110 stories by "Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media"
Pulitzer-winner Lynn Nottage's delicate play "Intimate Apparel" is a shining achievement at the McCarter in Princeton
The set is amazing. The show by playwright Robert Caisley -- not so much.
Star Nancy Orel gives 'Curvy Widow' her best, but there's not much to hang the musical on
The show has been retooled since its run in New Jersey and is now in even better shape
This delicate play focuses on eight women whose husbands are off fighting an unnamed war
The characters in this comedy aren't so much funny as they are insufferable
The much-anticipated adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" is now playing at the McCarter
This tense, compelling world premiere should have a long life following its current production
This heartfelt play tells a love story with the assistance of jazz classics by Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Sarah Vaughn
This is a play with an important message and not a whole lot of nuance.
The musical is a sequel to Ken Ludwig's Tony-winning 'Lend Me a Tenor,' but you don't need to know its predecessor to enjoy the hijinks
The actors are strong, but forced exposition and clunky dialogue overwhelm any chance for depth here.
The maxim 'Go big or go home' didn't apply this year, with a number of intimate productions earning outsized praise
This 90-minute show features one performing playing all the roles from the classic Jimmy Stewart film
If you seek a heaping helping of old-fashioned Christmas pageantry, this show is your answer.
The latest from the New Brunswick theater cloys more than it charms
Fresh from its successful run at Paper Mill Playhouse, the classic movie becomes a Broadway musical -- with mixed success.
James Goldman's 1966 play has not aged well.
This funny and thoughtful play follows two couples celebrating a 60th birthday
The play by Marisa Smith, now playing at New Jersey Repertory Company, is a comedy full of interesting ideas and a great deal of heart.
The season opener for New Brunswick's George Street Playhouse forces us to consider historical figures in a new light
This new play by Ben Clawson's recounts a meeting between President Theodore Roosevelt and naturalist John Muir
Trendy modern dress, sleek firearms and altogether baffling production decisions do not a successful Shakespeare play make
The Millburn theater's tentative take on the Mel Brooks juggernaut reveals that this show hasn't aged very well.
The Princeton world premiere of Nilo Cruz's "Bathing in Moonlight" -- one of the fall's most anticipated new plays -- doesn't fully deliver.
