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1,121 stories by "Charles Isherwood"

Theater Review: Review: 'Threesome,' at 59E59 Theaters, Examines Sexual Inequality by Charles Isherwood

In Yussef El Guindi's play, two male photographers attempt a ménage à trois with a female writer, only to encounter unexpected revelations.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24pm on July 22, 2015

Theater Review: Review: 'Amazing Grace,' the Story of a Slave Trader's Moral Awakening by Charles Isherwood

The musical, named for the 18th-century hymn often associated with African-American culture and the civil rights movement of the 1960s, unfolds as a history lesson trimmed in melodrama.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:37pm on July 16, 2015

Review: Marga Gomez's 'Pound' Mocks Depictions of Lesbians on Film by Charles Isherwood

Ms. Gomez spins a comic fantasia in her new solo show at Dixon Place, flitting between characters from the movies and her own brash persona.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:28pm on July 14, 2015

Review: In 'The Weir,' Things Go Bump in the Night, at the Pub by Charles Isherwood

Conor McPherson's haunting drama, first seen on Broadway, is revived by the Irish Repertory Theater in a cozy, intimate setting.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:21am on July 10, 2015

The Week Ahead: 'The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey' and Its Chameleon Actor Return by Charles Isherwood

In his poignant one-person play about a missing gay teenager, James Lecesne plays a hard-boiled detective, an emphatic hair stylist and much more.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 2:04pm on July 8, 2015

Review: In 'Significant Other,' a Young Man Pines as His Pals Pair Off by Charles Isherwood

Joshua Harmon's new play centers on a wistful young man who feels left behind as close friends begin walking down the aisle.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:28pm on June 18, 2015

Review: 'Doctor Faustus,' All That Heaven Won't Allow by Charles Isherwood

Chris Noth and Zach Grenier star in the Classic Stage Company's production of the Christopher Marlowe work.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:28pm on June 18, 2015

Theater Review: Review: In 'The Qualms,' a Sex Party Winds Up Being All Talk by Charles Isherwood

This comedy, the latest play from the Pulitzer Prize-winning provocateur Bruce Norris, is directed by Pam MacKinnon at Playwrights Horizons.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:27pm on June 14, 2015

The Week Ahead: 'Doctor Faustus' and Christopher Marlowe Return to New York by Charles Isherwood

This season is a banner one for that Elizabethan tragedian, and it continues with a new version of "Doctor Faustus" at the Classic Stage Company.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:02am on June 12, 2015

Review: 'Guards at the Taj,' Two Ordinary Guys Ordered to Do the Unthinkable by Charles Isherwood

This two-hander by Rajiv Joseph dramatizes a dark myth about the construction of the Taj Mahal.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:29pm on June 11, 2015

Review: 'Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, America, Kuwait,' as Grim as It Is Cryptic by Charles Isherwood

Much remains unresolved in Daniel Talbott's play, which includes brief scenes of mostly mundane interactions between American soldiers in a remote desert.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 6:04pm on June 10, 2015

Review: 'Cuddles,' Not Your Typical Vampire Drama, Opens at 59E59 by Charles Isherwood

Joseph Wilde's two-hander centers on a teenage vampire cared for, and kept captive, by her older sister.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:36pm on June 9, 2015

Review: In 'Be More Chill,' a Nerd Finds Popularity in a Sci-Fi Pill by Charles Isherwood

This play at the Two River Theater, adapted from a novel by Ned Vizzini, centers on a teenager who turns cool after ingesting a tiny computer.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 6:19pm on June 9, 2015

Review: 'Notes of a Native Song' Is Stew's Homage to James Baldwin by Charles Isherwood

A songwriter offers music and banter at Harlem Stage to honor an African-American writer and activist.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:50pm on June 4, 2015

Review: Interpreting Gertrude Stein in 'Composition ... Master-Pieces ... Identity' by Charles Isherwood

David Greenspan's all-Stein solo show at the Connelly Theater consists of two lectures, one poem and a string of insights from the years between the wars.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 6:19pm on June 2, 2015

Review: 'Ever After,' a Slipperless Cinderella Tale, at the Paper Mill Playhouse by Charles Isherwood

This premiere of a stage musical based on the popular 1998 Drew Barrymore film features Christine Ebersole as the wicked stepmother, with direction and choreography by Kathleen Marshal.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:56pm on June 1, 2015

Theater Review: Review: 'A Human Being Died That Night,' a Look at an Apartheid Assassin, at BAM by Charles Isherwood

Robert Wright's play, based on the book by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, reveals the atrocities committed by the South African police forces during apartheid.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:40pm on May 31, 2015

Review: 'An Act of God,' With Jim Parsons as an Almighty Comedian by Charles Isherwood

In David Javerbaum's show based on his book of the same title, God presides over his flock from a swooping white couch, like a celestial talk show host.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:33pm on May 28, 2015

Review: In 'Nice Girl,' a Sudden Ray of Hope in a Dead-End Life by Charles Isherwood

Diane Davis stars in Melissa Ross's comedy about a 38-year-old woman burdened by duty and yearning to break out of her routine.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:55pm on May 27, 2015

Theater Review | 'The Scottsboro Boys': Revisiting an Outrage With Gallows Humor by Charles Isherwood

Kander and Ebb’s musical, “The Scottsboro Boys,” which dares to present ugly American history as bawdy burlesque, opens on Broadway.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Theater Review | 'Little Miss Sunshine': Taking Dysfunction on a Road Trip, by Van, to California by Charles Isherwood

Adapted from the indie movie, this musical at the La Jolla Playhouse in California is chipper and polished but oppressively cute.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Theater Review | 'Mistakes Were Made': A Producer, His Telephone and Desperation by Charles Isherwood

Despite Michael Shannon’s excellent performance, “Mistakes Were Made” is only fitfully entertaining and ultimately something of a grind.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Theater Review | 'Nearly Lear': An Answer to a Crying Need: ‘King Lear’ for Children by Charles Isherwood

A one-woman show condenses “King Lear” into a 90-minute child-friendly version.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Theater Review: Revisiting an Outrage With Gallows Humor by Charles Isherwood

Kander and Ebb’s musical, “The Scottsboro Boys,” which dares to present ugly American history as bawdy burlesque, opens on Broadway.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Theater Review | 'Bottom of the World': Holding Tight to Grief While Struggling to Move On by Charles Isherwood

“Bottom of the World,” Lucy Thurber’s drama about friendship, family and loss, does not live up to the Atlantic Theater Company’s first-class presentation.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015
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