Review

The Jungle Book

Playwright and shadow-puppet designer Megan O’Brien’s adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book,” from Theatre East, is a charming 45 minutes of theater for all ages.

Julia Murney Is a Standout in Autism Drama 'Falling'

Deanna Jent’s fascinating, precisely observed play “Falling,” in a commercial run at the Minetta Lane Theatre, is about an autistic 18-year-old boy’s effect on his family.

'666 Park Avenue' Recap: Episode 6: 'Diabolic'

Jane discovers a connection to the Drake, while Gavin's lawyer loses his head when he's caught conspiring against him.

‘Justin Love’ Asks, Will Movie Stars Ever Come Out of the Closet?

With a book co-written by one of L.A.’s most noteworthy publicists and a delightfully irreverent score screwing the movie business to its sticking place, the fresh new musical “Justin Love” emerges as a great Hollywood love story.

'Good Person of Szechwan' Wipes the Didactic Dust Off Brecht

If Bertolt Brecht could visit La MaMa to see the Foundry Theatre’s slapstick, pastiche-filled production of “Good Woman of Szechwan,” I suspect he’d smile and think, “Finally!”

'Flipside: The Patti Page Story' Bifurcates Its Subject

“Flipside: The Patti Page Story,” Greg White’s well-produced portrait of the 1950s singer, with input from Page herself, succeeds musically but falls a bit short as biography.

'Set in the Living Room of a Small Town American Play' Is Challenging but Rewarding

Jaclyn Backhaus’ “Set in the Living Room of a Small Town American Play,” from Theater Reconstruction Ensemble, exhilaratingly comments on the process of creating theater.

Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play

Let's just get the superlatives out of the way. "Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play" is the most exciting, stimulating, and thrilling piece of theater to hit New York since "Angels in America."

'Smash' Recap: Episode 13, 'The Producers'

Julia and Tom are breaking up, Jimmy goes on a bender, and Kyle gets Smashed in this week's episode of "Smash."

'The Performers' Is an Embarrassment for All Concerned

Names such as Henry Winkler, Cheyenne Jackson, and Alicia Silverstone can’t save David West Read’s cynical “The Performers,” which plays like a square and very bad 1960s sex comedy.