Cirque du Soleil remains more circus than rock opera

Zarkana- Cirque du Soleil's biggest show yet is imperfect but who cares, if it means a visit to Radio City Music Hall .

Williamstown Theatre Festival's Streetcar -well-acted, oddly staged

Jessica Hecht as Blanche DuBois and Same Rockwell as Stanley Kowalski.

A Streetcar Named Desire- David Cromer directs a fine Blanche and Stanley but his production is staged with too many blind spots. . .

All's well with the Central Park experience

Dakin Matthews & Annie Parisse in All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well- Even a less than perfect Shakespeare play leaves us to decide if it is sufficiently entertaining to justify spending a lovely evening in the park. The answer to that question is inevitably "yes". . .

A sad but true story, that's unmissable theater

The company of Unnatural Acts

Unnatural Acts- a cautionary Never Again tale that's also a strikingly staged, entertaining theatrical experience. . . .

A moving and all too timely solo show

Jeff Keys in Eyes of Babylon

Eyes of Babylon- a gripping monologue written by and starring Jeff Key, a gay man and former Marine, . . .

Yes you can see live theater on the Rialto for $20. . .

Mary Louise Wilson and Gabriel Ebert in 4000 Miles

4000 Miles-Amy Herzog's new play revisits the feisty grandmother of her After the Revolution .

A political background adds a timely touch to this 2-actor marital blow-up

Joely Richardson and Cotter Smith in Side Effect

Side Effects- Can this marriag be saved? And can Weller's play about it be saved from being a poor cousin to his Fifty Words?

London theater goers are Donmar bound. . .

Felicity Jones as Luise Miller

Luise Miller- Mike Poulton's translation of Schiller's play at the Donmar is  a hot ticket

London loves Shrek the Musical

Amanda Holden as Princess Fiona, Richard Blackwwod as the Donkey and Nigel Lindsay as Shrek

Shrek the Musical- this musical's London run may well outlast New York as a genuinely funny musical for all the family. .

The $70 million dollar, long previewing Spider-Man finally

Reeve Carney and Patrick Page >

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark- The long extended mega-million musical is officially out of rehab & our review of th 2.0 version includes a background on Spidey's Marvel Comic Book history.

A must-see Tennessee Williams rarity. . .

Claybourne Elder in One Arm

One Arm- a Tennessee Williams short story impressively adapted for the stage

We conclude our coverage of the EST 1-acters

EST 2011 Marathon of One-Act Plays, Series B- Not overly long like Series A, but the best still comes last . . .

Ingar Bergman fans wont want to miss this screen-to-stage adaptation

Through A Glass Darkly- The terrific Carey Mulligan makes a strong case for theatricality of Ingmar Bergman's 1961 film

A 1918 play for a chance to take a Pullman Sleeper trip. . .

A Little Journey- The name Rachel Crothers is unlikely to ring a bell with most modern theater goers, a situation once again changed with a mint revival by the Mint Theater . . .

A site specific fun new musical with classical roots

Patti Murin as Lysistrata Jones

Lysistrata Jones - For sheer synergy of story and place, you're not going to get much betPost Optionster than a musical about basketball staged in a gym. . .

Tony Kushner as his most romantic. . .

Lois Smith  as a  majrestic  magician
The Illusion- though "brevity is the soul of wit" is not an adage Tony Kushner tends to follow for his own plays, his take of Corneille's 5-act drama spins out over a fast-paced, easy to follow two hours and ten minutes . .

A novel. . .a puzzle. . .a Shakespeare sendup and bouquet. . .

The Tragedy of Arthur - a Curtainup Book Review especially for Shakespeare fans. . .and those who are on the fence about all the Bardolatry. . .