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Mel Brooks' latest Broadway production is a far cry from 'The Producers'
And to think that when she was a kid, Julia Sweeney wanted to be a nun.
The holiday season begins with a yawn as Wintuk, a surprisingly duddy event from Cirque du Soleil, bowed tonight at Madison Square Garden.
Aside from craving personal happiness in general, Jonathan Marc Sherman never makes clear what his four characters actually desire in Things We Want. That's a significant problem with the story of Sherman's latest play. Fortunately, strong acting renders these people so urgently that their lack of motivation may be partly overlooked by viewers in the heat of performance.
The 12 Miles West Theatre Company will offer a season, after all.
What's new in theater, you wonder? This playwright certainly is new -- and a promising voice -- and so are these compelling young actors. Catch them here and now, close up, while you can.
Actor, novelist and screenwriter Ethan Hawke brings a new play to the stage
'Glorious Ones' theatrical adventures fall flat
What's even more delicious than a six-pack of Red Stripe Beer?
The six-pack of plays currently at the Two River Theater Company in Red Bank.
Stoppard play chronicles pop music's ascent and communism's fall
"Frankenstein" was dead on arrival at 37 Arts, where the off-Broadway show was unveiled tonight.
'Cyrano' captivates with old-fashioned charm
A glimmering idea that doesn't pan out into gold, "Spain" is an unlikely production from MCC Theater, which typically presents headier works such as "Wit" and "Frozen." Though its show is on…
"Wonder of the World" is a comedy that admittedly offers some worthy and serious messages. If only they weren't wrapped in bad-boy lunacy.
You'd think that two unknowns who wrote a musical version of "Frankenstein" would be buying voodoo dolls of Mel Brooks and boxes full of pins.
