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With a contemporary sensibility, Mr. Patrick dramatizes the familiar situations with simplicity, lively dialogue and tasteful irreverence. There is also excessive philosophical speechifying …
As Cristofer, Juan Castano is riveting in his honesty and his assurance. You could hear a pin drop during several of his monologue confessions as to why he didn't do as well as he might have…
As a composer, Rzewski is no doubt best known for his astonishing 1975 piano work, "The People United Will Never Be Defeated." It will take another century of listening and assessment to kno…
Mr. McAnuff who worked wonders with his direction of "Jersey Boys" here offers a chilly vision that evokes a sterile landscape replicating a heavenly waiting room in connection with Robert B…
A speech of Madame Arcati's from Noël Coward's "Blithe" Spirit recited in Armenian is just one of the many highlights of Nicole Ansari's awesome performance as Victoria.  The long-hair…
"The Shakespeare Conspiracy" is based on Ted Bacino's novel of the same title that he and Rufus Cadigan have adapted for the stage. Their effort is not in the league of such highly skilled d…
What makes the storytelling riveting are the performances by the talented cast. As the free-spirited Beatriz fighting for her life, Rubin-Vega is at her fiercest and she is a memorable three…
In the mode of vibrant Broadway leading ladies of the likes of Donna Murphy is the red haired and vivacious Kaitlyn Baldwin as the home economics teacher, Ms. Benson and as Private Jayne, th…
To add that "The Metromaniacs" also contains a play within the play, in which all of the characters are apparently playing themselves, might begin to suggest how confusing it all becomes, es…
Devised collaboratively by Patch of Blue, a London-based theater company, the play also benefits from a talented supporting cast. Alexandra Simonet makes Hannah's caretaker fatigue evident b…
Structured like Arthur Schnitzler's wicked "La Ronde," "Mlima" begins with a harrowing hunting scene. Mlima, the giant elephant, is portrayed with dignity and astonishing physical vitali…
Darryl Reilly, Critic Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. “The Fourposter transformed our lives and we were here!" reminisced the actress Tandy Cronyn at New York City's Historic Landmarks …
Fey has made two successful changes to theatricalize her original screenplay. The story is now cast as a flashback narrated by best friends Goth Janis (Barrett Wilbert Weed) and Damian (Grey…
In performance, "One Thousand Nights and One Day" is a like a play with songs shoehorned in as none of them forward the story but take the emotional temperature of the characters instead. Wi…
The epic myth of the Trojan War gets a fanciful treatment in playwright Nina Kethevan's "Dress of Fire." Â Lasting about 95 minutes, it still packs in a lot of incidents with 12 actors som…
"Ekstasis," danced by PeiJu Chien-Pott, her hair loose, her costume a tight tube of form-fitting jersey (designed by Graham, herself), stood still as eerie clacking percussion and quiet wood…
If it seemed like no staging could ever top London's National Theatre production (which was directed by Nicholas Hytner and came to Lincoln Center in the mid 1990's), this newer version epit…
Scenic designer Dedalus Wainwright utilizes a simple assortment of benches and office furniture for the first act. For the second, Mr. Wainwright creates a configuration of gray wood platfor…
The Royal Shakespeare Company's latest "King Lear," as directed by Gregory Doran, is one that needs no explanation and no program notes. At one and the same time both medieval and contempora…
The Da Capo Chamber Players' recent concert at Merkin Concert Hall, billed as a celebration for composer Charles Wuorinen's eightieth year, was an intimate, unexpectedly informal event. The …
Wearing a funereal suit, a black topcoat and a black fedora, Matthew Broderick as Mr. Lockhart has initial dry pleasantness giving way to chilling steeliness as he takes on the persona of a …
The dancers displayed a new depth of expression, particularly in the world premiere "Espiritus Gemelos," a sensitive, beautifully acted duet about a brief same sex encounter performed by Chr…
The Q Brothers Collective (made up of GQ, JQ, Jackson Doran and Postell Pringle) is best known in New York for their hip hop variations on Shakespeare: "Othello: The Remix" in 2016 and "The …
The white-haired O'Hare's appealing tenor voice with its regional cadences is expressive. His instrument is in the realm of a tuneful storyteller who mines laughs and emotions with vocal flo…
A regular on the television series "Dawson's Creek" and currently appearing on "The Affair," the affable Joshua Jackson plays James. Mr. Jackson's talents are not showcased in this productio…
