1,308 stories by "Alexis Soloski"
The Transport Group brings to the stage a play inspired by an essay and directed by Jack Cummings III.
In Jesse Freedman's update of the Euripides tragedy, at the Ice Factory Festival, the citizens of Thebes gather and make music at a college-town sports bar.
Cherry Lane Theater, New YorkIn a show invisibly directed by Jerry Seinfeld, the comedian riffs entertainingly on New York's history, but his grouchy schtick winds up staleThe comedian Colin…
This pair of actors, increasingly cast in Shakespeare in the Park productions, have built a chemistry onstage and off.
Joel Paley and Marvin Laird's musical, about a little girl determined to secure a part in a school play, is revived at St. Luke's Theater.
The actress, who has a recurring role on "The Americans," plays a sports agent in the Fernanda Coppel play at Second Stage Uptown.
Mr. Gold, a director, and Ms. Baker, a playwright, whose new show, "John," opens next Wednesday, have been longtime collaborators with a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award between them.
Marquis Theatre, New YorkEven when they hint at how to do their tricks, the magic double act, celebrating 40 years together, still manages to daze and bemuse"We pulled a rabbit out of a hat,…
Pan Asian Repertory Theater's production of this show promises a fresh approach to the material in this wartime musical.
The Weeds and The West Wing star, currently on Broadway, reflects on the stage: had this been a film, 'they wouldn't have cast me'In Simon Stephens's two-character play Heisenberg, now runni…
Williamstown Theatre FestivalVeering from melodrama to realism to pornography, William Inge's play flummoxes both actors and audience as it careers to an unintentionally comic conclusionWhen…
The acclaimed Irish troupe condenses "Richard II," "Henry IV, Part 1," "Henry IV, Part 2" and "Henry V" into a seven-hour marathon performance.
Lincoln Center Theater, New YorkIt stars Patti LuPone in a gold lamé gown, but this story of a young gay man discovering life in the theatre lacks nuance and heartPatti LuPone is now in her…
Manhattan Theater Club, New YorkThe jokes about pickles might be contemporary, but everything else is wearyingly familiar in Melissa Ross's play about three sisters gathering for a weekend a…
Flea Theater, New YorkMarried for 23 years, Tony Shalhoub and Brooke Adams pour themselves into Beckett's drama about a couple trapped in an implacable, sun-baked presentTony Shalhoub and Br…
The folk musical, at the South Street Seaport Museum, is set in the 19th century and centers on Percy, the son of a whaler.
The star of Clueless and other 90s films left the spotlight " but continued to take meaty theatre roles, like her current one in new play Of Good StockIt's been more than 20 years since Clue…
As the National Asian American Theater Company readies a revival of "Awake and Sing!," a founder talks about the casting barriers her troupe is trying to surmount.
American theatre's Wasserstein prize for young, female writers has failed to find a winner. I'm not surprised " but is it really a gender issue?The playwright Wendy Wasserstein had some tart…
This production by the company Piehole translates Samuel Beckett's "Foirades/Fizzles" into an experimental performance.
Soho Rep, New YorkTaking place in rehearsals for an unnamed play, Anne Washburn's engaging drama features a vexing actor, bizarre juxtapositions and unexpected poignancyIn Anne Washburn's in…
This interactive dance-theater work from Ms. Frank invites the audience to take part in a coming-of-age tradition.
Amiri Baraka's final play, by the New Federal Theater, combines history, biography and courtroom satire.
Classic Stage Company in New York, New YorkThis production of the mortality play falls flat with diabolical sing-alongs, awful fight choreography and star Chris Noth wishing he were somewher…
Delacorte theater in Central Park, New YorkThe beautiful outdoor setting of Michael Greif's production can't obscure its shortcomings as this Shakespeare in the Park play fails to igniteThe …
