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The musical stays very faithful to the film, with a strange narration device but a strong score.
The Red Bull company boldly takes on Ben Johnson s 1606 satire of greed, but misfires for the most part.
Although some of the characters don t get fully fleshed out in this one, Amy Herzog shows again that she can take on heavy issues.
Clifford Odets’ play Golden Boy is being given a first-class, much-deserved revival by Lincoln Center Theater.
August Wilson’s family drama has lost none of its resonance, and likely never will.
Giant has a vast and complicated structure, but also a wonderful score by Michael John LaChiusa .
David Mamet s painfully didactic The Anarchist makes theatergoers wonder what happened to the ink in his pen since his better plays.
The cast and director have done what they can, but there isn t much to work with in Theresa Rebeck s script.
Gretchen Mol shines a bit too brightly in a character study that takes its time coalescing.
Eve Ensler s new work of feminism is limited in effect by its predictability and movie-of-the-week format.
Theresa Rebeck’s whimsical new comedy has some charming moments in it, though they fail to add up to much.
Checkers is a respectable play but weak in comparison to Frost/Nixon .
The central father-daughter relationship remains as compelling today as it did in 1947.
Over the years, Edward Albee’s iconic play has lost little of its dramatic power or harsh comedy.
The years have stolen none of the merits from Edward Albee’s dyadic drama.
Christopher Durang’s freewheeling new comedy takes some Chekhov themes for a spin.
Gretchen Mol shines a bit too brightly in a character study that takes its time coalescing.
Ethan Hawke puts in a smashing performance in the title role of what has been called Chekhov s Hamlet .
Henry James would be aghast at the damage done to his delicate family drama.
James Lapine s revival is lukewarm, uninspired and generally disappointing.
James Lapine’s brisk, uncluttered directing isn t without its drawbacks.
The period-piece costume drama gets yet another revival, well acted all around.
A 10-minute bit is stretched into a much longer format.
Subtlety, rather than sensationalism, guides this revival of an oft-abused classic.
Ten Chimneys takes you on an enjoyable retreat at the Lunts fabled estate.
