‘Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice’ Theater Review: Duncan Sheik’s Musical Version of ’60s Classic Doesn’t Swing
Paul Mazursky’s classic movie now has singing couples, plus Suzanne Vega as bandleader/narrator
-
-
‘The Thin Place’ Theater Review: Lucas Hnath Conjures a Seance Worth Attending
The playwright frustrates and then seduces with a drama that lives on the edges of his heroine’s face
-
10 Worst New York Theater Productions of 2019, From ‘Beetlejuice’ to Gary Busey’s ‘Only Human’ (Photos)
Bad musicals dominated the must-avoid shows of the year. Ear plugs were de riguer apparel
-
10 Best New York Theater Productions of 2019, From ‘The Sound Inside’ to ‘Halfway Bitches’ (Photos)
For the second year in a row, original works instead of revivals were the must-see events of the year
-
‘Judgment Day’ Theater Review: Christopher Shinn Adapts a Story the Nazis Banned
A German rarity from the 1930s returns in a massive production by Richard Jones
-
‘Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven’ Theater Review: Stephen Adly Guirgis Delivers the Funniest, Saddest Play of the Year
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright delivers a female ”Iceman Cometh“ for this century
-
‘Greater Clements’ Theater Review: Judith Ivey Carries the Very Heavy Load of a Son
The actor brings her naturalistic gifts to Samuel D. Hunter’s uneven new play about life in a town that deserves to die
-
‘Jagged Little Pill’ Broadway Review: Alanis Morissette’s Classic Album Becomes a #MeToo Angst Fest
Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody and the Tony-winning director Diane Paulus join forces for a super-topical jukebox musical
-
‘A Bright Room Called Day’ Theater Review: Tony Kushner Revisits His First, Flawed Play
The author of ”Angels in America“ rewrites his stage debut, about Nazi Germany, the Reagan Revolution and other things on his mind
-
‘The Young Man From Atlanta’ Theater Review: Aidan Quinn Enters Willy Loman’s Turf
The ”Elementary“ actor recalls the theater’s most beleaguered salesman in this uneven but ultimately moving revival
-
‘The Underlying Chris’ Theater Review: Will Eno Goes Full Hallmark
The playwright continues to explore the wondrousness of life, even when it’s downright ordinary
-
‘The Half-Life of Marie Curie’ Theater Review: Kate Mulgrew Is Radioactively Great
Lauren Gunderson’s new two-hander gives all the best lines to a woman you probably never heard of
-
‘History of Violence’ Theater Review: Edouard Louis’ Best-Seller Makes a Transatlantic Crossing
The French novel is retold in a new German play in which a young man’s mental state is fractured even further in the aftermath of a sexual attack
-
‘The Inheritance’ Broadway Review: A Big Gay Mashup Offers Real Suds, Limp Toes
Matthew Lopez’s opus delivers a Homophile 101 course in camp classics and other major works of questionable art
-
‘Evita’ Theater Review: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Eva Peron Is Back and Lovelier Than Ever
Solea Pfeiffer rules by giving the public what it wants: a star and a clothes horse
