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his almost sung-through version of the much told story has been brought to fascinating, lushly staged new life.
There's plenty to debate about John Doyle's streamlined Peer Gynt. What's incontestable is that he and Gabriel Ebert are an explosive combination.
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As studies in loneliness, alienation, and unease, these one-acts fit together nicely as a single evening. . .
erome Kern's musical of 1927 is the first real musical with every song progressing the plot and a dark, serious plot it is .
The history of the revered but also reviled Sholem Asch play God of Vengeance has been been ingeniously and entertainingly crafted by playwright Paula Vogel and director Rebecca Taichman fro…
his shortened version of Ibsen's tragedy misses nothing snfdis a triumph for DC's Studio and, particularly, Julia Coffey
though still in need of a pointg of view this musical luckily has the superb Bobby Steggert as Toulouse-Lautrec.
a single incident escalates into a heart-stirring, highly original and believable new musical about a society with an alarming increase in teen suicides and drug addiction as well as social …
Richard Bean's first play presented as part of 2016 Brits Off Broadway
a new family friendly musical, adapted fro Natalie Babbitt's popular young adult novel. .
The Red Bull Theater Company's terrific version of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's classic tale of malicious storytelling, shocking revelations, and societal censure .
a promising Broadway debut for singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles and another award-winning performance by Jessie Mueller
Samuel D. Hunter's evocative, admirably realistic new play Long Wharf Theater is that familiar conflict between a new country's western expansion at the expense of devouring the land.
the top heavy plot with its too convenient details makes one wonder if Cate Ryan's new family drama wouldn't work better as a documentary.
Shakespeare's classic love story receives a refreshing, nimble, and energetic production from the Public Theater's Mobile Unit.
a rarely seen Stephen Schwartz/John Caird musical and you'll have to catch it while you can since it's a short run . .
A sure fire contender for the 2016 play with the shortest title comes Alistair McDowall's X at the Royal Court .
This 18th century pla is an admirable valedictory for Classic Stage Company's Brian Kulik, demonstrating as it does his dedication to first-rate acting, devotion to underappreciated texts, a…
-Although we follow 4 kings' individual journeys in this Henriad, the real protagonist here is the nation, and how it gains its identity. Shakespeare, if he were still alive, would likely gi…
Ike Holter tackles our dysfunctional public education system with a compelling mix of poignancy and humor. .
Arena Stage's theater in the round, the Fichandler, is beautifully suited to Robert Schenkkan's political drama about President Lyndon Johnson's first year in office.Arena Stage's theater in…
- Ivo Van Hov's highly effective take on Arthur Miller's classic allelgory
onflict in many forms is the basis of Motti Lerner's excellent play at Mosaic Theater. .
Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon excel in this fall about farce at The Garrick
