Wrapping up Rapp's trilogy sci-fi style

The Hallway Trilogy The complete omnibus reviews: Rose. . .Paraffin. . .Nursing . . .

Just one act of King Lear-- Really!!!

Storm Still-Although this extended riff on King Lear has some pithy philosophical moments and inventive staging it doesn't completely coalesce into a whole. . .

All 3 Rapp 1-acts officially open-- we'll wrap it all up Saturday

 

Picture here a preview of the final futuristic installment still to be reviewed

The Hallway Trilogy all 3 Hallway plays now officially open-- our omnibus review page covers it play-by-play with an all-in-one overview. . .

The 2nd installmant of The Hallway Trilogy

The Hallway Trilogy - Paraffin Adam Rapp's triptych moves forward 50 years with its second one-act, but loses ground with its self-indulgent vulgarity and less intriguing characters . . .

Today's installment of our omnibus review

The Hallway Trilogy - The first play, Rose, gets Adam Rapp's triptych of one-acts off to a fine start. . .

An oddly fitting matchup of Ibsen and Synge

Ingmar Bergman's Nora & In Synge's the Shadow of the Glen - Scratch beneath the ultural surface, and you will find that these two plays are joined at the hip by their feisty female protagonists, both named Nora. . . .

A downtown sleeper you won't want to miss

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Invasion!- Swedish playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri outstanding combination of social commentary and exhilarating wordplay by the Play Company. . .

Moss & Knightly lend star power to Hellman revival

Elisabeth Moss & Keira Knightley

The Children's Hour - Hellman's play, based on a real life incident in a Scottish school in 1810 is a high profile revival with Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss as the falsely accused school mistresses . . . .

a political romance that could use more sizzle

The Body Politic- If you don't mind having every political difference between the red and blue states' politicos used to put bumps on the road to a happy ending for a romance, this world premiere will provide a pleasant, if not especially memorable, two hours.. .

Even so-so Tennessee Williams play deserves a set

Small Craft Warnings- Austin Pendleton is the best thing about this bare bones production of a minor Tennessee Williams play.

Lots of wine but it doesn't make for a perfect play

A Perfect Future- In David Hay's binge-besotted play the amount of wine that its four character drink appears to be the primary catalyst in determining their future..

tour de force acting by rush at BAM

The Diary of a Madman- In an important and startling way, Geoffrey Rush, David Holman and Neil Armfield have enhanced the original Gogol story as all great adaptations should. . . .

a musical about shows-- really!

Shoes- for all who love brilliant dance coupled with good music and fun lyrics! And these shoes won't give you blisters! . . . .

Anne Franke Puppet upstages Mandy Pantinkin. . .

Compulsion -Rine Groff uses marionettes to revisit a long-ago battle over the rights to dramatize Anne Frank's diary . . .

A new play from the edgy LABrynth Theater Company

Thinner Than Water- New LABrynth Theater Company playwright Melissa. Ross unites a family of half-siblings for their father's final hours . . .

A new play by one of Britain's best playwrights. . .

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The Heretic-Like all Richard Bean's comedies, this is stuffed full with a brilliant sense of humour, as well as a diverse range of subjects. . . .

Dated Gilrroy play but still worth seeing. . .

The Subject Was Roses -Frank Gilroy's Pulitzer Prize Winner still winning at George Street Playhouse

Ticket Buyers may end up being the show. . .

Interviewing the Audience- Zach Helm's use of Spalding Gray's style turns out to be less than the best form of flattery . . .

A memoir but no mommy dearest-- OR Kindle-ABLE

The Hammersteins- an enjoyable, beautifully illustrated theatrical family history .

Michael Rockefeller's disappearance dramatized with humor

The Man Who Ate Michael Rockefeller -Jeff Cohen's insightful and often funny exploration of the young archeologist's unresolved disappearances .

To review or not to review --for some critics it's "go for it"

More Spider-man-ia - how Feb. 8th made theatrical history as a theater critics' Tea Party

A wedding with a ghost from a more mannerly past. . .

Black Tie- Leave it to A. R. Gurney, the theater's Playwright Laureate of American Wasp life, to turn a family wedding into a ghostly comedy of manners

Oscar Wilde's infamous lover gets his own play. . .

My Scandalous Life- Des Keogh delivers a probing interpretation Lord Alfred Douglas, best known for his infamous relationship with Oscar Wilde . . .

Those who missed Encores Lost in the Stars lost out. . .

Encores! Lost in the Stars- Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson's operatic musical is a somber but memorable experience . . .

Curtainup's critic likes the production but not the play. . .

The Witch of Edmonton- An as always fine production from Red Bull Theater -- but the play itself falls short   

a musical road best not taken. . .

The Road to Quatar!- a rare misfire for the invaluable York Theater . . .

Chekhov's bored sisters--not boring for audiences

Three Sisters- a glittering cast, elegant staging makes the much done play still enjoyable. . .

Law & Order's DA lback on stage-- and Broadway bound

Sam Waterston (Photo: T. Charles Erickson)

The Old Masters-Simon Gray's Broadway-bound art history play at Long Wharf

An exciting new history play by an u-and-coming young playwriht

The Whipping Man- Matthew Lopez's gripping play about a troublesome chapter in our history gets a vivid New York premiere . . .

See our cabaret columnist's report on Scott Siegel's awards show

2011 Night Life Awards - a report on the annual winners-only awards show

This Lear will land in NY next summer

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King Lear- Greg Hicks as a Lear who we care for and respect. . . .