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Ethical integrity versus moral turpitude is the theme of Kenneth Lonergan's "Lobby Hero" now having its Broadway debut at The Second Stage's newly renovated home, The Helen Hayes Theater. Al…
War, guns, Vietnam, the excesses of capitalism, toxic masculinity, blind American patriotism and feminism are among the targets of Mr. Vonnegut's characteristically overloaded satire. Such c…
But, unfortunately, Ferrentino squanders this intriguing setup, getting lost in existential musings that end up being nowhere near as complicated as her subject matter. The first signs of tr…
After the first song, "We are in the house where I grew up," says Abigail, with the bacon and eggs and toast and tea in the morning, on the first day of a new school year. Adding to the conf…
Rapp's plays are so different from each other that it is difficult to classify him. As of now he has written conventional dramas, experimental plays, futuristic and science fiction plays, an…
In 70 gripping minutes, Keller takes this familiar premise in a compelling direction. His biting dialogue reflects the divisive era during the mayoralty of the African-American David Dinkins…
Zoe Farmingdale's book is a tart and good-natured treatment of the salvation of a high school misfit. The cheery, witty and melodious score has lyrics by Ms. Farmingdale and Toby Singer and …
Disney Theatrical Productions' long anticipated stage version of the beloved animated film "Frozen" has arrived on Broadway in a lavish and faithful version of the screenplay by Jennifer Lee…
"Thy Will Be Done" retains many of the core features of an oratorio, especially in its use of alternating solo arias and choruses to develop the basic story and in its development of choral …
Under the assured direction of Maria Mileaf in a production which started at the Hartford Stage earlier this year, Sharon Washington is a captivating and entertaining presence both as she na…
Twist's "Creator's Note" in the program alludes to Wassily Kandinsky's musical metaphorical paintings and Twist's youthful attraction to the possibility of using abstract puppetry in combina…
The evening's works were loosely organized around the theme of devotion, a big conceptual basket into which works about reverence, affection, awe and loves of all sorts could deftly and effe…
Michael Roberts' music is a tuneful assortment of melodies some of which have an appropriate ethnic flavor. Mr. Roberts' lyrics range from inspired to rudimentary with the overall score bein…
Lauria, best known for his work on "The Wonder Years," makes Simon an immensely private and enigmatic figure. His erratic behavior changes by the moment, keeping Peter (and us) guessing. We …
Scenic designer John McDermott has turned the black box space at the Sheen Center into an intimate amphitheater with the audience sitting around three sides of Higgins' laboratory/study with…
If you pay any attention to the Rialto, then you knew that Jackson was going to be in the play--the play that salvaged Albee's reputation in 1993 and won him his third Pulitzer Prize--since …
aithful to the story and like the film, this stage adaptation uses narration from Dinesen's story. However, not only are the actors used as storytellers, some of the characters also narrate …
Besides depicting the upper crust, the lives of the servants are harshly detailed with inspiration from social documentarian Jacob Riis' muckraking journalism. There are searing descriptions…
The two talented, delightfully understated actors have taken on these roles with energy and sincerity. Manning makes Honeyman both simple and complex at the same time while Van Treuren m…
Michel Foucault and Walt Whitman are quoted offstage at the beginning of "Dinner With Georgette." It's riddled with pretentious nonsense masquerading as profundity and this bit is a harbinge…
It's impossible to discuss the history of modern Irish drama without reference to William Butler Yeats, Lady Gregory, and John Millington Synge, who, at the beginning of the last century, he…
Nathan Lane as Roy M. Cohn and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Belize in a scene from Tony Kushner's "Angels in America" (Photo credit: Brinkhoff & Mögenburg) David Kaufman, Critic Full discl…
This biographical survey concert fused together several strands. There were the zesty performances by Danny Gardner, Emily Hsu, Holly Butler, Richard Riaz Yoder, Jada Temple and Bryonha Mari…
Before the concert, audience members were invited to a special showing of the Zurbarán exhibit at the Frick; the museum and the site of the concert " Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church " …
The ups and downs of the road to true romance provide the show with its ties to the Buffett songs. Tully opens the show with "Somethin' 'Bout a Boat," to show his romantic nature and "It…
