Monday, May 25, 2015
Although the play lacks the pace and sense of socio-political setting that the film accomplishes, watching these actors makes this a worthy night of theater.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMWhile much has been made of Arcadia s 19th century intellectual intrigue, the human complexities, which drive this piece, could have used some more gas.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMThe role of the protagonist is a worthy challenge for Olympia Dukakis , but the rest of the play offers a setting decidedly unworthy.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMWhile the singing and dancing are acting are quite good, someone forgot to put the same amount of effort into the plot.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMFortunately for those of us already well into adulthood, there is enough stardust in this show to keep us equally captivated.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMNow in its 77th year, this vintage musical gets a fresh, frothy production that proves it can be as effervescent as ever.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMDevoted Beatles fans get an extended chance to relive the band’s glory days, from beginnings in Liverpool all the way through “Let It Be.”
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMThe play with the unprintable name is a passionate, vivid and sometimes violent portrayal of people who at the best of times live disturbingly close to the edge of desperation.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMThis re-imagined version of Alice brings much in terms of spectacle, but the actual show doesn’t live up to Lewis Carroll’s original.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMWar Horse’s exquisite puppetry pulls you in, and then the story batters you with pathos.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMLarry Kramer’s incendiary play about the early days of confronting AIDS has gained historical heft and dramatic power since it was written 25 years ago.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMTony Kushner has an equally good ear for ideological infighting and family conflict, and the two are inextricably intermixed here.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMDespite pressing a lot of the right buttons, this production fails to strike the right balance between its mundane madness and the characters’ collective thirst for something great.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMThe characters in Zoe Kazan’s new drama splash you in the face with their issues from the moment they hit the stage.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMThe strongest family resemblance among these three short plays is that they all fall far short of their authors’ considerable talents.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMAll the sense and self-control in their bodies can t keep two firebrands from their bipolar magnetization.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMUnderneath the provocative, shocking elements of Burning lies a play that ambitiously examines issues of love and identity.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMAmy Herzog’s soft-spoken play about a grandson and grandmother doesn t go as deep in character examination as one would like.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMThe politricking of 1960 looks strikingly similar to that of today.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMThis compelling revival breathes new life into the Arthur Miller classic with its unflinching empathy for its conflicted characters.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMA flawed rock opera to begin with, this latest incarnation comes off as lackluster despite the efforts of a cast of fine voices.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMActress Kristen Johnston handles tales of addiction and recovery with unflinching honesty in her memoir.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMThis ebullient musical somehow manages to be one part Dickens, one part Disney and one part democratic exemplum.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMIn Nicky Silver’s new black comedy, the members of the Lyons family fight one another in a zero-sum battle for happiness.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMThis dusted-off 60s farce feels painfully old-hat and predictable.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMThe ways the characters are portrayed in this revival of Tennessee Williams classic add levels of nuance and suggestiveness to the story.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMJohn Lithgow portrays American journalist Joseph Alsop, who grapples with his political influence slipping away.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMJames Corden s command of slapstick is rivaled only by his improvisational talents in this hilarious commedia dell’Arte redux.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMHigh production value and special effects can t save this soulless adaptation of the film.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMSam Shepard’s new family drama fills a house with women who are seemingly immobilized by wounds of the past.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PMThe years have stolen none of the merits from Edward Albee’s dyadic drama.
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