Tag Archives: Theater for the New City

Failures of script, storyline, direction and acting make 'Café Resistance' a misbegotten attempt at a play-with-music on a serious subject.

Misha Shulman uses the physical storytelling style of Kerala, India to explore the story of Exodus from Pharaoh's point of view.

Infused with magical realism, 'Flawless' isn't the intense, gritty family drama that the subject of dementia might suggest.

The two parts of Strindberg's marriage-from-hell play are performed together in English for the first time.

Elevated language falls flat in the British playwright's latest family drama.

Directed with Shakespearean grit and sweep, this new Strindberg production at Theater for the New City illuminates both the strengths and the weaknesses of the 1887 play about the battle of the sexes.

This sensitively told story of an old black man taking piano lessons from a young white composer reminds us of the universality of the human experience and the power of friendship and love.

A Chinese acting troupe reluctantly comes together to rehearse an ancient play about a mythic hero and dictator tyrant king. They learn valuable lessons together and come to understand that the past isn't so far off after all. Human experience, destiny and truthful principles apply to all time.

A commendable cast is let down by the material in this big, ambitious show. 'Pride and Prejudice' is still a darn good story, but this musical doesn't do it very proud.

This comedy inspired by Federico Fellini's filmmaking foibles and womanizing ways starts amusingly, but ultimately disappoints.