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Through a Glass Darkly, the theatrical adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s 1961 film being presented by the Atlantic Theater Company, demonstrates how much his work depended on the brillian…
The award-winning Transport Group has lately been living up to its name, presenting site-specific revival of such works as The Boys in the Band and Hello Again in lofts in Chelsea and Soho r…
A wide-eyed wonder at the magic of the ater and a jaundiced view of romance form one of the intriguing contradictions at the heart of "The Illusion."
Written by Tony Kushner in the late '…
The Best is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman, the new musical revue inspired by the famed composer of such Broadway hits as Sweet Charity, Barnum, City of Angels and many others, raises …
For much of "Catch Me If You Can," Norbert Leo Butz plays a paunchy, arthritic FBI agent -- until he morphs into a singing, dancing dynamo.
That showstopper, "Don't Break the Rules," may we…
For much of "Catch Me If You Can," Norbert Leo Butz plays a paunchy, arthritic FBI agent -- until he morphs into a singing, dancing dynamo.
That showstopper, "Don't Break the Rules," may …
The legendary gunfight at the O.K. Corral reportedly lasted 30 seconds. "I Married Wyatt Earp" goes on 2½ hours longer.
Thomas Edward West and Sheilah Rae's new musical has an intrigui…
Two new Off-Broadway comedies demonstrate that the current crop of playwrights is clearly grappling with parenthood issues. Both Jonathan Marc Sherman’s Knickerbocker and Daniel Goldfa…
Marilyn Maye's not-to-be-missed new show at Feinstein's at Loews Regency shows off her vibrancy, youthfulness, and emotional range.
Like the naughty activ ity for which it's named, "Sex on the Beach" can be fun, but can also cause irritation.
That's certainly true of this one-man show depicting the lives of three sex …
It's a depressing sign of the times that the only affecting work in the Ensemble Studio Theatre's "Marathon 2011: Series A" was written more than three decades ago.
In a fitting tribute t…
Lynn Nottage’s new comedy couldn’t be more different from her last effort, the Pulitzer Prize winning, Rwanda-set Ruined. A satirical portrait of the subservient roles assigned t…
A little show called My Fair Lady provides ample demonstration that the works of George Bernard Shaw are certainly ripe for musical treatment. But the latest attempt, A Minister’s Wife…
'Prepare yourself for a modern classic," says a soothsayer at the start of "The Sphinx Winx," before adding: "Eat your heart out, Shakespeare."
The Bard has nothing to worry about. Neithe…
Even if you're not usually moved by Shakespeare, you will be this summer " literally.
From July 6 to 24, the New York Classical Theatre will shuttle theatergoers between England and France …
'Tearing Down the Walls" is the latest work from Daniel Beaty, who has enjoyed considerable success with such solo plays as "Emergence-See!" and "Through the Night." But this musical about t…
Ryan O'Connor eats his feelings. And judging by his size, he has a lot of feelings, as he is the first to admit.
The 29-year-old performer has used his lifelong addiction to food to launc…
You feel as if you've stumbled onto a rave when you enter the theater for the Irondale Ensemble's "Murrow's Boys." The young cast members are dancing happily to techno music, and invite you …
One of the most pow erful moments in all of Shakespeare's plays occurs at the conclusion of "The Tempest," when the aging magician Prospero renounces his otherworldly powers. But it only wor…
Nnenna Frelon's new tribute show at Feinstein's at Loews Regency showcase her goregous voice and emotional expressiveness.
We're so used to sunny versions of "Peter Pan" that the darkness of "Peter and Wendy" comes as a shock. Based on J.M. Barrie's 1911 novelization of his play, this is a richer, deeper telling…
Most actors play King Lear as an imperial monarch, the better to contrast with the character’s subsequent descent into madness. But in the new production of the play at the Brooklyn Ac…
Ever since she saw her photo on a book jacket as a teen, Suzanne Vega's been obsessed with Carson McCullers. Sadly, that passion surfaces only occasionally in "Carson McCullers Talks About L…
That life doesn’t always offer the opportunity to neatly right past wrongs is a promising theme for a drama. Too bad, then, that Julia squanders it.
The centr…
If the title of Tony Kushner’s new play premiere puts you off, wait until you actually sit through it. The overlong and overstuffed The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitali…
