Other Desert Cities: Theater Review
David Rooney Jon Robin Baitz's first new play in six years has ripened significantly in its move to Broadway.read more
David Rooney Jon Robin Baitz's first new play in six years has ripened significantly in its move to Broadway.read more
David Rooney Actor-turned-playwright Jesse Eisenberg has a way with character, but this slender debut doesn't add up to much.read more
David Rooney The play was a smash in Chicago, but its charms feel a little stretched as it makes its Broadway debut, writes THR's David Rooney.read more
This comedy ménage à trois is not without laughs, but overall, it's thin and tired.
Erik Pedersen In solid if imperfect voice, The Who's frontman delivers a full-on experience in performing the seminal album. read more
David Rooney Mike Daisey's provocative monologue, which has been updated but not softened since the "techno-libertarian hippie" died earlier this month, makes its New York debut.read more
David Rooney Katori Hall's play is based on the legendary Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, with a fictionalized account of his last night on Earth.read more
Simon Curtis' biographical drama co-stars Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Judi Dench and Dominic Cooper.
When commemorating a major playwright, it's never a great idea to choose one of his less memorable works.
The Bottom Line: "True Blood" regular Rutina Wesley shines in Jeff Talbott's provocative but unsatisfying play.
Director/playwright Mike Leigh burrows deeply into the subject of grief in this tale of loss and glooms set in post-war England.read more
"To me, this is an educational outreach tool," the writer says at the star-studded one-night-only presentation. "It's important that people know the arguments on both sides as this case make…
[email protected] (Todd McCarthy) Francesca Gilpin's cleanly mounted production is only the second Tchaikovsky opera ever performed by LA Opera. read more
[email protected] (Maya Eslami) Seattle's indie darlings deliver sweet harmonies against a beautiful backdrop: L.A.'s Griffith Park on a full moon night. read more
[email protected] (David Rooney) Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines, Elaine Paige star in the new production of the 1971 original, which grows more bewitchin…
Hosted by "Trading Spaces'" Paige Davis, the season will begin Sunday, Oct. 23.
"The Hangover's" Justin Bartha plays a lovelorn depressive in Braff's debut play.read more
Stephen Farber The Tony-winning "Hello, Dolly!" star's wisdom is featured in director-screenwriter Dori Berinstein's documentary.read more
Jonathan Groff and Rutina Wesley have been cast in the Off-Broadway production of The Submission, joining a cast that also includes American Pie's Eddie Kaye Thomas.
It's not exactly the height of satirical sophistication, but this is certainly a unique 20th anniversary tribute to the Jonathan Demme chiller.
Tyne Daly's mercurial performance gives equal exposure to her character's formidable outer shell and to the corrosive solitude within.
Adapted from rock critic Neil McCormick's autobiography, Nick Hamm's British comedy stars Ben Barnes, Robert Sheehan and Krysten Ritter.
David Rooney The latest show, directed and written by Francoise Girard, centers on a magician named Zark who embarks on a journey to find his lost love Lia.read more
After picking up nine Tony Awards Sunday including the all-important best musical prize, the cast, creative team and producers of The Book of Mormon continued partying late into the night at…
David Rooney Reeve Carney, Jennifer Damiano and T.V. Carpio star in the mega-musical, finally opening Tuesday at New York's Foxwoods Theatre.read more