A curtainup Feature: Holden Caulfield: Theater Aficionado
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:12PMJoe Orton's farce no longer sends shock waves through audiences, but when done right, as it is here, its coal-black humor and Wildean wit remains intact . . . Read More
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:16AMRebecca Hall brings new life to Sophie Treadwell's 1928 tragedy of a woman destroyed by a harsh, man and machine dominated world
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:14AMJessie Mueller proves she's a triple threat talent as singer-singwriter Carole King . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:19AMChekhov's legacy of plays about trios of sistgers
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:46AMstellar cast makes movie version of Pulitzer prize play oscar-worthy
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:49AM- Despite the darkness of these characters' lives and the situation, Conor McPherson's play is richly spiced with humor
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:29AMMadeleine George certainly has come up with an at once fun and thought provoking if imperfect conceit .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:02AMA gorgeous Amy Irving to provide a modicum of text, a pair of New York's American ballet theater dancers to execute Martha Clarke's sensual as ever and literature inspired choreography! What…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:14AMIt's back to WASP country and the 1952's in A. R. Gurney's new play at the Flea
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:49AMTerrence McNally has clearly had a grand time stuffing his whirlwind romp through centuries of theatrical history with sly allusions and amusing dialogue. . . Read More
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:15PMAugust Wilson's scattershot autobiographical monologue enlivened by Ruben Santiago-Hudson's vibrant persona.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 01:02PMRichard Nelson completes his plays about the Apple family in tandem with inrep production of the three leading up to this highly emotional finale.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:27AMAmanda Peet's entertaining debut play at MTC's City Center Main Stage deals with much the same issues as those explored in in Dennis Kelly's Taking Care of Baby at the neighboring smaller st…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:49AMDennis Kelly has "Americanized" his play for its off-Broadway premiere which benefits from a top drawer cast. .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:02AM- A hilariously macabre and deliciously tuneful musical has landed on Broadway. It's a sure-fire Tony award collector . . . Read More
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:35AMWilliam Finn and James Lapine have musicalized the movie about the dysfunctional Hoover family. The 2nd Stage production is vastly revamped from its California premiere
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:53AM- that is the question especially in a Bard Storming season.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:23PMSamuel Beckett's rarely seen radio play gets a theatricalized treatment and has Dame Eileen Atkins and Sir Michael Gambon aboad to give it star powerered buzz
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:27PMEach play stands on its own. . .but seeing both is a hard to miss treat
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:44AMBruce Norris's take on the political adulterer's confessional is enlivened by a terrific cast and dialogue .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:04PMMurder and drugs (more unusually imbibed than you're likely to have ever seen) heighten the macabre shenanigans of Beth Henley's new play at the New Group .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:15AMThe piano playing duo's Agatha Christie spoof gets a second life at New World Stages . .
SOURCE: at 09:43AMThis season a group of Powerhouse Brits are doubling the event-ability of Shakespeare, Pinter and Beckett with in-rep productions. But event-ability isn't strictly a Broadway thing.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:43AMWhile Craig is the ticket selling magnet, and both he and Rachel Weisz are excellent, the truly unforgettable character here is Rafe Spall as Jerry, the man sharing seven years of illicit af…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:21PMWelcome to New York, Dr. Ruth! That is, Debra Jo Rush in her endearing portrayal of the 4'7" dynamo with the German-French-Israeli accent best known for her witty sound bites about any and a…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:29AMThe Foundry Theatre's brilliantly inventive production is giving a larger audience a chane to contemplate how to help good people everywhere to a happy end — and as part of that process se…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:28AMNo chance that any New Yorker claiming "with-it-ry"credentials would be caught unable to make a few choice comments about Daniel Craig's performance.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:26PMSharr White's Americanized Chekhovian familial drama is underscored by broader world in disarray and marks a welcome return to the stage by Mary-Louise Parker . . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:03AMJohn Kander and Greg Pierce's first collaboration is a trio of loosely connected stories that could use more songs. Effectively staged and well performed, especially by David Hyde Pierce.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:30AMBook writer-lyricist Lisa Kron and composer Jeanine Tesori have turned Alison Bechdel's graphic book into an unusual and well worth seeing musical.'. . . Read More
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