In 1588, Queen Elizabeth rode to Tilbury and delivered a speech rousing the troops against the Spanish Armada. "I know I have but the body of... More >>
Adriano Shaplin's gonzo epic Sarah Flood in Salem Mass blends Our Town and The Crucible with verve, slang, and... More >>
Provocations don't come much gentler than Ain Gordon's Not What Happened, which concluded a brief run at BAM's Next Wave Festival. A... More >>
The theater is a swindle, an exercise in sham. Every play operates on principles of treachery: Flimsy set pieces substitute for solid spaces;... More >>
Who knew Supreme Court justices have such complicated, libidinous inner lives? Anthony Kennedy muses on adults-only car washes. Sandra Day... More >>
The ardor animating the latest Romeo and Juliet seems less the marriage of true minds than the commingling of hot bods. In David... More >>
In 1969, during his exile from boxing, Muhammad Ali starred in a Broadway musical, Buck White. A tuneful spoof of the black power... More >>
Not a lot happens in the Apple Family plays. In each of Richard Nelson's four dramas, the Apples (three sisters, one brother, an uncle, a... More >>
The Machine Performances begin September 4 You might think that observing a chess match has all the spectatorial... More >>
The choreographer and ballet director Pina Bausch died four years ago, but her influence remains undimmed. Serious Play! Theatre Ensemble is the... More >>
L. Frank Baum wrote more than 14 books in the Oz series, but subsequent adaptors keep on returning to the original. This latest version, by... More >>
Those who missed this ensemble musical when it played last summer’s Fringe now have the chance for s’more. Philip Mutz and Susan-Kate... More >>
Graffiti today doesn’t rise to the colorfully epidemic proportions of past decades, but extralegal spray painting remains a popular pastime.... More >>
A fine romance? Not exactly. The second show of the Amoralists summer season (following Rantoul and Die) also concerns a pair of unhappy... More >>
Running in repertory with Breakfast with Mugabe, Otho Eskin’s play at Pershing Square also centers on a psychoanalyst—in this case... More >>
Art You could see a movie. You could overspend at a trendy restaurant. You could take in a Broadway show. But if you're looking for a... More >>
While excitement over the royal baby swirls, it’s instructive to remember earlier fervors. Helpfully, Rob Santana’s play offers a... More >>
Wallace Shawn is a dangerous man. If he confronted you in some darkened alley you might feel more inclined to giggle than cower, but don't let... More >>
Nobody Loves You, the musical comedy now running at Second Stage, is the theatrical equivalent of the watermelon martini: jokey, overly sweet,... More >>
It’s been a while since the stars of Yiddish vaudeville enlivened nights on the Lower East Side. But America-in-Play revives that bygone era... More >>
The Nuyorican Poet’s Café is best known for its poetry slams and banana pudding, but it is also a home for emerging theater artists.... More >>
Let’s hope Jeannette Bayardelle’s dressing room comes replete with throat lozenges, energy drinks, and maybe the occasional B-12 shot.... More >>
While some theaters have yet to announce their fall season, Primary Stages will kick off theirs before the first leaf plummets. They’ll... More >>
Amid the scorch and swelter of July, the Lincoln Center Festival offers two plays devoted to desires chill and cruel. In Complicite's... More >>
Recently, the Lincoln Center Festival sent factions of publicists to Flushing malls and indie comedy venues, attempting to draw both... More >>