8,501 stories from Backstage
An uneven revue offers some spot-on impersonations, but lacks the punch to justify its hefty admission and two-drink minimum.
Elizabeth Franz reveals layer after layer of a woman retreating from a glimpse of evil in Julia Cho's skillful chornicle of a small tragedy.
Bob Clyman's play on the politics of cancer research is equally divided between idealistic scientists and egocentric opportunists.
Don't expect to be titillated in this unsexy version of La Ronde.
Shakespeare's greatest tragedy performed by marionettes on a merry-go-round--it works!
The Intentional Theatre Group's series of 10 solo plays concerns individuals who are obsessed their life choices, sometimes to the point of madness.
Eight short plays examine the national state of mind.
Michael Cumpsty is a superbly tortured Richard in CSC's production.
Robert Farquhar mercilessly skewers the neurotic entanglements, emotional upheavals, general insanity and pretentiousness that can occur while creating "theatre art" in his brutally entertai…
Howard Barker's example of "theatre of catastrophe" is ponderous despite the presence of Kathleen Chalfant.
A retread revue of William Finn's work leaves a grimy feeling.
Adam Rapp's black comedy presented by the Flea Theatre includes a fine performance from Evan Enderle and verbal violence with no clear target.
For playwright Susan Kim, the biggest problem in adapting 'The Joy Luck Club' to the stage was what to leave out.
College alumni form theatre groups with or without school support.
This return engagement of this holiday musical features two new songs and plenty of product placement.
While Edward Albee's new one-act Homelife is a lesser play than The Zoo Story, it does make the latter stronger by providing a fuller subtext.
The head of Local One presents the stagehands' case in a press conference.
Though the creators have devised a most persuasive production to bring this C.S. Lewis classic to life, an element of wishful thinking still hangs over the enterprise.
"Young Frankenstein" is like Verdi's "Otello," Sondheim's "Bounce," Rodgers' "Rex," Picasso's copperplates - lesser work by a great artist.
Christopher Durang's absurdist satire skewers the dark side of family life in highly theatrical and amusing fashion, and Director Kevin
Connell elicits eccentric but disciplined performance…
