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Though not without its magic moments, this film musical starring Hugh Jackman is at times over-directed and overwrought.
Rajiv Joseph's ambitious, epic, and ultimately memorable drama "Describe the Night," now premiering at the Atlantic Theatre.
Hailey Kilgore makes an exciting Broadway debut in a rich and creative production of this musical fable.
This exuberant, expensive and sometimes enervating spectacle is likely to give you whiplash, literally and musically (or at least metaphorically).
Beau Willimon's "The Parisian Woman," proves to be eminently watchable -- in large part due to the star power of Uma Thurman, making a long-overdue Broadway debut.
Are you ready to party like it's 1904? That's one question you should ask yourself before purchasing tickets to the Irish Repertory Theatre's immersive adaptation of James Joyce's classic no…
"Sometimes you just have to relax your standards," a character says partway through Steve Martin's anything-for-a-laugh comedy "Meteor Shower," and you can't help but wonder if Martin is som…
Questions of identity and self-identity abound throughout "Harry Clarke," David Cale's absorbing drama now at the Vineyard Theater.
While some theatergoers eagerly await the arrival on Broadway of the ultimate mean girl, Regina George, there's no need to sit at home until spring to get a dose of true nastiness.
This touching tale about universal longings offers musical-theater fans a refreshing taste of something different.
In light of current events, Theresa Rebeck's "What We're Up Against," her 1992 screed about misogyny in the workplace, could barely be more timely.
The clash of East versus West " politically, economically, sexually, and philosophically " still makes a loud noise in Julie Taymor's revival of "M. Butterfly," now at the Cort Theatre.
This "romantic" comedy sometimes strikes comic gold, thanks both to John Patrick Shanley's sure way with a zinger and a completely committed five-person cast led by the equally wonderful Jas…
You may never watch competitive professional sports " especially a tennis championship " the same way after viewing "The Last Match," Anna Ziegler's intense, talky drama now premiering at th…
Michael Urie carves his name into the theatrical firmament with this performance.
J.B. Priestley’s deceptively complex 1937 play takes place over three multi-faceted scenes.
The troubled mother-son dynamic has fascinated such playwrights as Tennessee Williams and Edward Albee; now Max Posner contributes to the dramatic discussion with "The Treasurer," an often m…
Actress Carrie Coon shines in Mary Jane.
It's hard to imagine a more spectacular New York stage debut than the one being given by English actor Jonno Davies as the menacing Alex deLarge in "A Clockwork Orange," now at New World Sta…
Even without reading the author's note in the program, it becomes quickly apparent that Sarah Ruhl's "FOR PETER PAN on her 70th birthday," now at Playwrights Horizons, is a highly personal p…
On the heels of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" and "Heisenberg," British playwright Simon Stephens is one hot commodity. And given his longstanding relationship with the…
In her often-searing 2000 play, "F**ing A," now being revived by the Signature Theatre Company, Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks weaves elements of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet L…
Musical theater fans in the DC area should check out this lovely, humorous revival.
Bruce Norris has tackled some of life's thorniest issues and difficult questions with an almost unprecedented mixture of honesty, humor and fearlessness. Those qualities are in evidence once…
"Oh, what fools these mortals be," proclaims the mischievous sprite Puck in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," but rarely has this oft-quoted statement seemed truer than in L…
