STARSTRUCK by BERNARD CARRAGHER
The Cripple of Inishmaan, Martin McDonagh's early play, gets a superb revival at the Atlantic Theatre Company. It's both a touching and humorous experience.
The Cripple of Inishmaan, Martin McDonagh's early play, gets a superb revival at the Atlantic Theatre Company. It's both a touching and humorous experience.
Matthew Modine heads up To Kill a Mockingbird
On the Waterfront into Haymarket on January 28
Our reviewer doesn't mince words. He takes umbrage with Richard Greenberg's reworking of John O'Hara's book for the revival: "A Pal Joey without John O'Hara's original book is not Rodger's a…
Veteran actor Pat Hingle dead at 84 after a long battle with blood cancer
Our reviewer ruminates on the highs and lows of the 2008 season. And offers a final tribute to a giant of the theatre scene, Sir Harold Pinter.
David Tennant eager to return as Hamlet after back op.
Visions don't come much darker than Edward Bond's. You may find yourself powerless to turn away.
Filled with engaging characters, The Cripple of Inishmaan is one of Martin Mcdonagh's funniest plays. The perfect antidote for these bleak times.
Just in time for the holiday season comes Simon Green offering Coward at Christmas: A Cabaret for Noel
A middling revival of Pal Joey, but the words and music are divine.
While no production can quite catch the sheer absurdity of the novel, this production of Catch 22 is still a notable and timely play.
Reza's God of Carnage to hit Broadway in Spring of 2009
Carousel is bustin' out all over in this splendid revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic. Arguably, the most melodious score they ever wrote.
Royal Court eyes Chicken Soup with Barley revival
Taking Sides and Collaboration heading for West End in 2009
O'Neill's final completed play has its moments of poignant power, but too often it's a litany of endless exposition.
With Prayer for My Enemy, Craig Lucas has a lot to say about America's woes in the 21st Century. The play, unfortunately, may not be coherent...but it's certainly compelling.
She's been up, she's been down, but Liza Minnelli is definitely up for Liza's at the Palace...!
Liza is back on Broadway in a stunning example of star incandescence.... There's still some magic in the air.
The desire was great, the determination high, but some events are not meant to be made into West End musicals-the Holocaust being one of them.