128 stories by "Gregory Fletcher"
LESSONS INTERRUPTED A haunting memory play finds its strongest voice in music, memory, and an exceptional ensemble There is a painting at the Frick—a Vermeer—of a girl at her music lesso…
GHOSTS OF LOVE John J. Caswell, Jr.’s moving drama finds unexpected grace amid fear, desire, and survival As Pride Month begins, there may be no better theatrical companion than John J. Ca…
SHOPPING FOR MEANING Thornton Wilder’s long-lost play arrives decades late, still reaching for something just beyond its grasp Seventy-five years is a long time to wait for a world premier…
MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL Kip Williams delivers a visually stunning assault on the senses, even when the drama struggles to keep pace A co-production with London’s Donmar Warehouse, The …
PUCK BUNNIES AND POWER PLAYS Knowing exactly who it’s playing to, this gleefully ridiculous send-up shoots and scores There are fandoms, and then there are fandoms. The kind that inspires …
STOP SIGNS AND SOCIAL SIGNALS Sharp, humane, and richly acted, this new comedy lands with both wit and weight In The Balusters, playwright David Lindsay-Abaire once again proves himself a ma…
MAN VS. MACHINE, STILL LOSING Rice's century-old warning lands with unsettling familiarity In its inaugural production at the newly claimed St. Clement's Theatre, The New Group launches its …
SAILORS, SILLINESS, AND A SHADOW ON THE HORIZON Quirky musical comedy drifts between charm and fatigue before finding a quietly haunting final note When it comes to musical theater, writer M…
CHEKHOV IN EXILE"AND IN REVOLT A vivid, self-reflexive journey where art, politics, and survival collide Developed by En Garde Arts prior to its premiere at La MaMa ETC in May 2025, Seagull:…
LOVE, LOSS, AND LOOPING PATTERNS A quirky, performance-art breakup tale that charms before it overstays its welcome Created by New Zealand's EBKM, Karin McCracken investigates the pangs of r…
FROM SANTO DOMINGO TO STATE DEPARTMENT An ambitious portrait of Julissa Reynoso's rise spans continents, though its cool staging keeps emotion at a distance At The Public Theater, the world …
A HANDSOME, AMBITIOUS REVENGE MUSICAL TAKES SHAPE Strong design and performances elevate Dumas' tale, even as tonal shifts occasionally blur its focus The York Theatre's ambitious world prem…
EXTRA! EXTRA! SING ALL ABOUT IT A musical about paparazzi culture delivers energy and tunes but could stand to sharpen its storytelling Brogan Nelson, Jack Rasmussen The new musical The Papa…
I suppose when Martha Clarke proposes an idea for a theater production at this point in her illustrious career, the powers that be must grant her every blessing: no gatekeepers, no interfere…
ANCIENT MYTH, MODERN BODY POLITIC A classical tragedy is boldly reframed through a contemporary moral crisis, giving Antigone's defiance startling new urgency Celia Keenan-Bolger, Haley Wong…
SPARE PARTS, FULLY LOADED QUESTIONS Glass's brainy biotech thriller delivers ideas, surprises, and genuine theatrical punch Jonny-James Kajoba, Rob McClure, Matt Walker and Michael Genet I s…
ACTIVISM, FAMILY, AND A BACKYARD BATTLE The new play at TOSOS revisits the legacy of ACT UP and the uneasy quiet that followed CJ DiOrio & Nancy Slusser TOSOS, New York City's oldest pro…
THEATRE THROUGH GOGGLES A 47-minute VR encounter turns a gallery into the closest "front row" imaginable. How would you like to attend a play starring Ian McKellen"and be seated front row ce…
I FOUND A NEW BEAU FOR YOU But this wonderful new musical closes on January 4, 2026 at St. Luke's There are two standout reasons to catch Beau the Musical, the moving and musically stirring …
A BELOVED CLASSIC REBORN WITH BELL CHOIRS, SNOWFALL & HEART ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Are you fond of bell choirs, Christmas carols, indoor sn…
GOTTA SEE THIS SHOW! ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ I've been a fan of American Dance Machine since I was a kid in the 1980s"a company devoted to resta…
A PLAY HELD TOGETHER BY BANDAGES: SCALPAL, PLEASE Colt Coeur's world premiere of The Surgeon and Her Daughters, written by Chris Gabo, is a play of ideas"debates volleyed across generations,…
"TOWN OF NASTY" AND OTHER THINGS WE BLURT OUT FOR FREE SPEECH Immersive pulp fiction where the audience writes the filth The world premiere of Dirty Books is an immersive play written and di…
THE MARATHON OF MAKING ART A process piece that asks as much of the audience as the ensemble Perhaps the title of Nazareth Hassan's new play Practice, which opened at Playwrights Horizons to…
FROM CALLING CUES TO TAKING THEM Ruth Sternberg on her unexpected return to The Public" this time as an actor For nearly two decades, Ruth Sternberg was one of the steady, unseen engines of …
