Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's production of The Hill Town Plays, a five-play cycle by Lucy Thurber, officially opened on September 5. The five plays " Scarcity, Ashville, Where We're Bo…
Natalie Gold and Will Pullen in Scarcity. (Photo: Sandra Coudert) Consisting of five plays produced concurrently in five different venues throughout the West Village, Rattlestick Playwright…
There isn't always strength in numbers. Case in point: The Rattlestick's tiresome and repetitive festival of Lucy Thurber dramas.
"The Hill Town Plays," the cycle of five dramas by Lucy Thurber set in rural western Massachusetts, is filled with drinking, violence, misguided sex and other troubling activity. …
Photos from Lucy Thurber's five-play cycle.
There's nothing wrong in presenting a cycle about a character progressing from damaging childhood to escape from psychological entrapment adulthood. Indeed, it's a great idea. But the over…
There's nothing wrong in presenting a cycle about a character progressing from damaging childhood to escape from psychological entrapment adulthood. Indeed, it's a great idea. But the over…
Lindsay B. Davis goes to Theater: Village and sees two of five Lucy Thurber works that comprise The Hill Town Plays. My father once told me how uncomfortable he feels in the audience of …
Beginning in late August and running through the end of September, the brave Rattlestick Theater in New York City will open and run"simultaneously"five Lucy Thurber plays in five separate sp…
Uber Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj Has a New Baby When it comes to cooking up success, Ashok Bajaj has a formula that could well be called the 'ultimate dish'. It's simple, really. Hire a t…
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company offers From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin: A Town Hall Meeting on Black Bodies and American Racism Aug. 23.
A preview of Will Eno's "Middletown," a modern take on "Our Town" that will have its local premiere at ACT, directed by John Langs.
The Sushi Bar in Del Ray There's been a fine kettle of fish brewing in Del Ray. Raw fish, that is. Jilted by the adults-only restrictions at a new sushi bar, horrified moms lit up Twitte…
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will host "From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin: A Town Hall Meeting on Black Bodies and American Racism" at 7 p.m. Friday. Might not seem like typical theater t…
A Greenwich town house, London: In an unusual move, creative director Samuel Orange (brother of Take That star Jason, the promotional material shouts) has thrown open the doors of his Greenw…
The trailer for "C.O.G.," the new film based on the life of writer David Sedaris and starring Tony nominee Jonathan Groff, has been released.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will offer From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin: A Town Hall Meeting on Black Bodies and American Racism Aug. 23.
According to an Equity casting notice, Sting's new stage musical, THE LAST SHIP, which will soon have a benefit concert at the Public Theatre, will be heading to Broadway in 2014. Rehearsals…
Musical Theatre Guild's 2013-14 season will comprise two Broadway and two Off-Broadway musicals: Wonderful Town, City of Angels, Death Takes a Holiday and Ruthless!
New troupe debuts with Cormac McCarthy play about the meaning of life.
I came late to Jackie Hoffman's party, and I'm so sorry I did. Oh, I did arrive at 54 Below in time for her 9:30 p.m. show this past Sunday - which was good, because it began precisely on th…
Ten years ago, as a reaction to over-amplification of musicals, Scott Siegel had the crazy idea that there might be an audience for a concert of Broadway show tunes performed the way they us…
Maketto at Hanoi House Serves Its Street Food Indoors Erik Bruner-Yang decided to do a pop-up test kitchen in advance of Maketto, his open air market and retail store slated for Lo…
"Take me out to the ballgame, take me out with the crowd…" On the other hand, why not just head over to the 59E59 Theaters to enjoy what may well be more satisfying baseball than anything …