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Theater Review (NYC): ‘King Lear’ with Derek Jacobi
Directed by Michael Grandage, this lean and muscular staging sucks Shakespeare's most titanic tragedy down to its essence.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Drunken City’ by Adam Bock
A group of 20-somethings staggers their inebriated way through the joys and pains of love's labors gained and lost,
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Be a Good Little Widow by Bekah Brunstetter
Jill Eikenberry brings a touch of star power to this touching and effective comedy-drama.
Read More »Opera Review (NYC): ‘Séance on a Wet Afternoon’ by Stephen Schwartz
Based on a 1964 film, the tense new opera by the creator of 'Wicked' and 'Godspell' triumphs at New York City Opera.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Parade’ at the Secret Theatre
The story of Leo Frank's trial and lynching, told with accessible music in a compelling performance at the Secret Theatre.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Marie and Bruce’ by Wallace Shawn, with Marisa Tomei
All the screen star's formidable skill and almost palpable intelligence can't rescue this bloated, aimless play.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Bring Us the Head of Your Daughter’
A married pair of lesbians has raised a cannibalistic serial killer. Must be a show by The Amoralists.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’
Lo and behold, the impish star of the Harry Potter franchise is a solid song-and-dance man.
Read More »Theater Review (White Plains, NY): Renovations by Andrew Gerle, Based on John Marchese’s Memoir
Things want to fall apart. That's why you want to get it right the first time.
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