The themes of Miles Malleson's "Conflict," currently running at the Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row, could not be more relevant and the playwright's treatment of these themes could not be mor…
Under Christopher Murrah's deft direction, Angela Pierce leads a brilliant ensemble cast whose intricate conflicts drive a mysterious and often challenging plot with enough twists and turns …
Angelina Fiordellisi and Michael O'Keefe are wonderful together and give their respective characters a depth and authenticity that often rises above what they are given in Mr. Mee's script.
Mr. Byrnes' script does address the promised issues of the ascent of man, including snippets of BBC's Michael Parkinson's 1970s interviews with Jamie's grandfather who affirmed the constant …
After its previous three-time extended sold out run at the York Theatre Company, "Desperate Measures" is back Off-Broadway and the antics of rabble-rousing Johnny Blood are as bodacious and …
The playwright's attempt to find Martha at the end of Albee's play "destroyed by this idea of motherhood, of not living up to this very traditional idea of what it means to be a woman" and t…
Ms. Ensler attempts to continue that commitment in "Fruit Trilogy," Abingdon Theatre Company's final mainstage production of its twenty-fifth anniversary season. Currently in its "New York p…
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), global leader in music rights management, has extended the application deadline for The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Librettists Workshop to Friday, June 8th…
This lyrical and lushly realized play is part of poet, filmmaker and playwright Donja R. Love's exploration of queer love at pivotal moments in Black history.
Condola Rashad explores the layers of Saint Joan's character with a finesse that leaves little of "The Maid's) personality undefined. The journey from soldier to prisoner to saint is beatifi…
The New York Theatre Workshop has revived this critically important 1976 drama at an opportune time. Like Tony Kushner's "Angels in America," Caryl Churchill's "Light Shining in Buckinghamsh…
Ciarán O'Reilly directs with his keen eye for subtlety and with his steady hand of encouragement. He teases from the exceptional cast the nuances of each character, especially important i…
In an explosive unison Greek-Chorus, the girls share their wish that society would urge the importance of their personal individuality as much as their sexually stereotyped identities. It is…
Miriam Buether's inventive set and Paul Gallo's surreal lighting allow the audience to be reflected in the set's transparent wall. The audience not only "listens in" to the conversation: the…
Under Jack Cummings III's careful direction, the cast captures the essence of Tennessee Williams' seminal work in the Classic Stage/Transport production. Each member of the ensemble cast dev…
Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced toda…
Under Jo Bonney's fluid direction, the scenes move seamlessly from one to the other. A sliding panel (sometimes more than one) signals the scene changes allowing the action to proceed withou…
This story of a mother and daughter " both who have lost their ways and their centers " find their ways to break down all the walls that have separated them in the past and start over as "li…
Under Daniel Aukin's captivating direction, the engaging cast reveals the depth of meaning and the layers of rhetorical argument in Joshua Harmon's explosively honest and intriguing script. …
Under Trip Cullman's discerning and originative direction, the action moves carefully from scene to scene with the tension created by the unfolding conflicts of the characters driving an eng…
Under Michael Greif's exacting and precise direction, the action moves forward smoothly with clarity and determination. The cast of eighteen, many of whom play multiple roles, are uniformly …
Despite the "language" and a few questionable "choices," what could be wrong with a musical that ultimately encourages the audience members to "Take care of yourselves and each other" and fe…
Under Lila Neugebauer's capable direction, the three actors distill Edward Albee's characters with authenticity and believability. No captives are taken here in this brilliant battle for sur…
This animus is the combative "stuff" of Max Baker's "Hal & Bee," currently being presented by Stable Cable Lab Company and The New Light Theater Project at 59E59 Theaters. In this allegorica…
Occasionally, Eisa Davis's Millsap and Zach Grenier's McDowell ratchet up that rhetoric with compelling performances that briefly enliven the otherwise bland action. Whether those moments ju…