110 stories by "Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media"
Beginning with "Jitney" in 2012, the company has now offered four terrific productions in the playwright's Century Cycle.
Lolita Chakrabarti's penetrating drama about a 19th century black actor starring in 'Othello' is neither stolid historical chronicle nor hero worship.
Latino playwrights aren't widely represented onstage -- but the McCarter's new play 'Bathing in Moonlight' is a major step in a new direction
James McLure's play involves a love triangle set in the London theater scene of the 1950s but fails to ignite
Ionesco's "Exit the King" -- playing through August 29 -- tells the story of a 400-year-old king reckoning with his inevitable demise.
The intimacy of the New Jersey theater is a boon to the show, which connects more viscerally here than it did in its off-Broadway staging
One of the Bard's least performed plays gets a thrilling and visceral production at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Everything from "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet" to non-Shakespearean subjects such as "Game of Thrones" gets parodied in this delightful romp
Two River Theater in Red Bank remounts an innovative 2014 staging by New York's Transport Group theater company
Conor McPherson's play "Shining City" is the first production from Irish Rep at its newly-renovated theatre, but the star gives an awkward and contrived performance
With productions like these, it's little wonder that the company will be awarded the prestigious Regional 2016 Tony Award at Sunday's Tony Awards.
Laila Robins tries to infuse 'A Song at Twilight' with energy but the late-career play lacks both drama and wit
A decommissioned water tower is transformed into the perfect venue for Keith Huff's play
No Shakespeare play is more apt for alternative stagings, but this version never coheres
This world premiere play's ambition is laudable, but its execution is far less certain.
This adaptation of Chaim Potok's famed novel closes the George Street Playhouse's season out in fine fashion.
Audiences who remember this play about the Tuskegee Airmen from 2009 can expect a different, more immersive experience this time around
Tarell Alvin McCraney, whose "The Brothers Size" appeared earlier this year at Luna Stage, has emerged as a great American playwright.
This world premiere is by Deborah Rennard, who is best known for playing J.R.'s secretary on the TV show "Dallas"
The play, by 'House of Cards' writer Laura Eason, is about two snowed-in writers whose carnal relationship turns emotional
'The Brothers Size' from Tarell Alvin McCraney feels like a folktale, and its three characters are based on Yoruban deities
The Paper Mill Playhouse's adaptation of Chazz Palminteri's story was co-directed by Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks
The two-man play by David Rush is about the real-life collaboration between painter Jamie Wyeth and dancer Rudolf Nureyev
The play is co-authored by Kenneth Stunkel and Robert Rechnitz, the latter of whom is a founder of Red Bank's Two River Theater
The familiar story of a boy and his BB gun retains its charm, but the songs are unmemorable.
