433 stories by "Simon Saltzman"
The Irish Repertory Theatre ensemble has brought out the best in Conor McPherson's stories. . . Read More
Word of mouth has helped to give a new life to this pop-opera . . Read More
The Fiasco troupe's concept certainly casts it own unique spell on Sondheim's Grimmsian musica
Mark Nadler's tribute to the music and musicians of the Weimar era
The actors may be commended for taking their incredulously conceived roles seriously even if we don't.
he energetic Papermill Playhouse production comes close at times to taking flight
It's hard to know just how much this emotionally affecting revival rests in the masterly hands of director Wilson or in the instinctively magical moments created by Cecily Tyson. What's cert…
The over-dosing Dr. Jekyll and his demented alter ego Mr. Hyde are back for the first time since they created their share of havoc on Broadway in 1997
athan Lane allows us to see into the heart-breaking core of a disconsolate man who is compelled to endure the slings and arrows of an unforgiving society, .
Despite its rambling dramatic arc the great music is certain to bring back memories for many of the decades as well being a reminder of how apropos was the nickname given to Motown's first h…
originally produced during the 2010 New York Fringe Festival, this more elaborate and polished production should have a prosperous afterlife in regional theaters.
Cindy Lauper and Harvey Fierstein have proven themselves fortuitously formidable partners who have found a formula that has transformed a so-what film into a so-fine musica Cindy Lauper and …
Whatever it is, we end up feeling for Cathy and Jamie, it won't be for their lack of musical and dramatic commitment to Brown's ambitious score.. . Read More
R. N. Sandberg's disarming roundelay of relationships clearly has its roots in Arthur Schnitzler's 19th sex-capade La Ronde.
Sean Mathias's second attempt to stage Truman Capote's novella doesn't work on Broadway any more than it did in London
There is the aura of a very old B movie in listening to the endlessly pontificating science-saturated characters in Lanford Wilson's 1975 play.
there is plenty of heart and soul being revealed in this small-scaled musical about ordinary people with big feelings.
This play makes it appear that the economic bridge that spans between 1880 and 2013 is distanced enough now so that a rich girl can make the right choices for the wrong reasons, or is it the…
a rather facetious fabrication, or as Lucas call it on the first page of the script, "a damn lie." And since it's a sin to tell a lie, let me say that Craig Lucas's two-hander is not a very …
Annie Baker, whose other plays have also been lauded for their informally structured, protracted naturalistic style, may be demanding a lot, especially from one segment of the audience, with…
This solo show succeeds in some measure as a cornucopia of quotes from its eminently quotable subject, as a testament to Ann Richard's indomitable spirit " and to the fine actor portraying h…
The Keen Company's revival is certainly an example of a sincere effort by A. R. Gurney to show the inevitable shift in the traditional WASP landscape
Amy Herzog's most gut-wrenching play is a deeply compassionate exploration into why people will sometimes depart from what is rational, prudent and even sane to protect the ones they love
The multi-talented Jesse Eisenberg has written himself an unsympathetic role, but a fine one for Vanessa Redgrave
The first major revival in almost twenty years has been given a stunning production, the first musical in the esteemedClassic Stage Company's 45-year history.
