The scientist in Edward Einhorn’s uneven romantic dramedy wants to find solid proof of his girlfriend’s devotion. Which is his first problem.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:53PM“When Angels Fall,” at Peak Performances, and “Non Solus,” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, blend circus with dance in feats of perfect equilibrium.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:48PMTwo shows enlist their spectators as witnesses, exhorting the Americans in the room to consider what our nation is doing in our name.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PMIn a new revival, Henry VIII lacks grandeur and Cromwell cunning. Without worthy adversaries, Sir Thomas More’s dilemma never delivers the drama.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:54PMSure, less paper makes environmental sense. But relying on digital programs betrays what makes the in-the-moment experience of theater so special.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:42AMIn a smart if sometimes shaggy monologue that ponders a divided nation, Mr. Quinn worries about more than the occupant of the White House.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PMPerformers revisit their own fraught memories in recent productions, including one inspired by women who have accused the president of misconduct.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:24PMThe bloody story of Procne and Philomela is retold as a tale of sisterly devotion in this indie-rock opera by the Kilbanes at BRIC House in Brooklyn.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:03PMThis stunning Under the Radar festival show tells the story of Valerie Solanas, the feminist agitator who shot Andy Warhol.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMAt Bushwick Starr, Diana Oh and her team of “super queero heart questers” welcome guests to a night of dance-filled revelry. (Yes, there’s a sleepover option.)
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:54PMOf the three jukebox bio-musicals about female pop stars now on Broadway, it’s the latest that best understands its audience.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:18AMThis clever, messy comedy opens with a charming pair of singing elves, yet it’s an ill-advised choice for Santa believers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:54PMThis multimedia adaptation for the era of TED Talks and smartphones is visually and aurally striking, but it lacks the spookiness of the original novella.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:54PMIn Krista Knight’s muddled dramedy, an abusive husband and his fearful wife are joined by a mythological sea creature.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:54PMA new musical illuminates the obscure history of American women who were recruited to the Signal Corps in Europe. It’s rather thrilling, until Act 2.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PMClassical Theater of Harlem reimagines the Charles Dickens tale with the holiday curmudgeon as a real estate predator in need of reclamation.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PMSara Fellini’s play follows John Wilkes Booth, months before he kills President Lincoln, while he spars with his brothers on and off stage.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PMTheresa Rebeck wrote her chilling new domestic thriller with the brother and sister in mind.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12PMThe writer of “Eve’s Song” looks back (at an awkward childhood) and ahead (at her inspirations) while scrolling through her Instagram feed.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:48AMLloyd Suh’s rich play follows an immigrant and her translator over decades.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:42PMIn Lauren Gunderson’s issue play, Pascale Armand plays an insurance agent in a risky scenario.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:48PMThe highly physical Irish actor Aaron Monaghan came late to Beckett, and is young to portray Estragon. But the role fits (even if the shoes don’t).
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:48PMThe novelist’s first play, “Happy Birthday, Wanda June,” is proving its resonance — and some nights, too much so — in a timely new revival.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:48AMMing Peiffer’s new play shares the same youthful female-centric world of Sarah DeLappe’s soccer play, “The Wolves.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:54PMTheater artists who carry on the tradition of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf” honor their inspiration.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:18AMMs. Shange’s play featured seven black female characters named for the colors of the rainbow and inspired generations of playwrights.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:48PMAdam Gwon’s chamber musical about four New Yorkers is being revived Off Broadway in a production by Keen Company.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMA white liberal historian and a frustrated African-American student make a combustible combination in Eleanor Burgess’s play.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PMIt’s 1963 again, and this chamber musical packs all the heartbreak and bliss of love in a Village gay bar of the era.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:06AMIt’s 1963 again, and this chamber musical packs all the heartbreak and bliss of love in a Village gay bar of the era.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18PMThe heroine’s impossible position could hardly be more sympathetic or central than in this Pushkin Theater Moscow/Cheek by Jowl staging.
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