1,755 stories by "Joe Dziemianowicz"
"50 Shades! The Musical" comes in only two basic tones " filthy and funny.
In "Hand to God," an adolescent's hand puppet is possessed by Satan. It's bad for him and all within reach, but great for audiences of this devilishly funny comedy.
Cirque du Soleil's latest show to hit New York does more than just mark the troupe's 30th year " it brings a dazzling spectacle of girl power. "Amaluna," landing at its Citi Field tent next …
Emma Thompson brought her quirky charm to Avery Fisher Hall on Wednesday night in the New York Philharmonic's concert version of "Sweeney Todd." Playing the daft Mrs. Lovett, the worst pie-m…
From the tone-setting opening line " Louis Armstrong confesses that he'd soiled himself " it's clear "Satchmo at the Waldorf" won't be a sweet little lace-trimmed valentine to the late, grea…
Three isn't always a charm. The third play in Quiara Alegria Hudes' trilogy, "The Happiest Song Plays Last," is a sincere but shapeless story of Puerto Rican-American cousins looking for lov…
"The Open House" is about family " and where there's family, there are, of course, unhealthy behaviors and attitudes.
The very title of "Stage Kiss" suggests a clash between what is real and phony.
In the two-person musical "Arlington," a pretty young housewife, Sara Jane, wears a flirty floral dress and a bright smile.
A new take on "A Doll's House" makes your head spin like a top.
When Terrence McNally wrote his first play about a gay couple, its graphic and unabashed take on homosexuality proved too much for New York.
The play, "And Things That Go Bump in th…
Cross hooks, jabs and roundhouse kicks come fast and furiously " and thrillingly " in the Bruce Lee bio-drama "Kung Fu."
Rub a lamp, wish for success and " poof! " you've got it. Guaranteeing that a Broadway show becomes a hit should be so simple. But it takes more than high hopes and an accommodating genie to…
Robert James Waller's 1992 romantic best-seller "The Bridges of Madison County" and the Meryl Streep-Clint Eastwood movie it spawned struck many as sappy " but Broadway's lush musical versio…
Caryl Churchill's play "Love and Information" concerns the complexities of connections connecting in the Digital Age.
Dance is all about leaps, turns and the next move. So it's natural that "So You Think You Can Dance" has become a career springboard. Read Playbill bios, where actors list their credits, and…
The first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club.
But with fists flying and flesh getting pummeled in "Rocky" " now in previews on Broadway " people are talking abou…
Every stitch k.d. lang wears as the new special guest star in "After Midnight" boasts the same attention to detail that the singer pours into her vocals.
Marriage and friendship, specifically the end cuts of each, are the main courses of "Dinner With Friends."
It's back Off-Broadway in a revival that is perfectly well done, but whic…
Maggie Gyllenhaal is coming to the Great White Way - for "Real." The Brooklyn-based actress, wife and mother will make her Broadway debut opposite Ewan McGregor in a revival of Tom Stoppard'…
Carroll, who appears on the series "White Collar," cited the rigorous demands of stage acting as the reason.
How sweet it is! You can get a sugar rush just by reading the titles of two new Off-Broadway productions. "The Chocolate Show!" is now in previews " just in time for Valentine's Day " and "P…
Presidents and average Joes alike can get tripped up at the intersection of power and morality.
After finishing in last place Off-Broadway, "Bronx Bombers" spent the off-season retooling for Broadway's big league. All the rigorous exercise " along with some canny tweaks " over the past…
The fictional town of "Almost, Maine" is buried in snow. The play, a series of 12 vignettes about love, is knee-deep in whimsy.
