Full disclosure: My critical powers fail utterly when confronted with a clever wordy title. Nothing tickles me more than an awkward descriptor that refuses to
Athol Fugard says that he considers his 2009 play “The Train Driver” to be his most important work. Perhaps it is, but it’s certainly not his
As a piece of visual artwork “Strange Tales of Liaozhai” is exquisite, but as a theatrical production it’s somnolent. Conceived,
The rather unsurprising thesis of Michelle Clunie’s play “Us,” that real love doesn’t work like it does in the movies, seems to have
Adam Szymkowicz is a prolific playwright who is also known for his blog, where over the past four years he has posted interviews with nearly 500 fellow
Imagine the story of a man destroyed by guilt over his gay brother’s suicide. It’s a simple story, really, though one rich with the detailed
“The Eyes of Others” begins with two businessmen standing in a city plaza during their lunch hour and talking. They talk about food, but they never
“Forbidden Broadway” is back, and all’s once again wrong with the Rialto. Emerging out of the mist like a demented “Brigadoon,”
“Chaplin” (opening Sept. 10) and “Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson” (opening Nov. 15) are just two in a long
Written and performed by New York–based Irish playwright-actor Suzanna Geraghty, “Auditions, Zoe’s Auditions Part 2” amusingly conveys
This year’s new crop of child-centered musicals place particularly heavy demands on the little talents who take center stage. Their parts are tremendous,
Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas juggles lots of themes and ideas in “Bird in the Hand,” a sympathetic look at young people in flux. His varied motifs
Bennett Windheim’s “Normalcy,” directed by Benard Cummings, focuses on the marriage of two well-heeled New York City professionals who want a
Newspapers and magazines are now widely read on iPads. Books are quickly downloaded onto Kindles. And now, with a little help from Samuel French and Scene
Recent work by playwrights David Lindsay-Abaire and Naomi Wallace successfully beat out 53 other plays for the 2012 Horton Foote Prize. Named after the
Three years after it closed in New York, “Forbidden Broadway,” one of Off-Broadway’s longest-running shows, is making a comeback. The musical
How little you actually need to tell a good story. Theatre East’s “The Jungle Book” features a grand total of two visible actors, several
The most affecting moment in Steven Strafford’s solo show “Methtacular!” is a show-tune smile that betrays desperation. As he sings the
For a generation of girls (and some boys), television’s “Sex and the City” sounded the siren song of Manhattan, setting visions of cosmos and
Those 1930s sci-fi serials such as “Flash Gordon,” “Buck Rogers,” and “Commando Cody” really were something, weren’t
On Wednesday, Aug. 29, the American Theatre Wing announced the 10 recipients of the 2012 National Theatre Company Grant program. The winners represent a
New York's Broadway Week, Arthur Laurents’ posthumous memoir “The Rest of the Story: A Life Completed,” the New York City Center Encores!
English playwright Philip Ridley certainly loves words. His pretentious two-hander “Tender Napalm,” which looks at the teetering marital
Everyday countless New Yorkers search for new digs on StreetEasy.com, where they easily search desired neighborhood, price, and space needs. Now, a new online
The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center’s fall production of “Deathtrap” won’t go on, now that a creative dispute with playwright Ira