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Friday, October 30, 2015

Zola's gloomy Therese Raquin gloomier than ever with Keira Knightley



 Théreseè Raquin
Thérese Raquin - Keira Knightley makes her Broadway debut in Zola's gothic passion play . . . . Read

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Hasan Minhaj's solo show about the outsider experience



Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King - A solo show by the young Daily Show correspondent offers a humorous take on being an outsider. Read More

The Gob Squad 's Before Your Very eyes -- a remarkable experience

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Before Your Very Eyes
Before Your Very Eyes - a sublime reflection of our lives as seen through the eyes and the perceptions of the young Read More

Sunday, October 25, 2015

The Humans- a Thanksgiving dinner stuffed with affection-- and problems



The Humans
The Humans - Stephen Karam returns to a lower middle class family from Scranton, but this time brings them to New York's Chinatown . . . Read More

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Empanada Loca-- A riveting Daphne rubin-Vega worth a visit to Bank Street

 Empanada Loca Empanada Loca - the Grand Guignol concoction brewing at the Labyrinth Theater Company this Halloween season, is a nine-character thriller in which Daphne Rubin-Vega plays all the roles. . . . . Read More

First Daughter Suite- -- the visit to the last suite is best



First Daughter Suite
First Daughter Suite - Michael John LaChiusa's follow-up to the brilliant First Lady Suite. . .

Friday, October 16, 2015

Perfect Arrangement-- great idea, but not all that perfect

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Perfect Arrangement
Perfect Arrangement - Topher Payne takes a look at life for gay government employees in the 1950s . . . Read More

TravelsWith My Aunt--- the tour-de-fource cast makes it worth seeing


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Travels With My Aunt
Travels With My Aunt - Graham Greene's comic novel ingeniously told by just four actors playing more than twenty roles Read More

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Paula Vogel's fascinating new play in Ct.

Indecent
Indecent -Paula Vogel's moving, full-scale, sometimes overstuffed, always fascinating new work at Yale Rep . . . Read More

The Gin Game finds 2 splendid new players


The Gin Game
The Gin Game - Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones bring D.L. Coburn's back to its original Broadway home. Read More

Danai Guria' riveting Eclipse



Eclipsed
Eclipsed - Danai Gurira's moving history-based play gets a superb cast at the Public Theater . . . Re

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Fool for Love-- Gripping neew strar-crossed lovers


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Fool for Love
Fool for Love - Its rhythmic quality gives Sam Sheperd's 1983 play the feeling of a musicalized fight dram. . .a R

Friday, October 9, 2015

Barbecue: hilarious and full of surprises--



 Barbecue
Barbecue -Robert O'Hara's uproarious satire is sure to be another hit for the hit-making Public Theater. . . . . 

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Pinter's Old Times still intrigues--esp. with current star cast


Old Times
Old Times - a play that has intrigued audiences since it first opened on Broadway in 1971 Re

Monday, October 5, 2015

Caryl Churchill's gender bending satire gets a rare revival


 Cloud Nine
Cloud Nine - Caryl Churchill's early play still worth watching, though the reconfigured Atlantic Theater is likely to put you into a cloud nine comfort zone . . R

Friday, October 2, 2015

The Quare Land-- our critic loved this 2-hander



The Quare Land
The Quare Land - Playwright John McManus is fortunate in his cast for this United States premiere of his comedy. . . . Read More