86 stories by "Jessica Branch"
Amy Herzog’s soft-spoken play about a grandson and grandmother doesn t go as deep in character examination as one would like.
Berry Gordy tells the hit-packed story of Motown firsthand.
Edie Falco stars in this new play as a teacher and mother deciding if she should stay or she should go.
The politricking of 1960 looks strikingly similar to that of today.
John Leguizamo s winning, infectious one-man show walks you through his embattled past and Hollywood ups and downs, entertaining even through the rough stuff.
A star cast assists Christopher Durang in bringing this hilarious concoction to Broadway.
This ebullient musical somehow manages to be one part Dickens, one part Disney and one part democratic exemplum.
Lear brings the weight of tragedy back to Shakespeare in the Park.
John Lithgow portrays American journalist Joseph Alsop, who grapples with his political influence slipping away.
James Corden s command of slapstick is rivaled only by his improvisational talents in this hilarious commedia dell’Arte redux.
Set in Upstate New York during World War I, Sharr White s play sketches the period and drama in thin outline.
Lear brings the weight of tragedy back to Shakespeare in the Park.
Now in its 77th year, this vintage musical gets a fresh, frothy production that proves it can be as effervescent as ever.
Devoted Beatles fans get an extended chance to relive the band’s glory days, from beginnings in Liverpool all the way through “Let It Be.”
Mary Bridget Davies gives such a gripping, authentic portrayal of Janis Joplin, it s as if she were born to play her.
Jesse Eisenberg’s thoughtful new play pairs a self-absorbed young writer with a long-lost elderly cousin.
Actress Kristen Johnston handles tales of addiction and recovery with unflinching honesty in her memoir.
Fortunately for those of us already well into adulthood, there is enough stardust in this show to keep us equally captivated.
The ways the characters are portrayed in this revival of Tennessee Williams classic add levels of nuance and suggestiveness to the story.
Sam Shepard’s new family drama fills a house with women who are seemingly immobilized by wounds of the past.
Joel Drake Johnson s sharp examination of office tension tackles race and complex interpersonal dynamics.
Tony Kushner has an equally good ear for ideological infighting and family conflict, and the two are inextricably intermixed here.
In Richard Greenberg’s latest, family members follow their ambitions and aspirations over a tumultuous 20 years.
Eve Ensler s new work of feminism is limited in effect by its predictability and movie-of-the-week format.
Larry Kramer’s incendiary play about the early days of confronting AIDS has gained historical heft and dramatic power since it was written 25 years ago.
