Theater
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‘War Paint’ Broadway Review: Patti LuPone, Christine Ebersole Never Makeup
How rare it is to see two great female performances in one season, much less in one musical
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‘Gently Down the Stream’ Theater Review: Harvey Fierstein Throws a Pity Party
The star offers tedium and sympathy in Martin Sherman’s play. Another new drama about same-sex marriage, “Daniel’s Husband,” is only marginally more endurable
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‘Present Laughter’ Broadway Review: Kevin Kline and Kate Burton Are Divine
The two play their duets to perfection despite a few slapshtick distractions around the edges of this Noel Coward revival
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‘Amelie’ Broadway Review: ‘Hamilton’ Star Phillipa Soo Brings Movie Heroine to Stage
Actress plays shy French waitress who idolizes the late Princess of Wales — if only she had wanted to emulate the party-girl Diana
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‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ Broadway Review: JJ Abrams Presents a British Farce With a Thick Slice of Ham
Dropped lines and dropped props are the order of the day as an “amateur” troupe mounts an ill-fated mystery to hilarious effect
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‘Sweat’ Theater Review: An Extraordinary Drama Set in a Grungy Rust Belt Bar
Lynn Nottage offers a bleak political-economic picture, but in a play that will be performed long after the era it defines has passed
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‘Miss Saigon’ Broadway Review: The Helicopter Is Back, Louder than Ever
Claude-Michel Schonberg’s music for the ill-fated young lovers is only slightly less bombastic than the show’s military parades in honor of Ho Chi Minh
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Jerry Seinfeld to Produce ‘Letters From a Nut by Ted L Nancy’ Stage Comedy at Geffen Playhouse
Comedian will make L.A. stage producing debut on adaptation of Barry Marder’s best-selling books
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‘How to Transcend a Happy Marriage’ Theater Review: Marisa Tomei Does the Math
Sarah Ruhl tackles the polyamorous in her brilliant new play — and finds love, beauty, and music among the numbers
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‘The Price’ Broadway Review: Hail, Danny DeVito, New York’s New King of Comedy!
DeVito, making his belated Broadway debut, brings his big comic persona to the stage, turning the Arthur Miller drama into a laugh fest
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‘Joan of Arc: Into the Fire’ Theater Review: David Byrne Is a True Believer About Butch Christian Saint
Heroine gets lost in a monumental showcase of nationalism and war
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‘Come From Away’ Broadway Review: Stranded in Newfoundland, as Well as the Theater
Thousands of air travelers make an unexpected stop at a small Canadian town on 9/11. You will experience their relief when this new musical gets them all back up in the air
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‘The Glass Menagerie’ Broadway Review: Sally Field Leads Solid Gold Revival
The actress reveals three faces of Amanda Wingfield in director Sam Gold’s production that redefines the Tennessee Williams classic
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‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Breaks Olivier Awards Record With 11 Nominations
J.K. Rowling’s two-part play dominates London theater awards, including nod for Best New Play
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‘Significant Other’ Broadway Review: ‘Bridesmaids’ Meets ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin,’ Only Gay
You may have seen Joshua Harmon’s distraught hero before. He’s worth another look, this time on stage
