Veteran actors Dan Butler, David Garrison, Julie Halston, Marcia Jean Kurtz, and Richard Masur say it's rare to find themselves in a play exploring the lives of mature people grappling wit…
The highly sexual photo with which Elixir Productions Theatre Company sells this gay-themed noir drama proves more tease than promise thanks to Alex DeFazio's synthetic script.
Playwright-director Tony Georges tries for "August: Osage County" territory with this deep-fried melodrama but only comes up with an overcooked mess.
Series B must unfortunately refer to the caliber of the second cycle of the Festival of New American Plays. The actors make a valiant effort, but the drama is sub-par.
Acutely observed, inventively structured, and acted impeccably under the nuanced direction of Craig Baldwin, Cory Conley's new play is, in a word, terrific.
Playwright Stan Werse constructs an intricate tribute to the moody detective movies of the late 1940s and early '50s, delivered by a snappy cast who treat the material seriously—dead…
A high level of writing and acting, compassionate direction, and a live string trio playing traditional Scottish songs combine to create an original and involving look at three generations…
Although this one-man show contains too many competing threads, David Nichols' tour-de-force performance overcomes the play's flaws to offer a complex and disquieting picture of our relati…
Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann's metaphorical musical is the hot ticket this Fringe for good reason. Their satirical romp through the primordial soup rocks out with unexpectedly lovable char…
For five days in August, the city of Winston-Salem, N.C., is transformed. Fifth Street becomes Black Theatre Festival Boulevard.
In recounting his family's escape from Cuba, Jay Alvarez brilliantly performs a one-person show that celebrates the courage of his father and resonates with love of country and family.
Louise Rozett's Sept. 11–themed drama suffers from an often-pedestrian script that shifts awkwardly among three scenarios despite the efforts of a veteran cast.
This tale of love between two sisters surviving chaotic family dysfunction isn't totally satisfying, but it is elevated by some impressive writing and two particularly fine performances.
This parody of Broadway's most expensive musical and its controversial director is worth a few insider laughs, but the plot web is stretched too thin.
This parody of two popular teen genres is just short enough not to overstay its welcome, and the able cast overcomes technical problems.
Though Juha Jokela's two-hander about religious fundamentalism comes with the imprimatur of the 2008 Nordic Drama Award for best play, what's on stage at the IATI Theater is definitely a m…
In the wake of Stephen Sondheim's letter to The New York Times questioning the rewrites being done to "Porgy and Bess," playwright-director Leah Maddie has a tiger by the tail.
I'm afraid you'll have to look far and wide to find a musical more inept than this 1920s satire being given a manic, never-met-a-cliché-it-didn't-like production by director-choreogra…
Avner Kam brings a quirky interpretation to his portrayal of Jeffrey Dahmer, but it's still the serial killings and related gruesome details that make up the substance of this show.
Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater will star opposite Alan Rickman this fall in the world premiere of Theresa Rebeck's new play.
Hugh Dancy has been tapped to star opposite Nina Arianda when "Venus in Fur" hits Broadway.
Stuart Caldwell's dated, schematic two-hander about World War II and the Holocaust is further undermined by Caldwell's static direction and a monotonous, barely audible performance from Gi…
Charles Busch's commercially minded comedy is an obvious attempt to duplicate the box office success of his "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife," but lightning is unlikely to strike twice.
Arlene Hutton patronizes her audience with this surface-level children's play, and director Mark Lutwak's succinct production never teaches the lessons it should.
Claire Kiechel's complicated, consciously metaphoric new play, while intriguing, is overstuffed with ambitious themes and, despite Brad Raimondo's fluid direction, fails to involve us emot…