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Conor McPherson's story continues to resonate with me days after I saw it, I think, because of its humanity. Some of this is down to the powerful performances but much is the skill of the st…
Martin McDonagh is on the schools' examination syllabus and the night I saw The Cripple of Inishmaan there was a deservedly, rapturous reception for its star. Let us hope that Daniel Radclif…
Daniel Sullivan and his collaborators, both on stage and off, have committed no errors in this fine rendition of The Comedy of Errors.
It is remarkable how untouched this group of English graduates from Oxford are by the riots happening on their doorstep in Brixton, London, in Doug Lucie's 1981 play
The national tour of the Roundabout's Tony-winning and audience-pleasing production is docked at Washington's Kennedy Center until July 7 th. . .
The monologue which raises the curtain on John Guare's exploration of three Eastern Europeans' immigrant experiences is less a play than an anecdote. Martin Moran is a fine anecdotist. The s…
another Marathon series concludes this year's offerings
J.B. Priestley's play about a British import company's obsolescence in the face of a changing business practices and the Great Depression, is a highlight of this year's Brits Off-Broadway Fe…
- a terrific cast, smart production, lots of word play but ultimately disappointing .
Ferenc Molnar's play still maintains much of its mittel European charm in its current translation by Richard'Nelson, but the exposition and running time of 2 hours and 45 minutes tests one's…
The utter purity and poetry of this play that was the basis for an 84th Academy Award-nominated movie, Monsieur Lazhar. will linger long after the performance. . . Read More
Mando Alvarado's new play issometimes frustrating, occasionally brilliant and deeply compelling
The Irish Repertory Theatre ensemble has brought out the best in Conor McPherson's stories. . . Read More
Our annual Shaw Festival report's first reviews: The Breadwinner, Major Barbara, Guys and Dolls . . .
The Fiasco troupe's concept certainly casts it own unique spell on Sondheim's Grimmsian musica
The Folkbiene's Purim show arrives after this year's holiday, but when a show is as much fun as this, even without a holiday, it's cause for celebration
he Divine Miss M is back on Broadway, looking and sounding like super agent Mengers, but that twinkle in the eyes is pure Midler.
It's hard to know just how much this emotionally affecting revival rests in the masterly hands of director Wilson or in the instinctively magical moments created by Cecily Tyson. What's cert…
Colm Toibin's novella adapted as a star vehicle for Fiona Shaw.
Mike Poulton's adaptation of the 1900 play streamlines the original by nearly omitting all of Part 2. What it retains, however, is a complex portrait of a marriage, where love is a bruising …
The over-dosing Dr. Jekyll and his demented alter ego Mr. Hyde are back for the first time since they created their share of havoc on Broadway in 1997
The cliche "better late than never" certainly applies to the belated Broadway debut of Lyle Kessler's much produced play, especially with its three orphans outstandingly portrayed by Alec Ba…
athan Lane allows us to see into the heart-breaking core of a disconsolate man who is compelled to endure the slings and arrows of an unforgiving society, .
Despite its rambling dramatic arc the great music is certain to bring back memories for many of the decades as well being a reminder of how apropos was the nickname given to Motown's first h…
After reviewing the overview, our critic decided to take the complete journey. No regrets
