A Different Drummer by Blake Green

David Henry Hwang says he's created the 'Flower Drum Song' that Oscar Hammerstein would've written had he been an Asian-American

Making a Case for Compassion by Gordon Cox

'The Exonerated" provokes more than one shocked, outraged gasp from its audience.

An Unpretentious Musical of Some Importance by Linda Winer

Don't believe a word in the title, "A Man of No Importance," which slipped in under the seasonal hype last night to kill us softly at Lincoln Center Theater's underground Mitzi E. Newhouse.

Oh God, It's George! by Linda Winer

"Say Goodnight, Gracie," which opened Thursday night at the Helen Hayes Theater, is a surprisingly pleasant, even poignant stroll through the life and times of the late comedian and late-in-…

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West Coast Buzz Catches B'way's Ear by Gordon Cox

You've Got Mail: Two Pals Reminisce by Michael Bracken

'Oldfriends.com," making its New York debut at Queens Theatre in the Park, has only two characters, Kate and Val.
With Pat Carroll.

Some Real Life Misbehavin' by Linda Winer

Charlayne Woodard's latest tells tales on herself and others

Tale of Two 'Pimpernels' by Peter Goodman

Nothing revolutionary about dueling productions of one show

A Celebrated Life by Blake Green

Sidebar on George Burns' life.

By George, he's Got It by Blake Green

Frank Gorshin says hello to Broadway in a one-man show as the legendary George Burns

'Merrily' They Roll Again by Linda Winer

Whatever else happens in this busy new season, I suspect nothing will press as many deep emotional buttons as the ones touched at last Monday's reunion concert of "Merrily We Roll Along."

As It Should Be, a ‘Medea’ as Grisly as the News by Linda Winer

She Still Has Paris by Gordon Cox

Three solid performances help 'My Old Lady' live on

Buried in Muddle by Gordon Cox

Beckett revival has humor but lacks power

'Butter and Egg Man' No Longer Delivers by Linda Winer

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A New Kind of Ticket May Be Heading to B'way by GORDON COX

A Story Gleefully All Over the Map by Gordon Cox

The majority of contemporary playwriting can leave some theatergoers (including this one) starving for narrative, so it's refreshing, with "The World Over," to come across a new play that's …

Arts Center Plan Eyes for Chinatown by Curtis L. Taylor

A Magic 'Junebug' by Sylviane Gold

Symphony is a circus of the imagination

'Evolution' Proves Survival of a Prodigy by Linda Winer

With gleeful abandon, a playwright delves into trash history

A Jolson Story for Those Already Enamored of It by Gordon Cox

In Fashion, New Stars Get Their 'Goat' by Linda Winer

Albee's play gains heat from new leads Field and Irwin

McDonald's Broadway Debut by Kelly McCarthy

With a celebration highlighted by an outdoor dance number by some cast members of the Broadway show "42nd Street" under a giant 7,500-bulb McDonald's marquee, the largest metropolitan McDona…

SBW: Solitary Black Writer by Gordon Cox

We learn early on in "The Dark Kalamazoo" that SBW stands for "Strong Black Woman."

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Tonys Have a New Interpretation of a 'Classic' by GORDON COX