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"The Pirate Queen" remains a dry history lesson, a musical that presents the past in such a perfunctory manner that Grace O'Malley sinks in a sea of ordinary.
"Glory Days" is the opposite of slick. The show is a bit gawky and unsure of itself, much like the youthful characters it celebrates.
Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Ruined, featuring members of the original Off-Broadway cast and creative team, officially opens Sept. 15 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angel…
Like its central character, Ar thur Kopit's "Wings" has proved remarkably resilient. This abstract drama about a former aviatrix turned stroke victim premiered to raves on Broadway in 1978,…
From the first four notes of the overture — which lyrically spell out the theme of the show ("I had a dream") — to the evening's blazing finale of "Rose's Turn," "Gypsy" never lets up. A…
A casting dispute in Paris raises the issue of how much control a creative artist's heirs should have.
This is one of those rare plays that people fall in love with. Like Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, Alan Bennett's The History Boys is a big, juicy drama, full of interesting ideas as well as complex characters.
Arthur Miller ignored his son with Down syndrome. How does that affect this playwright's legacy?
Lucy Thurber and Kate Fodor on domestic dysfunction.
In today's New York Post, Michael Riedel is reporting that talks have 'turned testy' between Taymor and the producers, and that she is now threading to take the entire script of the show wit…
University Players of Cal State Long Beach presents Sonia Flew by Melinda Lopez, March 2nd through March 17th. Directed by Luke Yankee, Sonia Flew explores betrayal and forgiveness across tw…
The Whipping Man, Matthew Lopez's historical drama about a Confederate Jewish solider returning home to his former slaves, who are also Jewish, opens Feb. 1 in its New York City premiere by …
"Doubt" was the best play of 2004. In its Broadway reincarnation, it could very well capture the title again in 2005.
