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While Beyond Glory focuses primarily, on the American military experience, it has little to do with political theater
Romeo and Juliet, the Bard's ode to tragic young lovers, gets a fair rendering in the opening Shakespeare in the Park production
Patrick Hamilton's a popular bloke. His play Gaslight has now been revived on both sides of the Atlantic. This production has the right atmosphere, but lacks the nail-biting excesses of true…
What's with Brit writers and their love of dinner parties? Ayckbourn's done them, Mike Leigh, too. Now comes Nina Raine with Rabbit.
The songs of Patty Griffin have been crafted into a compelling musical, 10 Million Miles ... telling of lives of quiet desperation,broken promises and sad memories
Crossing the pond, The Drowsy Chaperone has retained its mirth and mayhem, its love of the musical-comedy form and the people who inhabit it
St. John Hankins' The Return of the Prodigal makes its New York debut, 102 years after it was written. And shows just how hip and with it a 19th century writer could be
Avoidance therapy might be just the ticket for Sessions, a musical about a New York psychiatrist and the patients he counsels in group therapy
What has Sir Alan Ayckbourn wrought? Eight plays, two players, yet Intimate Exchanges is a master class in the emotions and mindset of a certain class of Englishmen
With Radio Golf, August Wilson's majestic cycle of Afro-American life in the 20th Century has come to an end. Unbelievably, he's given us a play for every decade--with memorable characters to match.
Reviewed by: Stuart Miller
For Shakespeare lovers able to make it to Lenox, Massachusetts, this production makes for a lovely summer show.
After a 12-year run on Broadway, Rent comes to Off-Broadway with a new cast, new energy and an unaltered script.
Dario Fo has crafted events into a madcap spree that borders the savory frolic of a Marx Brothers comedy.
In Lucy Bailey’s excessively violent production, animalistic warfare is displayed from the very beginning.
Due to significant problems with the book, this jukebox musical never stands a chance.
While Broadway produced mostly mediocre new plays and disappointing musicals, Off Broadway came through in a number of ways.
A valiant attempt to reconcile light and dark ends up a bit of a muddle.
John Glover dazzles as the main event in Jonathan Tolins L.A. import.
Those who saw Trevor Nunn s first round of production, with a different cast, might find this second go-round a bit lacking in chemistry.
Luscombe brings the Globe a dose of slapstick, plain and simple.
Those who saw Trevor Nunn's first round of production, with a different cast, might find this second go-round a bit lacking in chemistry.
Greg Hicks convincingly emphasizes how Lear mentally and emotionally breaks piece by piece.
