An anthology of shorter work by American playwrights begs the question - is it all really the best?
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Pillow Book’ by Anna Moench
This powerful new work, inspired by the thousand-year-old Japanese literary classic, is well worth seeing – and getting a bit perplexed about.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Crucible’
The women get the scariest moments, but this superior production of Arthur Miller's timeless play about the Salem witch trials is as much about the men.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): Live Nude Groundlings
The legendary L.A. comedy troupe's new show provides a fun, fast-paced evening of humor.
Read More »Theatre Review (London): The Beggar’s Opera at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Is this historically popular play past its view-by date?
Read More »Circus/Theater Review (NYC): Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Zarkana’
This is that rare show that can break through one's usual cynicism and raise in an adult mind a childlike sense of wonder.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Civilization!’ by Maximilian Avery Clark
Imagine Gilligan's Island but with something serious to say about human nature.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith’
Miche brings the singer and her music to life through a committed performance resulting in a memorable theatrical experience almost guaranteed to lift the spirits.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark’
The expensive musical lacks what made the best superhero comics great: that unique combination of mythic mystique and crackling emotional punch.
Read More »2011 Tony Awards Show: Hits and Misses
It is important to entertain the audience, but it is equally important to celebrate the award winners.
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