160 stories by "KEN JAWOROWSKI"
"The Road to Damascus" traces the United States government's diplomatic maneuvering after a pair of domestic attacks lead " accurately or not " to Syria.
"On the Other Side of the River," translated from Peretz Hirshbein's Yiddish original, centers on a young woman whose parents drowned and now feels threatened by rising waters.
"The Fabulous Lipitones," in New Brunswick, works just fine without much glitter or glamour " its greatest pleasures spring from the simplest of intentions.
The one-man show "Wiesenthal," written by and starring Tom Dugan, humanizes appalling events.
Dialogue is loudly delivered in service of an Issue, with a capital I, in Nikkole Salter's tale of a mother's effort to get her daughter a better education.
In "Outside Mullingar," by John Patrick Shanley, two unmarried Irish neighbors, one quirky and one stubborn, deal with lost youth and thinning chances.
A revival of Lee Blessing's "A Walk in the Woods" stars Kathleen Chalfant as a Soviet arms treaty negotiator.
A new take on Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra' at the McCarter Theater Center in Princeton focuses on the raging romance rather than the battles.
"Dinner With the Boys," making its world premiere at the New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch, is a hokey comedy that's far more enjoyable than it really should be.
"Teach, Teacher, Teachest" is the latest in a spate of re-envisioned Ionesco plays.
In "Voices of Swords," by Kari Floren, a personal organizer is hired to help care for a retiree who needs surgery.
"Lucky Me," romantic comedy written by Robert Caisley that is receiving its premiere at the New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch, involves a cranky father and two 40-somethings with a…
"Othello" will be the final production of Shakespeare in the Parking Lot at a municipal parking lot on the Lower East Side.
The musical "The Lightning Thief," based on Rick Riordan's young-adult novel, centers on a sixth grader who learns he's the son of a Greek god.
In Qurrat Ann Kadwani's solo show, "They Call Me Q," a girl from India moves with her family to the Bronx and wants desperately to fit in.
Joe DiPietro's "Clever Little Lies" is scheduled to run at Guild Hall from July 16 to Aug. 3 with the same cast and director as its world premiere at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick…
In his one-man show "The Bullpen," Joe Assadourian draws from his experiences during 12 years in prison.
"Butler," a new play staged by the New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch, tackles the thorny topics of slavery and duty with wit and wordplay.
This version of "Grease" at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn features four tracks that were composed for the film and years later grafted onto the stage show.
"The Chairs," at La MaMa, is the director Theodora Skipitares's puppet theater response to Eugene Ionesco's absurdist play.
In "A View of the Mountains" in Long Branch, a father and son see each other for the first time in 30 years, but they are divided by more than time.
"The Spring Fling: First Love" is a collection of plays by writers with impressive credentials.
"South Pacific," Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic tale of love, race and acceptance, is in fine form at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn.
A good-natured one-woman show relates the misadventures of a single woman cooking her way through romantic relationships.
Gilbert Emery's 1921 drama "The Hero" finds a family in close quarters, under stress and asking the big questions shortly after World War I.
