Emotions left untapped in 'The Miracle Worker' by Joe Dziemianowicz (***)

'Equivocation': A tricky plot for Shakespeare in new off-Broadway play by Joe Dziemianowicz (****)

Confidentially, it's not so hot; John Lithgow, Jennifer Ehle fail to lift comedy by Joe Dziemianowicz (*)

Back with <cite>The Boys in the Band</cite>, by Joe Dziemianowicz

"It takes a fairy to make something pretty." That's the world according to Emory, the swishiest gay partygoer in a gaggle of them in Mart Crowley's 1968 drama, The Boys in the Band. Whether or not you buy Emory's decree, the Transport Group has made something pretty terrific with its intimate revival.

Raisin' issues that still hit home, by Joe Dziemianowicz

It pays for a dramatist to think like a broker. That's the lesson of Bruce Norris' tangy new play about race and real estate, Clybourne Park, which ingeniously borrows from A Raisin in the Sun.

Ethan Hawke cleans up dysfunctional family in Sam Shepard's 'A Lie of the Mind' By Joe Dziemianowicz

Hawke is great at dredging up the play's offbeat humor, especially with Laurie Metcalf, who plays Beth's nattering mom. Yet, at times, the staging is too tame and tidy. When characters toss soup, why use an almost empty bowl? It's a messy play.
It's also a sometimes tedious one, too.

'The Pride': Gay play is well-crafted, inside and out by Joe Dziemianowicz (****)

'The Flying Karamazov Brothers' '4 Play': Audience goes for the juggler BY Joe Dziemianowicz

Whether they're tossing around tenpins or balls, they do it with such power, skill and grace that it takes on its own rhythmic elegance and beauty.

WWII soldiers fight for chance to love in 'Yank!' at York Theater Company By Joe Dziemianowicz

The Cultural Tourist by Howard Kissel<br> Snow, Culture, Food

'Happy Now?' You will be after seeing play's refreshing take on perils of having it all by Joe Dziemianowicz (***)

Broadway's Graham Phillips, star of CBS' 'The Good Wife,' gets schooled by Julianna Margulies By Richard Huff

'Fanny' revival at City Center's Encores! series falls flat by Joe Dziemianowicz (**)

Charles Busch, doyenne of downtown theater, gets himself to a nunnery in 'The Divine Sister' by Joe Dziemianowicz

The Cultural Tourist by Howard Kissel<br> Founders Night at The Players

'Time Stands Still': Laura Linney lifts playwright Donald Margulies' post-Iraq journalist drama by Joe Dziemianowicz (****)

'Venus in Fur': Play isn't heavenly, but Venus is a star by Joe Dziemianowicz (** 1/2)

'As You Like It' and final chapter of 'Orphans Home Cycle' offer theatrical pleasures worth the wait by Joe Dziemianowicz

Kristen Johnston, back on 'Ugly Betty' this week, is more glue-gun girl than party girl By Nicole Carter

Brian d'Arcy James reports for duty in Donald Margulies' 'Time Stands Still' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Bye bye bachelor life! Sienna Miller selling house in London to move in with on-again beau Jude Law BY Sherryl Connelly

'A View From the Bridge' holds up well with Scarlett Johansson and Liev Schreiber's aid by Joe Dziemianowicz (****)

From the Flatiron to Williamsburg, NYC sets the scene for drama, laughter and music on Broadway BY Joe Dziemianowicz

Broadway's bright take on Noel Coward's 'Present Laughter' proves play still relevant by Joe Dziemianowicz (*** 1/2)

The Cultural Tourist<br> Sondheim at Manhattan School of Music By Howard Kissel