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"Symphony of Shadows," the newest work from Rachel Klein's macabre imagination, at Dixon Place, is sumptuously presented and precisely executed but thin.
The trouble with Radiotheatre's "The Naughty Victorians," now at the Kraine Theater, is the trouble with any carnal overdose: It's monotonous.
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"Escape," Susan Mosakowski's delightful comedy at La MaMa, is about the extremes people will endure before attempting a getaway from their absurd lives.
"Cowboy Mouth," Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's 1971 rock-'n'-roll breakup drama, gets a smartly directed and meticulously designed site-specific production.
Writer-performer Andrew Weems displays passion in his one-man show "Damascus," presented by the Acting Company, but Ian Belknap's staging is too static.
Kate Arrington and Ed Asner also headline new Craig Wright play. David West Read's play about the porn industry will be auditioning.
Life is a cabaret for Jim Caruso, whether hosting “Cast Party” at Birdland or performing alongside the iconic Liza Minnelli.
Stritch discussed his transition from music to theater at the Actor’s Fund Benefit on Thursday.
Back Stage chatted with the Broadway star at the Actor’s Fund Benefit on Thursday, where she discussed going viral and “Anything Goes.”
At the Actor Fund’s Benefit on Thursday, Broadway star Stephanie J. Block, Grammy-winner Billy Stritch and six-time MAC Award-winner Jim Caruso sang.
Tony-winning playwright looks back at controversial production at Manhattan Theater Club, a reconceived staging, and film about play
The Green Goblin of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" discusses the challenges of creating a character underneath makeup and believing in yourself.
Kenneth Lonergan’s thudding comedy “Medieval Play,” at Signature Theatre, wastes the talents of Josh Hamilton, Tate Donovan, Halley Feiffer, and more.
“Food and Fadwa,” a co-production of New York Theatre Workshop and Noor Theatre about a troubled Palestinian family, is a bland meal unimaginatively served.
More experimental play than dance-theater work, “Beginning of the End of the…” may thrill Pirandello fans but not followers of its creator, David Gordon.
Atlantic Theater Company produces third play in John Patrick Shanley's "Church and State" trilogy that includes "Doubt" and "Defiance."
After "Private Practice," "Judging Amy," and "NYPD Blue," the Emmy winner stars in Gina Gionfriddo's comic drama at Playwrights Horizons.
The Harlem cultural institution has been relieved of over $10 million in debt and will remain in its current location rent-free "indefinitely."
Jeremy Jordan, Stacy Keach, Josh Young, Jessie Mueller, Philip Boykin, Crystal A. Dickinson, and Michael Cerveris give advice for actors.
The touring musical "Bring It On" makes its Broadway debut at the St. James Theatre.
The Theatre World Awards, held on Tuesday at the Belasco Theatre, honor actors who made their Broadway and Off-Broadway debuts.
In Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Mary Chase comedy, veteran Carol Kane joins ensemble including Jim Parsons, Jessica Hecht, and Charles Kimbrough.
“Revisiting Wildfire,” Kari Floren’s two-hander about a long-term female friendship, is happily universal—and you get to hear Lynne Wintersteller sing.
Dan Gordon’s “Murder in the First,” starring Chad Kimball as a condemned murder at Alcatraz, is a feel-good documentary rescued by an engrossing production.
