44 stories by "Jason Clark"
There is one thing every theater pundit can agree on regarding Sunday night's 71st Annual Tony Awards: The winner of Best Actress in a Musical is the only sure Bette. Outside of the divine H…
It's a great surprise that the large-scale musical version of said property is a frothy delight, a pineapple-sweet warm-up in this most frigid season.
You wept at the book, then wept at the Meryl Streep-Clint Eastwood film, but save some more tears for the achingly lovely new cast recording for the Broadway tuner The Bridges of Madison Cou…
If you've ever had the burning desire to see one of the hottest film stars of the moment bray, "I am not an animal!" you're in luck. Bradley Cooper, who just received his second Oscar nomina…
Who says there are no new Broadway shows in the summertime? Bucking that trend is the team behind the anticipated new musical First Date, which begins previews next month on Broadway and mar…
Okay, so you may have to imagine Patina Miller's Leading Player swiveling circus-trained ensemble dangling from ropes and jumping through hoops. But there's no doubt you can still groove to …
Everybody say yeah! Get ready to dig your heels into a 15-track exclusive first listen of the original cast recording of Kinky Boots, the high-energy Cyndi Lauper/Harvey Fierstein musical cu…
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella earned nine Tony nominations this morning, including one for Best Revival of a Musical and nods for its lead actors, Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana. With …
Robin Williams's casting is one of the more astute choices for Moises Kaufman's solidly crafted production of Rajiv Joseph's Pulitzer finalist.
The post War Hoarse: <em>Bengal Tiger at…
Okay, the gripes are gonna come out first.
The post There Ain't No Shelley Long Here: Transport Group's <em>Hello Again</em> appeared first on Slant Magazine.
Any native of a downtrodden city will tell you that there's an undeniably authentic quality to the work here.
The post Down and Out in Southie: <em>Good People</em> at the Friedm…
Nothing could have prepared me for Rapp's chilling, unrelentingly committed glimpse into dystopia with Nursing.
The post Adam Rapp's <em>The Hallway Trilogy</em> at Rattlestick P…
You can't swing a cat in this town without hitting a theater with a dysfunctional family drama, and this one even has the kitty to prove it.
The post <em>Blood from a Stone</em> …
Adam Bock's plays need to be handled as delicately as someone balancing an egg on a spoon from room to room.
The post What's That Smell?: <em>A Small Fire</em> and <em>Drac…
Haunted might have benefited from more claustrophobic surroundings.
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David Duchovny orchestrates Neil LaBute's new play like a virtuoso.
The post Livin' on a Prayer: <em>The Break of Noon</em> and <em>The Red Shoes</em> appeared first …
Those who just can't get enough of ace actor Michael Shannon can now get nothing but him.
The post Men Behaving Badly: <em>Mistakes Were Made</em>, <em>Devil Boys from Beyo…
Star wattage seems to be the new energy source powering Broadway.
The post Star Turns: Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones in <em>Driving Miss Daisy</em> and Jan Maxwell in <…
How do you want it: long and slow or hard and fast?
The post Downtown Block Party: <em>Gatz</em> and <em>The Deep Throat Sex Scandal</em> appeared first on Slant Maga…
Another season, another round of Brit transfers
The post British Invasion: <em>Brief Encounter</em> and <em>The Pitmen Painters</em> appeared first on Slant Magazine.
Perhaps the most shocking aspect of provocateur Ivo van Hove's slick remounting of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes is that it really isn't that shocking.
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The production is far from a party and more akin to a long soiree in which the cool people haven't arrived yet.
The post <em>Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party</em> at the Aco…
This has to be the toughest prediction year since Avenue Q shockingly walked away with the Best Musical prize six years ago.
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If The Burnt Part Boys is good-natured Wonder bread, then Oliver Parker! is burnt toast that's been peed on.
The post All The Young Dudes: <em>The Burnt Part Boys</em> and <em…
To paraphrase possibly its greatest tune: It's still got life, brother.
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