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London's starry May includes Penelope Wilton and Imelda Staunton in A Delicate Balance; Rupert Everett and Diana Rigg in Pygmalion; Kristen Scott Thomas in Betrayal; Zoe Wanamaker and Conlet…
David Cromer's revival of John Guare's visionary tragicomedy is only partially successful.
Nina Arianda, Jim Belushi, and Robert Sean Leonard do stellar work in Doug Hughes' smartly directed revival of Garson Kanin's timeless comedy.
Robert Lepage's new production of Wagner's beloved opera proves to be spellbinding.
Well before British actor Simon Callow decided to become an actor, he determined he wanted to be a writer. Now he's combined both talents to write a truly outstanding book about the theater.
Mark Rylance offers a mind-blowing, must-see performance as a former daredevil in Jez Butterworth's often mesmerizing new play.
Lauren Flanigan gives an impressive performance in New York City Opera's production of Steven Schwartz's new work about a medium's descent into madness.
Gregory Burke's mesmerizing theatrical piece about the Iraq War returns to St. Ann's Warehouse.
The reality talent show -- which under Simon Cowell searched relentlessly for the next big pop star, according to the man's definition -- is no longer blindered to other musical genres.
This harshly beautiful British play about a boy's love for his horse is one of the most moving theatrical experiences in recent memory.
Language has failed -- that's Guirgis's story and he's gallantly sticking to it. This modern rom-com is to be greatly admired, enjoyed and seriously pondered after the final fade-out.
This new Broadway musical about a young con man being pursued by an FBI agent is only intermittently involving.
Sutton Foster is simply scintillating in Kathleen Marshall's rousing revival of the classic Cole Porter musical.
Those <em>Upstairs Downstairs</em> purveyors have woven their now chilling, now heart-warming, now belly-laughs-inducing intrigues into a tapestry worthy of hanging next to the f…
The Keen Company serves up a Grade-A revival of Michael Frayn's searing domestic drama.
April highlights include Janie Dee in All's Well That Ends Well; Rory Kinnear, Clare Higgins and Patrick Malahide in Hamlet; Rufus Norris directing London Road; Polly Pen's Bed and Sofa; and…
Robin Williams has made his Broadway debut at last. This is a very good thing. The very bad thing is that he arrives in <em>Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo</em>, a decidedly th…
The York Theatre Company offers a well-acted production of this remarkably trite new musical about marriage.
Renee Fleming gives an engaging performance in the Metropolitan Opera's rewarding revival of Richard Strauss' opera.
Harvey Fierstein proves irresistible and Christopher Sieber is completely likable in the Tony Award-winning revival of the classic musical.
Daniel Radcliffe gives a masterful performance in Rob Ashford's sleek revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning tuner.
Juan Diego Florez, Diana Damrau, and Joyce DiDonato shine in Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher's Metropolitan Opera staging of Rossini's little-known comic opera.
The production is hardly a surprise attack by the nose-thumbing partners. It could be said they're going after Christianity as a whole with the appearance of a slang-spouting Jesus in a lust…
<em>Spider-Man</em> exemplifies a larger story -- the transformation of the Great White Way from a collection of buildings dedicated to advancing the art of theater to nothing le…
