The Week Ahead: David Ives's 'Lives of the Saints' From Primary Stages
New Yorkers with a taste for Mr. Ives's comedy can catch his latest collection of short plays.
New Yorkers with a taste for Mr. Ives's comedy can catch his latest collection of short plays.
A pregnant woman flees her country for Miami in this new play by Jeff Augustin, at Roundabout Underground.
Robert Falls's production of Eugene O'Neill's bleak barroom drama is at the Harvey Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, through March 15.
Dianne Wiest and Tonya Pinkins portray co-workers in a play from Joel Drake Johnson that stirs troubling thoughts about racism.
Nine years after her Oscar-winning role in "The Queen," Ms. Mirren plays Elizabeth II again. This time, she's on Broadway.
A musical based on a 1975 children's book focuses on a girl who discovers a local family's secret: a magical pool of water that confers immortality.
The musician Benjamin Scheuer brings "The Lion," his autobiography in song and story, to the Lynn Redgrave Theater in the East Village.
"Pretty Filthy," a new musical from the Civilians at Abrons Arts Center, takes a behind-the-scenes look at the adult entertainment industry.
"Lady, Be Good!" at City Center, an Encores! version of the Gershwins' 1924 hit Broadway musical, features Tommy Tune and a daffy array of romantic contrivances.
The Classic Stage Company's production of "A Month in the Country," Ivan Turgenev's melancholy romantic comedy, stars two performers currently riding high on television fame.
Set in a dystopian future in which corporations are more powerful than governments, "Lionboy" focuses on a young hero who comes home one day to find that his parents have disappeared.
Part 2 of Taylor Mac's sprawling adventure of culture(s) through music is a frolicsome romp from the 1930s to the 1950s.
The Civilians are laying bare the lives of porn stars in their newest production.
"I'm Gonna Pray for You So Hard" explores the dynamics of the relationship between a playwright and his actress daughter.
"A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes," a comedy by Kate Benson, transforms a Thanksgiving dinner into a competitive sport.
The performer Taylor Mac has embarked upon his magnum opus, which will ultimately climax in an epic show to be performed for 24 straight hours.
Three cardinals on an evangelical mission take the place of the puppets in their traveling theater to teach the history of Christianity.
In "Kansas City Choir Boy," starring Courtney Love and Todd Almond at HERE Arts Center, a musician reflects painfully on a former relationship.
"Ike at Night," a sendup of an old-school late-night talk starring Ikechukwu Ufomadu, is part of the Under the Radar festival.
"The Blind Date Project," an improv piece in the Coil festival, is a new take on first encounters.
In "Dying for It," Moira Buffini's adaptation of a 1928 play banned under Stalin, a man contemplating suicide attracts a series of hangers-on who want to profit from it.
"Winners and Losers," at Soho Rep, is a frisky theatrical symposium in which two friends categorize all manner of people and things.
Second Stage is seeking $58 million to purchase the Helen Hayes Theater in an effort to join the small ranks of nonprofit theaters with a Broadway berth.
Barney Norris's play "Visitors" has returned to London for a weeklong run at the Bush Theater.
So long once again, Daisy and Violet. See you around the Rialto in maybe another 20 years?