Theater

The FringeNYC Festival shuttered with its last production performances on 28 October: 'The Resistible Rise of JR Brinkley,' Edward Einhorn's take-off on a Bertol Brecht classic served as the festivals' apt exclamation point.

'I was getting lots of scripts in which there was dementia or death. And I thought with some of them, I don’t want to settle into this and really didn’t. I’ve been fortunate. The last two characters I’ve played, one died, the other was terminal. There’s bound to be some of that.'

The tempestuous story of Shakespeare's Sycorax, the witch present only in name in 'The Tempest'

'Mother of the Maid' should not be missed. It must be seen for Glenn Close's electrifying performance and Grace Van Patten's humanly realized Joan of Arc.

Mendes has shepherded the actors to terrific performances and created a potent, masterful production that must not be missed.

The Gallery Players' well-played revival of this Pulitzer-winning play explores the Cuban custom of a reader entertaining factory workers with romantic novels.

'Onaje's' themes resound with currency in this time of social and political divisiveness and hyper rhetoric not witnessed since the early 20th century.

Irwin gets inside Beckett as an actor, and also explores his work from the perspective of clown theatrics.

McKellen is truly a master of his craft in the title role, shaking his fist and controlling his tone as he rages at the other characters in this memorable production.

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