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Lisa Kron's play directed by Leigh Silverman and in its world premiere at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
Not for purists, but downtown theater enthusiasts will enjoy this mash-up of Euripides' classic
Though born in New Jersey, Sheila Callaghan shares all the characteristics of the Irish writers we view with shuddering awe: Vivid language, panting eroticism, and a quarrelsome sense of the…
Credit the talent of director Matt Lenz and his ensemble for raising this above some of its more embarrassing moments and keeping the audience engaged
The story that made "My Name Is Mister Tibbs" one of filmdom's most commonly quoted lines is getting a new and exciting life. The name of that story is In The Heat of the Night and it's now being ingeniously reinterpreted on a live stage for the first time ever.
Playwright Kia Corthron has gained a reputation for confronting and dramatizing socio-political issues. A Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick is her latest play that is admirable in its mission but less so in its final product. It is an unapologetic message play. The characters, when given a chance, are compelling, interesting, vital and amusing. But the play is self-consciously overwrought, overwritten, and even preachy.
A superb example of British adaptation of an international classic at its best.
Apparently (and lucky for us) Twyla Tharp can't seem to get enough of Ol' Blue Eyes, and so this new, romantically bracing homage
This gimmick propelled show seems better suited to a Las Vegas club than the elegantly restored Henry Miller Theater
Given this play's dreamlike aura, Gordon Edelstein's concept works without taking anything away from the play and Judith Ivey is poignant and funny as the mother of all dominating and protec…
Jeremy Irons as a modern day Lear; very ambitious but badly in need of a good editor
This Forum hits all the proper bullseyes and then some.
T. S. Eliot's best known connection to the stage is as the inspirational source for the musical Cats. Yet the verse play currently revived by TACT was the renowned poet's very own Broadway h…
Metaphoric and problematic plot excesses are offset by three rich performances
World premiere by David Schwimmer and Andy Bellin, at Chicago's Lookingglass Theater
Simon Russell Beale stars as Sir Harcourt Courtly and Fiona Shaw cuts a swagger as the object of his intended dalliance, Lady Gay Spanker
This musical sequel to the phenomenally successful Phantom has enough visual clichés and references to other works to feel like one of those quizzes where you have to spot the allusio…
There were plenty of people at the press preview I attended who clearly thought Looped as much of a hoot as our California critic did when it played in Los Angeles. Maybe if I'd come to the …
Steppenwolf production lands successfully at the McCarter
What rescues the American premiere of When the Rain Stops from a too soggy landing is David Cromer's beautiful and strong on atmosphere and emotion staging
Geoffrey Nauffts' play is indeed buoyed by a good deal of laughter but it ultimately takes you completely out of yourself and leaves even the most hardened theater goer with a tight throat a…
Vern Thiessen's black comedy is being given a world premiere at Ensemble Studio Theatre with a terrific cast and more elaborate than usual staging
Kander and Ebb's last collaboration completes a stunning trilogy of musicalized fictional plays based on real events
To add show biz muscle to this docu-drama, director John Rubinstein has assembled close to a dozen well-credentialed thespians to inhabit the real life role models.
