1,783 stories by "ELISABETH VINCENTELLI"
The composer is breaking the rules of musical theater and finding an increasingly warm welcome this year for her rock sound. Next up, "Empire Records: The Musical."
For the Belgian director's first edition as leader of the Ruhrtriennale, abandoned sites are "the starting point and the end point," he says.
The hit Encores! production has transferred to Broadway, with a cast fiercely dedicated to entertaining its audience.
No musicals and no mics: At American Players Theater in Wisconsin, nothing comes between the actors, their words and the public.
Musical adaptations of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" and "The Lord of the Rings" as well as a new Samuel D. Hunter play were on our critic's itinerary.
Stars like Edie Falco and Deirdre O'Connell bring a communal quality to Marin Ireland's play about the aftermath of domestic violence.
The awards, which celebrated excellence in high school musical theater on Monday, have become a launchpad for future stars and Tony nominees.
A family gathering fuels Crystal Finn's new play, in which an excellent cast teases out the many complications of inheritance.
A reworked opening number, less historical bulk and a general push to "have fun with these women" helped a musical find its way.
From Broadway to the city's smaller stages, a flurry of shows with wide-ranging appeal, familiar faces and rising talent.
T. Adamson's new comedy, which opens Clubbed Thumb's popular Summerworks series at the Wild Project, is about a group of worked-up Franciscan friars.
A hit at Edinburgh Fringe last year, Julia Masli's show arrives at SoHo Playhouse for its New York debut.
While poking fun at her own agreeable malleability, Benanti flexes her talents in a show that will be available on Audible, without the physical dimension.
Improv adds a theatrical dimension to the role-playing game, which has been undergoing a renaissance as it turns 50 this year.
This Molière in the Park production doesn't have the sharp satirical bite of the original.
In this revival of Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of the Woolf novel, now starring Taylor Mac, the flashes of comedy can't make up for the loss of poetry.
The new musical doesn't take itself too seriously and has many winning moments " almost enough to eclipse the weaknesses of its story.
The retooled jukebox musical, with its top-notch performances and exciting choreography, "stands out as one of the rare must-sees" in a crowded season.
This modern-day fable, directed by Rupert Goold and starring Tobias Menzies, is styled with horror.
A jukebox musical about a Midwesterner's big dreams is heavy on the Petula Clark.
Mona Pirnot's crisis-centered play uses all its resources to keep the audience at a physical and emotional remove from her sorrow.
In "The Dating Show," the British comedian and ventriloquist initiates close encounters of the potentially romantic kind. Laughs will definitely ensue.
A quadruple threat, Rivera could make a lasting impression in minutes, whether onstage or onscreen. These videos illustrate why.
The Encores! series returns with a concert staging of the 1959 musical, which also stars the very funny Harriet Harris and Michael Urie.
The story of a 1941 massacre is told through the lives of 10 Polish classmates, five Jewish and five Catholic, in this suspenseful but humane play.
