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Edward Albee’s sinister, surreal and altogether puzzling 1980 play The Lady from Dubuque gets an unexpected revival.
A quarter-century after the historic flop of the original production, the second attempt strips the play of its chaos as well as its intensity.
William Shatner’s new one-man show makes for a fun evening of personal reminiscing, video clips and one of his strange musical performances.
Elizabeth Reaser and Norbert Leo Butz/ Ph: Joan Marcus
While the plot of the musical moves backwards in time, the success of Merrily We Roll Along has gotten only better as time moves forward.
Norbert Leo Butz steals the show as a heartwarming uncle with an unhealthy relationship with his younger niece.
The characters in Erika Sheffer’s are painted with gripping realism and more than one threatening streak.
Christine Ebersole s new cabaret show delivers authentic numbers for 60 straight minutes.
Diane Paulus’ production gives the musical story of Catfish Row yet another incarnation in its timeline.
While incendiary for its time, the 1956 English drama Look Back in Anger has not aged well.
Cynthia Nixon gives a fearless, heartfelt performance as a stage-four cancer patient.
George Bernard Shaw s second play entertains with quick-witted comedy and a mix of characters wrestling with desire.
A powerful cast, led by Kevin Spacey , serves up the Bard s work with thick intensity.
In honoring the 80th birthday of prolific South African playwright Athol Fugard , this play goes a long way to not get very far.
Kevin Spacey brings his monstrous portrayal of King Richard across the pond to New York.
The classic 1935 American folk opera gets a little tightening and tweaking but keeps its heart where it was.
The classic 1935 American folk opera gets a little tightening and tweaking but keeps its heart where it was.
From Spider-Man to The Book of Mormon , the 2011 season swung between disappointing lows and soaring highs.
Aside from some slow points, Shlemiel the First proves to be a lighthearted dose of fun with some wild klezmer music.
Molly Smith Metzler’s new play teeters between far-fetched comedy and seriousness, doing neither particularly well.
The acting in this family-saga ensemble brings to life what could have been a mediocre play.
The 1965 musical has been retooled into something with currency for today.
Someone needs to tell Ethan Coen to stop writing awful one-act plays.
Molly Smith Metzler’s vacuous comedy-drama misses nearly every target.
The Man Who Came to Dinner remains the most masterfully chaotic ensemble comedies, even if it doesn t get quite the serving it deserves here.
