After a trial run in Denver, the stage adaptation of the animated smash hits New York and a passionate fanbase is already out in force " and in costumeThe cold never bothered them anyway. On…
Girls train, talk and bond in Gracie Gardner's play, another entry into recent works telling the important stories of young women growing up.
This flawed and devastating play argues that in remaining ignorant of our history, we risk remaining mired in its violence.
Words on the page are only a start when improvisers and actors collaborate at a monthly show at Upright Citizens Brigade called "Gravid Water." And that's just fine with a theater critic.
Laura Benanti, the cabaret performer and Broadway star, keeps a low profile in her Harlem neighborhood.
Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.
The production of "Harry Clarke," a one-man show starring Billy Crudup, is the latest step in the audiobook maker's investment in contemporary theater.
Performers in the experiential show Sleep No More allege that they were sexually assaulted by patrons, raising concerns about the vulnerability of actorsLast week, Buzzfeed published an arti…
Steph Del Rosso's new play, "Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill," has breakneck banter and frisky wordplay. But is there anything new to say about a bad romance?
In his solo show at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen traces his journey of gender transition through the eyes of onlookers.
Rude Mechs boil down the 800 pages of "The Brothers Karamazov" to a searching but silly 80-minute show. Hot tub included.
After a near-death experience, the audacious Soho Rep moves back into its longtime home with a typically challenging production.
A celebration doesn't end well in Isobel Mahon's play, starring Hayley Mills, at City Center Stage II.
"Parable of the Sower" is an earnest call to action, while the irreverent "Pursuit of Happiness" finds a Slovenian dance troupe in unfamiliar territory.
An updated version of the star's stage performance of both personal tales and published short stories is a disappointingly ordinary experienceAmerican Airlines Theatre, New York Maybe some t…
Take two electronic music concept albums. Add a glamorous performer and lots of spandex. The result: a rock opera battle for the soul of the universe.
Her new Jim Crow-era play, "He Brought Her Heart Back in Box," shows that even late in an influential career, she's not mellowing.
Alison S.M. Kobayashi was determined to figure out who made a set of puzzling 1950s recordings. Her detective work led to a sneakily moving interactive play.
Blockbuster movie musicals are set to dominate over the next 12 months while a host of big star names will also be jostling for Tonys2017? Let it go. After an unusually bleak year on Broadwa…
The "Empire" actor and Broadway star visited his former dance studio. But he never broke a sweat.
All our critic wanted was to stop judging and share a holiday show with her daughter. But her pint-size companion had other ideas.
In "Mankind," the playwright imagines a world in which women are extinct. "You have to go for the throat," he says.
Theatrical dystopias are in the air, as playwrights conjure nuclear fallout, insectoid aliens and everyday assassinations.
The teen riff on Les Liaisons Dangereuses is now an off-Broadway stage show complete with signature cocktails and an Alanis Morissette/REM mash-upOnstage at a cabaret club in New York's Gree…
Before heading to rehearsals for the Off Broadway play "Cardinal," Ms. Chlumsky shopped for candles, perfumes and other holiday presents.