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1,121 stories by "Charles Isherwood"

Theater Review: 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' Opens at Lincoln Center by Charles Isherwood

John Malkovich, who starred in a film version of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," has directed a French-language production of the English-language play.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 6:07pm on July 12, 2013

Theater Review: 'The Cradle Will Rock,' a '30s Revival at City Center by Charles Isherwood

"The Cradle Will Rock," Marc Blitzstein's 1937 musical, a proud artifact of theater as agitprop, gets a robust if spare revival at City Center.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:52pm on July 11, 2013

Theater Review: 'Shun-kin,' Japanese Intrigue, at Lincoln Center Festival by Charles Isherwood

The Complicite production of "Shun-kin" uses puppetry, traditional performance, music and design to convey coolly a steamy Japanese tale at the Lincoln Center Festival.   &nbs…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:58pm on July 10, 2013

Theater Review: 'Monkey' Is a Break From Usual Lincoln Center Festival Fare by Charles Isherwood

"Monkey: Journey to the West" turns an Asian fable of a furry enlightenment-seeker into a spectacle combining animation, martial arts and acrobatics.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01pm on July 9, 2013

Theater Review: In Tarell McCraney's 'Choir Boy,' Spirituals Are Solace by Charles Isherwood

Students struggling with their identity and with one another are united by spirituals in "Choir Boy," by Tarell Alvin McCraney.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on July 2, 2013

Theater Review: In 'Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin,' a Reprobate Returns by Charles Isherwood

In "The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durkin," a man tries to re-enter his family's life after serving time for defrauding investors.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on June 27, 2013

Theater Review: 'The Explorers Club' Pokes Fun at a 19th-Century Sanctum by Charles Isherwood

In the comedy "The Explorers Club," discussions include whether to let a woman join a men's sanctum in 1879 London.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on June 20, 2013

Theater Review: A 'Comedy of Errors' Unfolds in the '40s, With Fedoras by Charles Isherwood

The Shakespeare in the Park production of "The Comedy of Errors," directed by Daniel Sullivan, moves this mistaken-identity farce to a locale straight out of "Guys and Dolls."  &nb…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on June 18, 2013

Theater Review: In 'A Kid Like Jake,' the Title Character Worries His Mother by Charles Isherwood

In Daniel Pearle's new drama, "A Kid Like Jake," two parents fret over getting their preschooler into private school and whether his fascination with princesses means that he may be gay.&nbs…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on June 17, 2013

Theater Review: Rattlestick Stages New 'Charles Ives Take Me Home' by Charles Isherwood

Father and daughter, art and athletics, with Charles Ives as a fantastical referee in Jessica Dickey's "Charles Ives Take Me Home," at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on June 13, 2013

Theater Review: John Guare's '3 Kinds of Exile,' at Atlantic Theater Company by Charles Isherwood

John Guare has written, and appears in, "3 Kinds of Exile," a triptych of plays that includes one about the life of the Polish actress Elzbieta Czyzewska.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on June 11, 2013

Theater Review: 'Sontag: Reborn,' at New York Theater Workshop by Charles Isherwood

Susan Sontag, public intellectual, is portrayed as a teenager and a woman in "Sontag: Reborn," a one-woman show with video at New York Theater Workshop.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on June 6, 2013

Theater Review: 'The Tutors,' by Erica Lipez, at McGinn/Cazale Theater by Charles Isherwood

In "The Tutors," written by Erica Lipez and directed by Thomas Kail, founders of a Web site that isn't quite Facebook struggle to get by.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on June 5, 2013

Theater Review: 'Good Television,' at Atlantic Stage 2 by Charles Isherwood

Rod McLachlan's new play, "Good Television," goes behind the scenes with the creators and subjects of a reality show about addiction.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on June 4, 2013

Theater Review: 'Somewhere Fun,' by Jenny Schwartz, at Vineyard Theater by Charles Isherwood

Jenny Schwartz's "Somewhere Fun," directed by Anne Kauffman, is a journey, on a sea of words, to the edge of the surreal.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on June 4, 2013

Theater Review: 'The Caucasian Chalk Circle,' at Classic Stage Company by Charles Isherwood

Christopher Lloyd stars in "The Caucasian Chalk Circle," a fablelike play by Bertolt Brecht about a woman who impulsively adopts a baby abandoned by its mother.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on May 30, 2013

Theater Review: 'The Golden Dragon,' by Roland Schimmelpfennig by Charles Isherwood

"The Golden Dragon," a comedy written by Roland Schimmelpfennig, is partly set in the kitchen of an Asian restaurant.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:38pm on May 21, 2013

Theater Review: 'The Master Builder,' at the Harvey Theater at BAM by Charles Isherwood

John Turturro is the conflicted and driven architect Halvard Solbess in "The Master Builder," directed by Andrei Belgrader.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on May 20, 2013

Theater Review: 'Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812' at Kazino by Charles Isherwood

In "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812" the characters pursue their fates, happy and otherwise, in the grand houses of 19th-century Moscow.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on May 16, 2013

ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Farewell to 'Smash' by Charles Isherwood

A theater critic says goodbye to the disappointing NBC series about the making of a Broadway show.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:36pm on May 16, 2013

Theater Review: 'QueerSpawn,' Directed by Jesse Geiger by Charles Isherwood

"QueerSpawn" is a comedy about a straight teenager who is picked on because some of his peers think he's gay.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:26pm on May 14, 2013

Theater Review: 'A Family for All Occasions,' at Bank Street Theater by Charles Isherwood

A man finds a seeming kinship with his daughter's suitor in "A Family for All Occasions," Bob Glaudini's play about familial dysfunction, at Bank Street Theater.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on May 12, 2013

Theater Review: 'Death of Walt Disney,' at Soho Rep by Charles Isherwood

Walt Disney's insistence on steamrolling over, or editing out, those aspects of the world that did not fit his vision is one aspect of him that Lucas Hnath explores in his new play. &nb…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:23pm on May 10, 2013

Charles Isherwood on Off Broadway Playwriting by Charles Isherwood

While Broadway plays seemed moribund this season, some of the work presented Off Broadway was terrific.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:38am on May 9, 2013

Theater Review: 'The Notebook of Trigorin' by Tennessee Williams at the Flea by Charles Isherwood

The Attic Theater Company is presenting Tennessee Williams's "Notebook of Trigorin," his adaptation of "The Seagull," for the first time in New York    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on May 8, 2013
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