Theater
2730 results
Page 141
'An Octoroon' at the Wilma (first review)
Looking in a funny mirror
The Wilma's production of An Octoroon gives us an often funny and theatrical, yet also brutally honest, look at race in America.
Articles
4 minute read
'The Royale' and 'The Effect' in New York
Strong statements on small stages
This spring, while Broadway fills its tank with high-octane musicals and star-driven revivals, provocative new plays like The Royale and The Effect are replenishing the smaller stages.
Articles
4 minute read
Tony Lo Bianco in 'The Little Flower' at the Prince
A politician of the past with a message for the present
We are living through a season of political complaint. Fiorello La Guardia, in Tony Lo Bianco's one-man show, The Little Flower, is more than relevant; he is today's news.
Articles
2 minute read
Shaw's 'Saint Joan' by Quintessence Theatre
The saint we need, but don't want
Quintessence Theatre Group's revival of George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan shows how contemporary a classic can, and should, be.
Articles
3 minute read
‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ at Walnut Street Theatre
A golden grotto of star stuff, and other gender issues
A rollicking good comedy about pirates and crocodiles and star stuff has me laughing while asking questions about gender parity, trans issues, and child abuse. Why can’t I just enjoy the show and forget about all that other stuff?
Articles
3 minute read
‘Driving Miss Daisy’ in Ambler
The truth behind the fiction
Superb acting distinguishes this new production of Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy, a classic but widely misunderstood allegory of the Civil Rights movement in America’s Deep South.
Articles
4 minute read
'As You Like It' by Lantern Theater Company
A likeable As You Like It
Lantern aces the romance and comedy of As You Like It, and adds beautiful music as well.
Articles
3 minute read
Trevor Nunn directs Shakespeare's 'Pericles'
All overboard
Trevor Nunn’s Pericles gives a fresh hearing to one of Shakespeare’s most neglected texts.
Articles
5 minute read
'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' at the Academy of Music
A legend set to music
Setting our lives to music makes the hard parts so much more palatable. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical makes us feel good about ourselves and the possibility of happiness with and without marriage, even if it’s just a modern day fairytale.
Articles
3 minute read
‘The Mysterious Affair at Styles’ at Hedgerow Theatre
Murder most formulaic
Hedgerow premieres a stage version of Agatha Christie's first novel, which introduced Hercule Poirot to the world.
Articles
3 minute read