theater

New Details About 3 Broadway-Aimed Musicals

“Tuck Everlasting,” “Aladdin,” “and “Jekyll & Hyde” are premiering out of town on their way to Broadway.

Experimental 'Here We Are' Says Substantive Things

Judith Malina’s “Here We Are,” the Living Theater’s final show at its current home, is a hugely engaging combination of participatory avant-garde political theater and summer camp.

‘The Jammer’ Is Perfectly Simple

Rolin Jones’ new play “The Jammer,” from Atlantic Theater Company, about a common man who follows his dreams of the roller derby, offers a revelatory performance by Patch Darragh.

'Life and Times: Episodes 1–4' Resonates Tellingly

The first four episodes of Nature Theatre of Oklahoma’s marathon “Life and Times,” part of Under the Radar, turn an exercise in banality into the first great theatrical event of 2013.

‘Collision’ Runs Into Its Own Brick Wall

Lyle Kessler’s new play “Collision,” from the Amoralists at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, starts strongly as a black comedy about American rage but devolves into dank melodrama.

Philly Stagehand Strike Continues

Negotiations between the Philadelphia Theatre Company and IATSE Local 8, whose 27 stagehands are on strike, dissolved today after another round of talks.

Lee Pace On Joe Mantello In 'The Normal Heart'

Lee Pace, who is starring in "Golden Age" Off-Broadway, says Joe Mantello gives a "master class" in acting in "The Normal Heart."

‘The Future Is Not What It Was’ Is Messy but Promising

Michael Rabe’s “The Future Is Not What It Was,” the inaugural production of the Kindling Theater Company, is a veritable soup of a play with intriguing hints of promise.

'Save Me' Is a Rewarding Experience

Stefanie Zadravec takes a clear-eyed look at stark elemental matters in “Save Me,” a straightforward examination of a splintered family facing a sudden crisis, at the Barrow Group.

'The Snake Can' Lacks Freshness and Heft

Kathryn Graf’s “The Snake Can,” at the Odyssey Theatre, surveys midlife dating through a trio of female friends, playing like a distinctly watered-down “Sex and the City.”