Hare discusses his particular take on Robert Moses and the kind of theater he favors. The post Interview: David Hare on <em>Straight Line Crazy</em> and the Irresistible New York…
Watching the play is squirmingly uncomfortable in a way that reading Hanya Yanagihara's book never is. The post Red-Hot Savagery: Ivo van Hove's <em>A Little Life</em> at BAM's N…
At its most arresting, american (tele)visions stirs its characters' guiding emotions into a frenzied mixture that matches and mirrors the overwhelming intensity of the on-stage screens. The …
If this Richard III has a guiding concept, it's in the dismantling and displacement of Shakespeare's treatment of disability. The post Summer of Discontent: Shakespeare in the Park's <em&…
Let's hope Broadway's most racially diverse season will be capped by a ceremony that fully celebrates that sea change. The post 2022 Tony Awards: Predicting the Likely Winners, from <em&g…
Paula Vogel discusses why she thinks her play has remained sadly pertinent over the past two and a half decades. The post Interview: Paula Vogel on Revisiting Her Pulitzer-Winning <em>…
Everything about this production is handled with a light, inviting touch. The post Review: All Wishes Granted at New York City Center's Revival of <em>Into the Woods</em> appeare…
Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop nudges the musical theater form in a startling new direction. The post <em>A Strange Loop</em> Review: A Big, Black, and Queer-Ass Revitalizat…
The omnipresent horror of what we so quickly understand to be happening diminishes the play's proximity to pleasure more than it should. The post <em>How I Learned to Drive</em> …
By reducing the play's grandeur to the scope of a lightly staged radio play, words become the principal protagonist. The post <em>Cyrano de Bergerac</em> Review: A Stripped-Down …
In Birthday Candles, tragedy and trauma have been rushed off stage with the ring of another gong and another year gone. The post <em>Birthday Candles</em> Review: Celebrating a S…
Tragic timeliness and timelessness doesn't make up for the scrawniness of Richard Greenberg's play. The post <em>Take Me Out</em> Review: The Pride and Prejudice of Major League …
Even if Help never entirely sheds its essayistic origins, the premise of finding poetry in personal scholarship is consistently compelling. The post <em>Help</em> Review: Claudia…
The play's deliberate repetitions reveal how its characters rely upon the rituals they share to make meaning of a fractured world. The post <em>On Sugarland</em> Review: A Reflec…
This slightly zany production sells the show's intelligent warmth with a persuasiveness to rival Harold Hill himself. The post <em>The Music Man</em> Review: Till There Was Hugh …
The show is massively successful at demonstrating that Jackson was an extraordinary artist putting forth extraordinary art. The post <em>MJ The Musical</em> Review: Broadway's La…
Eugene O'Neill's play isn't about all of us, as much as this production might lean into the allure of universality. The post <em>Long Day's Journey Into Night</em> Review: A Clas…
The best theater of 2021 hasn't just been a treat but a privilege to witness. The post The Best Theater of 2021 appeared first on Slant Magazine.
This production squarely delivers as a potent tribute to the words and music of Stephen Sondheim. The post Review: The Gender-Flipped <em>Company</em> Is an Imperfect but Loving …
The indomitable cabaret duo discuss their upcoming show Kiki & Herb SLEIGH at BAM. The post Interview: Justin Vivian Bond and Kenny Mellman on Resurrecting Kiki and Herb appeared first o…
The Visitor is ultimately about powerlessness, a fable of despair that illustrates how nothing changes if only one man does. The post Review: <em>The Visitor</em> Doesn't Recogni…
The 2021 Tony Awards, honoring the Broadway season that was cut short by the Covid pandemic, are all about memory. The post 2021 Tony Awards: Predicting the Likely Winners, from <em>Sl…
If the play's first half shows America as distilled dystopia, that focus only sharpens after an ambitious structural shift. The post Love and DREAMing in America: Martyna Majok's <em>S…
Merry Wives distills what legacy we need most from Shakespeare now and what art we need most from each other. The post Jacob Ming-Trent Takes Center Stage in Shakespeare in the Park's <em…
The Public Theater's associate artistic director discusses the genesis of his ebullient production of Shakespeare's play. The post Joy in the Park: A Conversation with Director Saheem Ali Ab…