DEFYING GRAVITY… AND CONVENTION Since its founding in 1971, Pilobolus has made a name for itself by celebrating the expressive potential of the human body"its weight, balance, connectivity…
There are two standout reasons to catch Beau the Musical, the moving and musically stirring new Off-Broadway production now playing at Theatre 154"aside from the fact that its cast of eight …
QUINTUPLE THREAT NYMPHIA WIND HAS MORE THAN BANANA APPEAL I'm a bad gay. I've only seen one or two episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race out of"how many seasons now? Seventeen! But after seeing Nym…
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE OF RAGE As the inaugural production at the new Studio Seaview (formerly Second Stage on 43rd and 8th), Penelope Skinner's Angry Alan opened June 11 for a limited run. St…
WAR IS FOR CLOWNS Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland join the thrilling ranks of clown-trained performers (Julia Masli is another) reshaping the boundaries of theatrical storytelling. A Letter to…
APPARENTLY, YOU CAN DO A LOT My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?) is a joyous, autobiographical solo show from social media sensation Rob Madge, charting their journey as a queer child wi…
A RADICAL FAIRY TALE FIT FOR A KING The only marketing I saw for Jordan Tannahill's provocative new play Prince Faggot, which opened last night at Playwrights Horizons (a co-production with …
EVENTUALLY, EVERYTHING COMES OUT IN THE WASH Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre has found a new home, relocating from the Lower East Side to the Upper West Side's WP Theater. Their second…
HA-LLELUJAH! HELP IS JUST A "HA" AWAY Julia Masli makes a slow, focused entrance onto the stage of the Anspacher Theater at The Public. Despite the surrounding moody blues, her face is lit b…
A NIGHT OF MUSIC, MEMORY, AND MADNESS: PARADISE FOUND The Studio Theatre's Victor Shargai stage has been strikingly transformed into a 1949 jazz club for Paradise Blue, Dominique Morisseau's…
KING JAMES SCORES BIG AT ROUND HOUSE THEATRE Rajiv Joseph's King James"which opened last night at Round House Theatre"isn't a revival of the 1611 Bible translation, but a contemporary comedy…
THIS LUNAR ECLIPSE SHINES WITH QUIET GRACE The seven stages of a lunar eclipse unfold on the Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center, produced by Second Stage. This New Y…
NOT THE MONSTER YOU EXPECT: VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN IS THE VILLAIN Based on Mary Shelley's iconic novel, a bold retelling of Frankenstein opened last night at STC's Klein Theater in Washington D…
A FORGOTTEN CHAMPION RECLAIMED Rehearsal for Truth International Theater Festival, an annual showcase of contemporary European theater, is unfolding under the banner of Perseverance at Bohem…
A WELL-INTENTIONED LOOK AT MENTAL ILLNESS Dream Big World Theatre, Inc. opened Gail Kriegel's Cracked Open tonight at Off-Broadway's Theatre Row, tackling the complex and often stigmatized s…
A SURREAL, SKATER-RAP FEVER DREAM I'm not going to lie"I am not the intended audience for Bowl EP. But make no mistake: this is a well-mounted, undeniably audacious performance that resonate…
GOES FROM A Y2K POP TO GEN ZZZZZZZZ There was a buzz of anticipation in the air as the house lights blacked out at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theater"an audible fandom of excitement. Had cl…
JOHN PROCTOR GETS CANCELLED In an honors English classroom at a county high school in northeast Georgia, seven juniors are cracking open Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Mr. Smith (Gabriel Eber…
MATH APPEAL The Monday Night Musicals series at the intimate Magnet Theater offers a vibrant platform for new work that blends comedic storytelling with musical innovation. Stripped down to …
FLESHING IT OUT OF THE PARK The Monday Night Musicals series at the intimate Magnet Theater is serving up a theatrical amusement for those who like their bluegrass pickin' with a side of pos…
A JAZZY JUMBALAYA OF JOY The current revival of The Pirates of Penzance at the Todd Haimes Theatre isn't just a revival " it's a reincarnation. Yes, rechristened, reimagined, and thoroughly …
FROM SWEATSHOP FLOORS TO BROADWAY DOORS: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES SEAMS TOGETHER A RUNWAY HIT The empowering new musical Real Women Have Curves, which opened Sunday night at the James Earl Jon…
First produced by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1969, Lonne Elder III's Ceremonies in Dark Old Men became an immediate critical success and a defining work of its era. For decades, it stood …
SEEING THE UNSEEN: JULIA BELL BARRY'S HAUNTING NEW PLAY Part memoir, part The Sixth Sense, Julia Barry Bell's new play, which opened tonight at Theatre Row, asks a haunting question: how do …
DEATH BECOMES HIM In 2016, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's Bright Star introduced a sound I'd never heard on Broadway"a blend of Americana and bluegrass so distinct it felt like a new music…