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Peter Flannery has turned this Oscar-winning film into a superb play- a Chekhovian thriller, if you will.
College students suffer from anomie and a surfeit of pot!
It's hard to imagine a swanker staging of the Beckett classic-or a more stellar cast. It adds up to an exceptionally entertaining production.
Director Rupert Goold has a serious go at this revival of Priestley's Time and the Conways. Let's just say, he's better than the play itself.
This revival of Ragtime comes pretty close to duplicating the opulence of the original. And the actors bring big voices and powerful acting to the proceedings.
Chances are good that Kathleen Turner will be heading to a UK stage next year to appear in Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth.
Kids and adults of all ages will find great satisfaction with this latest edition of Cirque du Soleil. The acts are still breathtaking and the performers remarkable.
Lyrics and Lyricists at the 92nd Street Y has come up with a fitting tribute to Ira Gershwin and the songs he wrote after his brother George died.
Terry Johnson's revival of Rookery Nook is a refreshing and high-spirited attempt emphasis on attempt to unlock the slightly discredited genre of traditional farce.
The all-male Propeller Company has given us a production of The Merchant of Venice that's all speed and conviction. For the most part, it's played with brutal force and unyielding fervor.
The desire is extra thick in this excellent revival of Desire Under the Elms.
Sherie Rene Scott is absolutely hilarious in her 90-minute autobiography show Everyday Rapture. It's a send-up of one-person shows, but there's also a serious side to the proceedings.
This production of Madame de Sade, is quite frankly, all talk and no action. Even a cast including Judi Dench, Frances Barber and Rosamund Pike can't save it.
New revival of Uncle Vanya to hit West End late 2009, or early 2010, starring Fiennes, Stott and Mulligan
Best check the guest list before signing on for this nondramatic marathon
There's a good play in here somewhere. Can Craig Lucas find it?
Beware the trail of bread crumbs - but follow these crack actors as they explore parenthood's dark side.
An excellent revival of an often misunderstood play. Thank the cast for an effective and enjoyable time at the theater.
This is a musical that tries too hard to please. Yes, the tunes are perky and the leading ladies likable. But that old adage that less is more should have been heeded.
Sad to say, this revival is a mouthful of "d's": dreary, dull, and frankly, pretty dreadful.
Accent on Youth is an ageless charmer, with more vigor than many modern shows-as well as a touch of wisdom.
Barbara Cook is still at it, still going strong singing her songs, telling her stories.
If you can believe it, Polly Stenham's sophomore play Tusk Tusk betters her initial well-received offering That Face.
Calendar Girls seems as long as a calendar year. It is far less satisfying than the movie version.
On her return to the Oak Room, the sultry and seductive Maude Maggart gracefully preserves the legacy of the cabaret torch singer.
