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Tennant as Richard II: Christlike, albeit with a few flaws. (Photo: Richard Termine.)

Shakespeare’s ’King and Country’ cycle in Brooklyn

A hollow crown, indeed

These productions of Shakespeare’s so-called “Henriad” offer a thrilling opportunity to see one of the world’s most celebrated theater companies at the top of its game, not to mention a total immersion in a turbulent chapter in British history (1393-1415) that resonates with lessons for today’s would-be kings.

Carol Rocamora

Apr 09, 2016 Articles 5 minute read

Quintessence Theatre's 'Doctor Faustus'

Better than we bargained for

Quintessence Theatre honors Christopher Marlowe’s dark play with humor and spectacle that doesn’t diminish the play’s serious themes.

Mark Cofta

Apr 09, 2016 Articles 3 minute read

"There are no consequences": Ngo and Wood. (Photo by Kathryn Raines / PLATE 3)

Jennifer Haley's 'The Nether' at InterAct

A plausible near future

Theater science fiction is more like the literature than the movies; as The Nether shows, it can posit frightening futures extrapolated from what's happening today.

Mark Cofta

Apr 05, 2016 Articles 3 minute read

The cast of “An Octoroon,” transformed by face paint. (Photo by Alexander Iziliaev)

'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.

Mark Cofta

Apr 05, 2016 Articles 4 minute read

The stakes are higher than just a match: "The Royale."

'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.

Carol Rocamora

Apr 02, 2016 Articles 4 minute read

Inviting the audience to play along: Lo Bianco as La Guardia. (photo via tonylobianco.com)

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.

Lynn Hoffman

Apr 02, 2016 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.

Mark Cofta

Mar 29, 2016 Articles 3 minute read

Before Wendy, there was Molly. Shuchman and O’Rourke. (Photo by Mark Garvin)

‘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?

Naomi Orwin

Mar 29, 2016 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.