In the past decade, Charles Busch has ventured into the main stream with such comedies as "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife," which had a healthy run on Broadway.But what the actor/playwrig…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMThe suitor couldn't be more urbane -- at least in his speech. "I am wooing you," the disheveled man says to the weathered, older woman. "I am pitching woo." That he tries to seal the deal by…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMI've heard of getting pumped up for a show, but this was a first: Before watching Thaddeus Phillips' solo piece "Capsule 33," theatergoers are encouraged to prime a foot pump near the theat…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMFor Chekhov fans who've overdosed on his clas sics, "The Sneeze" seems full of promise. An evening of one-acts adapted by playwright Michael Frayn from the writer's early short stories and …
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMThe expert farcical instincts of playwright Michael Frayn ("Noises Off") are sadly lacking in "Alphabetical Order," a 1975 comedy making its New York City premiere days after the opening of…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMIt's no Fringe Festival -- and that's a good thing. Now in its seventh season, the New York Musical Theatre Festival offers a level of polish and talent that puts its summertime counterpart…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMThe slight new musical "In Transit" is best appreciated on an autumn week end, when the MTA is so plagued by disruptions that any trip can turn into a voyage of "Odyssey"-like proportions.C…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMDon't be surprised if you find the events depicted in "The Deep Throat Sex Scandal" hard to swallow. This new play details how the notorious porn film "Deep Throat" became one of the most pr…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMPatrick Stewart and T.R. Knight breathe life into David Mamet's wheezy 1977 backstage comedy.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:58PMIf attitude was all that mattered, then "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" would be a triumph.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:58PMThe brilliant Mark Rylance and David Hyde Pierce bring whatever comic life there is to this spoof of 17th century theatrical conventions.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:58PMTimes being what they are, it's comforting to know there are other jobs out there for theater critics. If one is to believe the fantastical events in Conor McPherson's "St. Nicholas," one c…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMHeavy on sports atmosphere but light on content, “Lombardi” doesn't make it to the goal line.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:58PMLike its central character, Ar thur Kopit's "Wings" has proved remarkably resilient. This abstract drama about a former aviatrix turned stroke victim premiered to raves on Broadway in 1978,…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMVanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones bring significant star power to this revival of Uhry's perfectly calibrated comic drama.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:58PMJulia Stiles returns to her theatrical roots with this experimental take on the classic Greek myth.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:58PMThis revival of Tony Kushner's two-part masterwork immediately establishes itself as the theatrical event of the season.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:58PMIf you can't get enough of high school glee clubs, "Perfect Harmony" is the show for you. This silly musical about dueling a cappella groups at a New England prep school makes "Glee" look l…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMSHAKESPEARE -- even the comedies -- can be heavy lifting, so it's a pleasure to report that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is lighter than air.Imported from London's Globe Theatre, this "Merr…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMYou may want to have a study guide handy during the Irish Rep's "Banished Children of Eve," a swirling historical drama that often feels like homework.Set during the 1863 New York Draft Rio…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMYou may want to have a study guide handy during the Irish Rep's "Banished Children of Eve," a swirling historical drama that often feels like homework. Set during the 1863 New York Draft Ri…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMYou may find yourself nervously whistling in the dark at "Play Dead," the fiendishly frightening but playful spookfest devised by Todd Robbins and Teller, the silent half of Penn & Teller. …
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMYou might want to avoid "Notes From Under ground" if you're feeling out of sorts -- because this blistering adaptation of Dostoevsky's 1864 novella could send you over the edge. Adapted by …
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMThe story behind "Personal Enemy" is more interesting than the play itself. Co-written in 1953 by British play wrights John Osborne ("Look Back in Anger") and Anthony Creighton, it was bare…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMMichael Shannon fans often have to settle for seeing him in small doses: his brief, Oscar-nominated turn in "Revolutionary Road," his supporting role in HBO's "Boardwalk Empire." But the br…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMCombining men in drag with a spoof of cheesy '50s-era sci-fi movies, "Devil Boys From Beyond" is like time-capsule camp. A hit at last year's Fringe Festival, its familiar brand of kitsch s…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMMemo to aspiring dramatists: If that whole playwriting thing doesn't work out, there are other job possibilities out there. You might even get elected president. That's what happened to Vacl…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMAmoralists. Rapp. The names are embla zoned on the program for "Ghosts in the Cottonwoods" like the stars of a Hollywood action film.And no wonder: This is a theatrical meeting made in heav…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMIn Peter Nichols' new comedy, "Lingua Franca," set at a wildly dysfunctional language school, the accent is on conflict. It might make you grateful for Rosetta Stone. Set in 1950s Florence,…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PM'I had God on my side," declares John Smith, the generically named character David Duchovny plays in Neil LaBute's new, deeply problematic play, "The Break of Noon." That's how Smith explai…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 05:58PMCharles Smith's "Knock Me a Kiss" plays like a Tyler Perry movie set during the Harlem Renaissance. Inspired by the ill-fated marriage between the daughter of activist W.E.B. Du Bois and th…
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