136 stories by "Fred Sokol"
... this most original and brilliant work delves deeply into the lives of Roberta (Tonya Pinkins), a stroke victim, and those close to her.
For sentimentalists, traditionalists, and those who seek a musical with symmetry, this is one that glitters and might even prompt theatergoers to whistle, hum, or even sing something familia…
A co-production with Alley Theater, Huntington Theater and La Jolla Playhouse, Ether Dome continues its run at Hartford Stage through October 5th. Elizabeth Egloff’s historically-based pla…
As beautifully complex a play as one could envision, the world premiere of Dancing Lessons by Mark St. Germain is the must-see production as the Berkshires winds down its terrific summer sea…
The high-spirited young actors taking starring roles provide detailed performances and their joie de vivre permeates this cozy theater space. Ah, the vagaries of youth, complete with excess,…
There is not anything easy about The Visit. One senses despair and decay even entering the theater and glancing upward toward Pask's ominous structure.
[Cariani] has been rehearsing the two person Dancing Lessons with Paige Davis for two weeks. Playwright Mark St. Germain has been in the hall for virtually all rehearsals.
Joe DiPietro and director Kathleen Marshall collaborated to present Nice Work If You Can Get It on Broadway. Now, they pair once again by working from Garson Kanin's script for Peccadillo an…
Benefactors, a Berkshire Theatre Group presentation at its Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, is an exceptionally well-written play which continues through July 26th. Precision i…
Leslie Uggams brings presence, charisma and dignity to the stage as she embodies Rose in Connecticut Repertory Theatre's production of Gypsy.
Running on the boards at Tina Packer Playhouse through August 30th, Simotes' vision of this Shakespeare brings everyone to late 1920s/early 1930s New Orleans, an age of jazz and blues.
Featuring six top of the line performers, the unique and fascinating show has been developed by music director Wayne Barker, playwright Deborah Grace Winer, and the production's director, Ma…
[John Cariani], whose lovely Almost, Maine has charmed many regional and community theater patrons, now brings us 10 catchy relationship stories—all occurring on Friday evenings. This is c…
Jason Robert Brown's two-hander is bittersweet, sincere, and perceptive.
Goodspeed Musicals throws a sweet change-up with Joe DiPietro's adapted book rendering of usually recognizable Damn Yankees.
... this is a full, heartfelt, and inspirational evening of theater. Real and spiritual worlds are combined so that the theatergoer will contemplate beyond the final curtain.
Somewhere is, on a certain level, a wistful drama about those who dream on while reality forcibly threatens them.
Long Wharf Theatre, in New Haven, presents Fugard along with either Aidan or Dermot McMillan (identical twins who alternate) in this world premiere through April 27th.
Performed with feeling, vivacity, and great discipline and showcasing songs by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, it is a multi-dimensional hit. Director Jackson Gay should be afforded…
The play is set in a posh hotel in Switzerland and the leading man, Hugo Latymer is played by veteran actor Brian Murray. Murray has a distinctive presence, but his words, from time to time,…
Private Lives is, to an extent, highly comedic and amusing fare perfect for a chilly evening in mid or late winter, complete with elegance, charm, and high society manners. On another level,…
This is anything but a tame, graceful one hour and forty minute journey. Instead, it jolts one's sensibilities.
Heidi Schreck's The Consultant, a world premiere at Long Wharf Theatre's Stage II through February 9th, is catchy, snappy, even edgy for almost its 88 minute entirety.
Ruggiero enlisted/challenged seven playwrights to find a young character from a known Christmas story and imagine/script the persona into grown-up status, complete with anecdote and predicam…
An indictment of those who carry capitalism to an extreme, the script remains relevant to the present day. Dark in tone and more darkly comedic, Owners challenges theatergoers to find sympat…
