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In his first play and solo performance, Fugelsang proves himself to be capable of both poignant storytelling and stand-up comedy, both at the same time.
This co-production of The Center Theatre Group and Deaf West Theatre is everything a dream ought to be.
Until writers who have actually experienced the Iraq War first-hand have processed what they've seen and felt and created novels and plays like All Quiet on the Western Front and Journey's E…
George Street Playhouse is reminding us just how marvelous is this musical's savvy melodic language and how easy it is to respond warmly again to the witty libretto (co-authored by James Lap…
Kevin Spacey brings some unique and very watchable touches to his interpretation of Jim Tyrone...
There's just so much Redgrave can do with text, that despite its highly charged content and welcome bits of ironic humor, is basically a talking book.
Depressing and difficult to accept as the content of The Accomplices is, it is nevertheless an exhilarating two hours of theater.
I did have my doubts as to whether a largely English cast could pull off the passionate nature of all these Sicilians, their fiery temperaments, their flashing eyes, their sheer emotional in…
The Young Vic is hosting a festival to celebrate some of the early works by Bertolt Brecht in the wonderfully wit-synched The Big Brecht Fest. It is a tribute from the Artistic Director of t…
Eric Winick's Rearviewmirror is a direct address piece which, oftentimes I find to be a challenging format with which to stay engaged. My mind will wander as actors sweat and overexert in an…
The Transport Group's artistic director Jack Cummings III has taken another step towards restoring William Inge to his rightful place alongside Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller by mounti…
Despite the many humorous touches though, this isn't easy, speed-paced fun fare but a serious play about the struggle of pursuing one's dreams and accepting the pain that comes with the chan…
Another annual Humana Festival of New American Plays--this year's was number 31--has come and gone at Actors Theatre of Louisville. While there was much to savor in the seven full-length off…
I'm happy to report that it in fact treats the work so seriously that the result is both surprisingly dark and shockingly resonant.
The Lady From Dubuque brings two great talents to the London stage, Dame Maggie Smith and the playwright Edward Albee. Sadly neither will be remembered for their part in this production.
Hutton has created genuine, likeable people who face their life dramas with thoughtfulness and candor. And while these are ordinary people, their problems are interesting and part of the per…
Chekhov Lizardbrain is shaped around MacLean's Triune Brain Theory, which identifies three separate brain layers within the human brain: The pre-human lizard brain, the instinctual and emoti…
This welcome new opportunity to spend time with Anne Shirley, also marks the return of its creators, Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford, to the Off-Broadway scene.
This was the most fun tuner I've seen in a long time and I would urge you to rush out to get a ticket and see it for yourself if it weren't, like all Encores! productions, limited to less th…
If you're not yet a David Hyde Pierce fan you surely will be after you see him as Lieutenant Frank Cioffi.
More so than some of his recent works, this new play feels very much like early Sam Shepard.
Three TV screens are changing channels by themselves with accompanying blaring sound tracks on the stage of the Mark Taper Forum. After a few minutes of this while waiting for Lisa Loomer's …
