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Friday, May 31, 2019

Review: Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Shines a Light on the Vagaries of Love by Henry Stewart

The play depends especially on the strength of its leads, and here it has two eager thespians who make the most of its drama. The post Review: Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lu…

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 02:07PM

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Review: Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men Is a Deconstruction of Privilege by Henry Stewart

Despite some realistic touches, Straight White Men, as directed by Anna D. Shapiro, goes to lengths to call out its artificiality. The post Review: Young Jean Lee’s Straight Whit…

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 12:13PM

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Review: Joshua Jackson Soars in Children of a Lesser God at Studio 54 by Henry Stewart

As a performer, Joshua Jackson is sober and endearing, projecting goodness. The post Review: Joshua Jackson Soars in Children of a Lesser God at Studio 54 appeared first…

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 05:51PM

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Theater Review: Measure for Measure at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center by Henry Stewart

When Measure for Measure’s noisy stage business quiets down, Simon Godwin’s production is powerful. The post Theater Review: Measure for Measure at the Polonsky Shak…

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 01:48PM

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Review: Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane at BAM by Henry Stewart

The revival of Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a funny and crushing production. The post Review: Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane at BA…

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 02:49PM

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Review: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 with Josh Groban by Henry Stewart

The show gravitates toward campy burlesque, but the creators have their fun and eat it too. The post Review: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 with Josh Grob…

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 10:23AM

Thursday, May 12, 2016

The Longest Day: Long Day’s Journey into Night at the Roundabout Theatre by Henry Stewart

This production is shadelessly lit for much of its runtime, evoking the drama’s openness, or at least its frankness. The post The Longest Day: Long Day’s Journey into Night<…

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 06:29PM

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Totally Psycho: American Psycho by Henry Stewart

I was so stunned by how many fucks it didn’t give that I stopped wondering if I was laughing with it or at it and wondered if my laughter transcended it. The post Totally Psycho: …

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 06:38PM

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Quiet on the Midwestern Front: Louis Jenkins’s Nice Fish by Henry Stewart

The stage is an icy expanse and the narrative and the lives of its characters are just as flat as this Midwestern freeze. The post Quiet on the Midwestern Front: Louis Jenkins’s …

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 05:08PM

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Charting an Even Unfeeling: Richard Maxwell’s Isolde by Henry Stewart

The aesthetic of the play flows into the acting by veterans of the Wooster Group and Elevator Repair Service. The post Charting an Even Unfeeling: Richard Maxwell’s Isolde</em…

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 06:21PM

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