NY Review: 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Helmer Emily Mann and stars Nicole Ari Parker and Blair Underwood treat Tennessee Williams' masterwork as soap opera and sitcom, with embarrassing results.
NY Review: 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Helmer Emily Mann and stars Nicole Ari Parker and Blair Underwood treat Tennessee Williams' masterwork as soap opera and sitcom, with embarrassing results.
Director Scott Ellis' production of Mary Chase's classic comedy "Harvey," at Roundabout Theatre Company, starring Jim Parsons, is a hell of a lot of fun.
In Donald Margulies' new drama "Time Stands Still," Laura Linney proves yet again she's one of our finest actors. Even when others are speaking, we are drawn back to Linney.
The plot may be a familiar one, but Tracy Letts' new play, set in a Chicago doughnut shop, is populated with believable, lovable characters. Tasty and fresh as a doughnut right out of the oven.
"Clybourne Park," Bruce Norris' era-spanning satire on race, comes to Broadway with its original cast intact and a Pulitzer Prize, but it's still weak tea.
Samuel Beckett's existentialist cry of despair spotlights the tedium humans face as they realize that their pursuits and objectives are meaningless.
NY Review: 'Nice Work If You Can Get It'
Despite a few bright spots, the presence of Matthew Broderick and Kelli O’Hara, and evergreen Gershwin tunes, “Nice Work If You Can Get It” is hard labor.
This is a softer, gentler take on Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s hit, with uneven performances from Elena Roger, Ricky Martin, and Michael Cerveris.
This once-troubled musical now soars, its tangled plot threads having been unraveled and rewoven into a web of wonder, making for a fun family show.
Gloriously theatrical and almost unbearably moving, this testimonial to the power of honest sentiment from Britain's National Theatre is a never-to-be-forgotten theatrical experience.