Inspired by true events, this heartbreaking tale of the decline of the castrati in late-19th-century Rome is beautifully staged and passionately performed, though hampered by some one-dimens…
Peter Nichols' latest play is a deceptively sedate, neo-Chekhovian character study that ends up delivering a surprise haymaker that proves the veteran author is still in top form.
"Musical: The Online Musical" is far from your average musical. Now only is it online only, the plot is almost completely driven by audience suggestions.
The super producer will receive the 2011 David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures, which has also been given to Clint Eastwood and Jerry Bruckheimer.
This two-person adaptation of Henry James' classic ghost story too often tells the audience to be scared rather than quietly allowing fear to take over.
The Amoralists use this early Adam Rapp play to strike a blow against sclerotic modes of presentation and received attitudes in the minds of audiences and critics. I had a blast.
This tale of an endangered Russian journalist and her American husband seeking refuge in rural New York with two of his former close friends, now married, never coheres.
Like a batch of oversugared Christmas cookies, this adaptation of the 2003 film hit is too sweet. The professional cast does its best to overcome the deficiencies of this flimsy holiday card…
Like a batch of oversugared Christmas cookies, this adaptation of the 2003 film hit is too sweet. The professional cast does its best to overcome the deficiencies of this flimsy holiday card.
"Notes From Underground" is a harrowing evening of theater that will appeal to those who delight in profound but difficult thought and exhaustive emotional venting.
This 45-minute piece is more about the fine art of puppetry than it is revealing of Marlene Dietrich's last years or nostalgic about her glamorous life.
Rather than an updating of John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" for the 21st century, Bethany Larsen's play comes off more like a rejected spec script for the short-lived TV series "Dirty Sexy Money."SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑
Paul Reubens brings his red-bow-tied man-boy to Broadway for an evening of kiddie nostalgia and double entendres. But if you are not a fan, you probably won't be converted.
Performer Todd Robbins serves up some chills, a few laughs, a little macabre history, and several incredible illusions in this contemporary riff on midnight spook shows.
John Osborne and Anthony Creighton's lost play is unquestionably fascinating as a historical artifact. Unfortunately, it plays like an episode of "The Donna Reed Show" on crack.
Standup comic Colin Quinn says he fancies himself an actor—if for no other reason than he's currently on Broadway, doing a solo show, "Long Story Short," at the Helen Hayes Theatre.
This obscure musical comedy may not be a neglected masterpiece, but there's plenty of craft, charm, and high spirits on hand, plus two terrific leading performances.
The tension peters out fast in this story of two spooky little orphans and their hapless overseer, but the performances bring the two kids vividly to life.
Alex Timbers is directing a run-through of "The Pee-wee Herman Show" and that means he's in charge of 20 puppets and eight puppeteers. So a run-through gets a little hard.
Colin Quinn brings his low-key delivery and unique satiric perspective to a crash course on world civilization. It's pretty funny, but will audiences fork over Broadway prices for a 75-minute show? SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑
