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It's more heart searching than usual for Stoppard.
Whether or not the added first act is by itself in the top tier is a moot point. It is not meant to stand alone.
C. S. Lewis's devil's view told battle of souls between heaven and hell is something of an odd candidate for theatricalization, yet this production is extremely theatrical.
More than a play about one woman's experience of racial hatred in the United States, this narrative conveys the terrible ease with which one group of people can victimize another, in the Uni…
Marc Sherman applies his taste for black comedy to a major tragedy, a stylistic marriage that more often than not makes for a dramatically confusing and unsatisfying mix.
This is fine drama. It is also pure Dostoyevsky.
Flaherty and Ahrens music is so rich and flavorful that it makes one pant for the release of the CD. As in the past, these long time parrtners have ventured into rarified territory to create…
The play's imaginative blending of West African storytelling, music and movement with a contemporary story told in African-American vernacular is both impressive and at times compelling.
... It also ends up veering towards less than satifying melodramatic and ambiguous climax. It nevertheless has enough strengths to make it worth seeing.
As with any mystery, there are clues scattered here there and everywhere but don't expect Jayne Houdyshell's Beverly Wilkins to turn into a detective who does a recap of what you've seen as …
The chillingly accurate Yale Repertory Theatre production of Alice Childress' drama turns a work from a bygone decade into taut, contemporary commentary.
As smartly directed by Bill Fennelly, the story unfolds with clarity and, without a lot of gimmickry.
With David Leveaux at the helm, Cyrano is half epic, half farce. The exaggerated language is met with exaggerated gesture.
An authentic and very enjoyable portrait of early-twentieth-century blues culture.
I had never heard of Chazz Palminteri when I went to the now defunct Playhouse 91 back in 1989 to see something called A Bronx Tale. Nobody had, which is exactly why Palminteri wrote this so…
Director Roger Danforth with the help of a superb cast has overcome the constraints of a small black-box theater without the resources for fancy stage craft to create a powerful theatrical e…
This entertaining, politically relevant spin on the Arabian Nights uses a stories within stories approach that explores the possibility of the healing redemption of a good narrative.
Wooster newbies should be aware, however, that the term Woosterized doesn't just apply to the group's extensive use of video in their work, or a cutting edge adaptation of a given work. This…
Jack Cummings III directs a cast of actors, some of whom play multiple or ensemble parts, in an ambitious show that attempts to reach almost operatic proportions.
I can see why Christian Slater was interested in playing the role but the interval seems to mark a shift in style and storyline which went nowhere.
The experience is at its best when it shocks and surprises, which is does in quite a few ways, some familiar to those who saw De La Guarda, but many that are new.
Unlike Angela Arden, who's lost her voice as well as her youthful glamour, time and legitimate playwrighting hasn't diminished Busch's ability to do a breathy diva one whit. He can still hav…
A highly enjoyable departure from lesbian stereotypes and filled with interestingly complex characters.
