Review: Götterdämmerung
The Metropolitan Opera concludes Robert Lepage's misconceived version of Wagner's "Ring Cycle."
The Metropolitan Opera concludes Robert Lepage's misconceived version of Wagner's "Ring Cycle."
John Jesurun's multimedia work may be more effective online than in the theater.
Gina Kim's autobiographical play about her extremely troubled life properly belongs in a therapist's office.
Danai Gurira's tough-minded play deals with a young South African woman who has embraced Catholicism.
Kevin Spacey gives an indelible portrait of Shakespeare's tyrannical monarch at BAM.
The Roundabout Theatre's production of Athol Fugard's important drama about an elderly artist suffers from a tedious first act.
This show details the work of three pioneering female anthropologists.
Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis lead a superb cast in Diane Paulus' effective musicalized version of the beloved opera.
Victor Kaufold's dysfunctional family drama, set in a working-class Philadelphia neighborhood, is well performed.
The Metropolitan Opera's world premiere, which combines Shakespearean characters and Baroque arias, lives up to its title.
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players' lively production plays an all-too-brief run at Symphony Space.
This delightful musical adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer's classic story receives a first-rate revival.
Harry Connick Jr. and Jessie Mueller shine in this improved revisal of the 1965 Alan Jay Lerner-Burton Lane musical.
Gerard Mannix Flynn's powerfully acted, darkly poetic monologue details the abuse of Irish schoolchildren.
Brian Dennehy and John Hurt offer different interpretations of Samuel Beckett's legendary solo piece.
Jim Brochu gives an ebullient portrayal of Sheridan Whiteside in Kaufman and Hart's immaculately structured comedy.
Des McAnuff's updated production of Goethe's opera is very well-sung but suffers from too many unhelpful directorial notions.
This new Broadway musical about the legendary 1930s bank robbers rarely rises above mediocrity.
Martha Clarke and Alfred Uhry's dance-theater piece takes a questionable view of life among the Shakers.
The two Broadway stars haven't fully lost their mannerisms in this often exciting show.
The Pearl Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare's history play is extremely well-acted.
Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross give splendidly sleek performances in this near-perfect production of Noel Coward's classic comedy.
George Orwell's early novel gets an earnest story-theater adaptation.
Composer Nico Muhly and librettist Stephen Karam's opera, centering on a Mormon community in the wake of a scandal, receives a moodily stunning production.
Sam Waterston gives a disappointing performance in the title role of James Macdonald's misguided production of Shakespeare's tragedy.