112 stories by "Chris Kompanek"
Cirque Shanghai's new show at the New Victory has plenty to delight both children and adults.
The acclaimed film star returns to the stage in Enda Walsh's provocative one-man show.
Tony Earnshaw's one-act play about two men in a waiting room aims for existentialism, but it is ultimately just irritating.
The Tony Award-winning actor discusses his work in J.T. Roger's Blood and Gifts, presented Off-Broadway by Lincoln Center Theater.
The Foundry Theatre's new produciton involves the audience in asking question about our values.
Julia Brownell shakes up classic family drama tropes in this story of a retired NFL player coaching his daughter to become the first professional female quarterback.
Jesse Eisenberg's comedy about a clueless blogger offers considerable charms and fine performances.
Ivo Van Hove serves up a devastating adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's film about a dying artist.
Zoe Kazan's first play proves to be an acutely observed family drama.
Bill Bowers' uneven one-man show could benefit from more silence and sharper storytelling.
The Pearl Theater Company presents a spot-on revival of Eugene Ionesco's absurdist masterpiece.
This production of Robert Lowell's adaptation of Herman Melville's novella set on a ship full of African slaves suffers from an inconsistent tone.
This hour-long show by Mabou Mines about James Joyce's daughter proves to be an unsatisfying experience.
Ellen McLaughlin's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway has some striking moments, but suffers from a too-literal script.
This new one-act about two political campaign operatives vying for the attention of a blogger is sadly predictable.
This quartet of one-acts has both pleasurable moments and disappointing ones.
Josh Koenigsberg's new play about a surgeon who finds a mysterious package is tightly constructed and full of richly drawn characters.
This double bill of plays by Adam Rapp and Derek Ahonen is a brilliantly immersive experience that transports audiences to weird and wonderful worlds.
Plays by Neil LaBute, Alexander Dinelaris, Christopher Durang, and Ruby Rae Spiegel make up this mixed bag of short works.
The Phoenix Theatre Ensemble serves up a well-acted production of Euripides' timeless Greek tragedy about the cost of war.
This dense, sometime mysterious new work at P.S.122 proves to be an impressive exploration of King Lear.
This dense, sometime mysterious new work at P.S.122 proves to be an impressive exploration of King Lear.
Melissa Ross' often powerful new play focuses on how a highly dysfunctional family deals with loss.
Jeff Cohen's deeply satisfying play imagines what might have happened to Nelson Rockefeller's son on his fateful trip to New Guinea.
The Tony-nominated actress discusses starring in Classic Stage Company's production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters.
