Tuesday, May 15,2012

Peter and the Starcatcher

Brooks Atkinson Theatre

There is nothing better than walking into a theater and being completely and utterly captivated, allowing your mind to run wild, guided by the limitless imagination of the playwright, director and the

Tuesday, May 15,2012

The Runner Stumbles

The Arclight Theatre

by Iris Greenberger

Inspired by the true story of a nun’s mysterious disappearance and murder in a remote Michigan parish in 1911, The Runner Stumbles has all the basic ingredients for an engrossing whodunit.

Friday, May 11,2012

Brontë: A Portrait of Charlotte

Alloy Theater Company

by Andrea M. Meek

In 1849, Charlotte Brontë’s future was shaping up to be as bleak as her past. The sole survivor in a family of six siblings, the 33-year-old spinster faced spending the rest of her years caring for her elderly father.

Tuesday, May 8,2012

The Shelter Presents: Art

Flamboyan Theater

by Ethan Kanfer

Though there’s plenty of variety to be found in the Shelter’s anthology of thematically linked one-acts, the entries are alike in the high caliber of their performances.

Thursday, May 3,2012

A Slow Air

59E59 Theaters

by Ethan Kanfer

While it may premature to identify a current trend in theater from the British Isles, it is certainly noticeable that many recent imports have a structural approach in common.

Tuesday, May 1,2012

Macbeth

Epic Theatre Ensemble

by Bryan Clark

The new production of Macbeth by Epic Theatre Ensemble is perhaps as ambitious as its notorious title character.

Tuesday, May 1,2012

A Midsummer Night’s (Queer) Dream

The Hive / Theater for the New City / the Cell

by Bryan Clark

The gender-reversed casting of Helena and Lysander still works seamlessly, and the same-sex marriage concept rings true once again.

Monday, April 30,2012

You Better Sit Down

The Flea

by Ethan Kanfer

Calling their process “investigative theater,” the Civilians have pioneered a method of making theater in which interview subjects are selected in accordance with a chosen theme.

Thursday, April 26,2012

Blogologues: Younger Than Springtime

Lively Productions

by Kimberly Laurenne

Blogologues: Younger Than Springtime explores the joys of spring with uplifting and laugh-out-loud excerpts from the Internet.

Wednesday, April 25,2012

Clybourne Park

Walter Kerr Theatre

by Sarah Lucie

Clybourne Park, originally produced off-Broadway in 2010, is proof that things never change. The play went on to win a Pulitzer Prize while we witnessed even more astonishing events tied to race.