Brooklyn Academy of Music

'Powder Her Face' Is Witty, Stylish, and Moving

New York City Opera’s “Powder Her Face,” a musically adventuresome, sexually explicit contemporary opera about a notorious British scandal, at BAM, both challenges and entertains.

Einstein on the Beach

“Einstein on the Beach,” Robert Wilson, Philip Glass, and Lucinda Childs’ 1976 mystifying avant-garde operatic masterpiece, returns to BAM more polished and effective than ever.

Don’t Miss ‘The Laramie Project Cycle’

Tectonic Theater Company’s “The Laramie Project Cycle,” at BAM, pairs the original 2000 docudrama with its 2009 sequel, “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later,” to stunning effect.

'The Suit' Casts an Unintended Chill

A misogynistic premise makes “The Suit,” Peter Brook’s otherwise well-crafted adaptation of a South African short story, at BAM, into a discordant theatrical experience.

Innovative Icelandic ‘Faust: A Love Story’ Is One Hot Show

Iceland’s Vesturport Theatre combines dazzling acrobatics and dark humor in “Faust: A Love Story,” a striking adaptation of the classic legend, part of the BAM Next Wave Festival.

'Roman Tragedies' Brings Shakespeare Into the 21st Century

“Roman Tragedies,” Ivo van Hove’s take on three of Shakespeare’s Roman plays, at BAM, is an epic, original, and disturbing reflection on heroism, empire, and the YouTube generation.

Anne Bogart's 'Trojan Women (After Euripides)' Lacks Oomph

Director Anne Bogart and SITI Company fail to bring the necessary drive and energy to “Trojan Women (After Euripides),” at BAM, yielding a staid and artificial production.

American Ballet Theatre's 'The Nutcracker' Contemporizes a Classic

American Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker,” choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky, is an indisputably improved take on the familiar Christmastime treat, at Brooklyn Academy of Music.

'All That Fall' Reinvents Theatrical Performance

Samuel Beckett’s rarely performed radio play “All That Fall” becomes an overwhelming sensory experience in Pan Pan Theatre Company’s production for the BAM Next Wave Festival.

Absurdist Tragicomedy ‘Rhinoceros’ Illustrates Mass Hysteria With Metamorphoses

Style and substance converge in ways that are both viscerally compelling and intellectually gripping in Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota's robust staging of Eugene Ionesco's aburdist masterpiece.