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1,121 stories by "Charles Isherwood"

Theater Review | 'All-American': Julia Brownell's 'All-American' - Review by Charles Isherwood

Julia Brownell's "All-American" is about a high school football player who happens to be a girl.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01pm on November 7, 2011

Theater Review | 'Godspell' : 'Godspell' at the Circle in the Square - Review by Charles Isherwood

The Broadway revival of "Godspell"is like being trapped in a summer camp rec room with a bunch of kids who have been a little too reckless with the Red Bull.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on November 7, 2011

Theater Review: 'Belleville' at Yale Repertory Theater - Review by Charles Isherwood

Amy Herzog's "Belleville" is a heartbreaking and hair-raising new play at Yale Repertory Theater about a young American couple living in Paris.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 6:39pm on November 4, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Theater Talkback: When Actors Write the Words by Charles Isherwood

Are actors who write plays getting an unfair boost in seeing their work produced, even before it's ready?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:21pm on November 3, 2011

Theater Review | 'Suicide, Incorporated': 'Suicide, Incorporated' at Roundabout Theater - Review by Charles Isherwood

Andrew Hinderaker's "Suicide, Incorporated" is a dark comedy that evolves into a more sober drama about the painful legacies that suicide can leave behind.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01pm on November 2, 2011

Theater Review | 'Milk Like Sugar': 'Milk Like Sugar' at Peter Jay Sharp Theater - Review by Charles Isherwood

In "Milk Like Sugar," three teenagers concoct a triple pregnancy plan to get baby shower loot like Coach diaper bags and little pink Jordans.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on November 1, 2011

Theater Review | 'The Atmosphere of Memory': 'The Atmosphere of Memory' at Bank Street Theater - Review by Charles Isherwood

"The Atmosphere of Memory," by David Bar Katz, is about a writer's memory play and the backstage drama that ensues when his mother steps in to play the lead role.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:02pm on October 30, 2011

Theater Review: 'Asuncion' at the Cherry Lane Theater " Review by Charles Isherwood

"Asuncion," a new play written by and starring Jesse Eisenberg, is about the delicate mysteries of male friendship.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on October 27, 2011

Theater Review | 'Cries and Whispers': 'Cries and Whispers' at BAM - Review by Charles Isherwood

Ivo van Hove brings his stage adaptation of this Ingmar Bergman movie to the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:04pm on October 26, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Theater Talkback: I Could Read a Book by Charles Isherwood

You might expect that someone who spends his time watching, writing about, living and breathing theater 52 weeks a year would prefer to turn to other subjects when it comes to the pastime of…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 2:29pm on October 21, 2011

Theater Review | 'Sons of the Prophet': 'Sons of the Prophet' at Laura Pels Theater - Review by Charles Isherwood

"Sons of the Prophet," a new comedy-drama by Stephen Karam at the Laura Pels Theater, explores how those suffering misfortune continue to bear up under the burden of pain.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:14pm on October 20, 2011

Theater Review | 'Relatively Speaking': 'Relatively Speaking' at Brooks Atkinson Theater " Review by Charles Isherwood

One-acts by Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen make up "Relatively Speaking and channel the once-popular genre of old-fashioned boulevard comedies.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01pm on October 20, 2011

Theater Review | 'The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs': 'The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs' " Review by Charles Isherwood

Mike Daisey delves into the lives of the workers in China, and the grim conditions there, as he raises questions about our support of products made in such conditions.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01pm on October 17, 2011

Theater Review | 'We Live Here: 'We Live Here' by Zoe Kazan at City Center - Review by Charles Isherwood

In "We Live Here," by Zoe Kazan, a past tragedy haunts a wedding and a family when the bride's sister brings a date.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01pm on October 12, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Theater Talkback: For One Critic, It's a Rapp by Charles Isherwood

Charles Isherwood explains why he think it's high time he stopped reviewing Adam Rapp's plays.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 8:00am on October 7, 2011

Theater Review | 'Motherhood Out Loud': 'Motherhood Out Loud' - Review by Charles Isherwood

For "Motherhood Out Loud," Beth Henley, Lisa Loomer and Theresa Rebeck write about the pains and pleasures of child-rearing.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01pm on October 4, 2011

Theater Review | 'Dreams of Flying Dreams of Falling': 'Dreams of Flying Dreams of Falling' at Classic Stage - Review by Charles Isherwood

Adam Rapp's new play is a tediously outlandish dark comedy about the beastliness of the rich in our tarnished gilded age.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01pm on October 3, 2011

Critic's Notebook: 'The Boy Detective Fails' and 'The Hollow' at Signature Theater by Charles Isherwood

The Signature Theater offers the world premieres of two mystery musicals, "The Boy Detective Fails" and "The Hollow."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:30pm on September 30, 2011

Critic's Notebook: Madoff, Macbeth and Other Crooks, Onstage in Washington by Charles Isherwood

Three plays in Washington address the corruption of the rich and powerful.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 6:45pm on September 28, 2011

Theater Review | 'Lemon Sky': 'Lemon Sky' by Lanford Wilson at Clurman Theater - Review by Charles Isherwood

California dreams wither under a blazing sun in "Lemon Sky," a 1970 drama by Lanford Wilson that has been affectionately revived by the Keen Company.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:30pm on September 27, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Theater Talkback: Stage Stars From the Comfort of Your Couch by Charles Isherwood

There is an abundance of theater veterans appearing on television this fall.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:20pm on September 22, 2011

Theater Review | 'After.' : In 'After.' by Chad Bekim, an Ex-Con Returns - Review by Charles Isherwood

"After.," by Chad Bekim, follows an ex-convict as he returns to the world after 17 years.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01pm on September 21, 2011

The New Season: Plays by Katori Hall, Lydia R. Diamond and Suzan-Lori Parks by Charles Isherwood

In a season in most ways typical, three black women will see their plays reach Broadway.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:25pm on September 15, 2011

Theater Review | 'Completeness': 'Completeness,' by Itamar Moses - Review by Charles Isherwood

"Completeness" is a talky new play by Itamar Moses about brainy grad students falling in and out of love.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01pm on September 13, 2011

Theater Review | 'The Complete & Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill Volume 1': Neo Futurists Present Stage Directions From O'Neill P by Charles Isherwood

The New York Neo Futurists strip away the exchanges of words in Eugene O'Neill's early plays and instead focus on acting out the sometimes extensive stage directions.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:05pm on September 12, 2011
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