comedy about redhead rights could use a makeover.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMNaming 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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