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Beau Willimon's play at the Geffen with most of its original cast, and still a ripping good tale
The entirety of the losses from which the play arises, and the romances that spring forth, are manifest throughout. None of this would be possible without an acting ensemble as thoroughly gr…
Sad to say this revival is a little lost in the Royal Albert Hall!
What do you get when you take a charming little girl with hippie parents of Norwegian ancestry, surround her with nine brothers and sisters, and raise her in Cambridge, Massachusetts during the eighties? Watch Jaradoa Theater's Shafrika, the White Girl and you'll get your answer: an interesting story with a charming main character, a so-so show, and a whole lot of white liberal guilt.
With lucid, charged direction from Nicholas Hytner, an indisputable star in Helen Mirren and a strong supporting cast, this is as satisfactorily produced as Racine in English ever is
This harrowing and unnerving play has been well directed with an eye on bringing credence to its characters and creating and sustaining suspense to the bitter end
This sweet love story has a refreshing power that is pleasing even if it leaves little to ponder
Another entry in 59E59 Theaters' Americas Off Broadway events
The Paper Mill Playhouse revival is pepped up considerably by the presence of the incomparable Elaine Stritch.
This finely staged play is as near as most of us will ever get to life in a submarine
Thea Sharrock has produced a beguiling and heart warming version of Shakespeare's tale of friendship and love conquering betrayal and mistrust.
David Leveaux's revival is the most entertaining and witty play in London's West End
The artist collaborative Waterwell 's a performance piece comes across as exactly what one would expect from a bunch of young, exuberant, mostly inexperienced writers trying to make big wave…
Anna Ziegler has freshened up the familiar dilemma of young people raised in deeply religious environments as to whether to adhere to or rebel against strict orthodoxy by examining it throug…
The jewel sparkling at the National Theatre is played by a, quite literally, rhinestone-studded cast.
This Mamet revival at the Mark Taper Forum is riveting for its cat-and-mouse, who's going to get it suspense more than for its presentation of PC arguments
welcome back Lillian Hellman to a major West Coast venue, in this case the Pasadena Playhouse where a revival of the playwright's seminal play is crackling right along
Under Sarah Cameron Sunde's direction, Jessica Dickey's solo piece is memorable for the way in which she delineates her characters unfortunately her text skirts the issues in favor of self-i…
Jude Law graces the Donmar West End season and in probably the greatest of Shakespearean roles
Theresa Rebeck's new comedy leaves you rooting for the survival of Public Television's News Hour and hope types like her nutty TV network chief and his paramour will tweet rather than broadc…
Lillian Hellman's play remains a gripping reminder that there is a price to pay for the recycling of greed and the ravaging of our humanity as we enter another century
This crowd pleasing musical was one which made me think I'd landed on an alien planet.
Series A of Ensemble Studio Theatre's 2009 Marathon disappointed some, but Series B came roaring back with one-acts that ranged from quite good to excellent.
Naomi Wallace has a predominantly poetic voice which can sound like a struggle between abstracted naturalism and artistic narcissism
