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Brian Stokes Mitchell on His New Album and 5 Essential Acting Tips

Brian Stokes Mitchell chats with Backstage about performing characters in the studio, the art of recording, and his five tips for acting success.

'Port Out, Starboard Home' Cruises to Mixed Success

Shelia Callaghan’s “Port Out, Starboard Home,” at La MaMa, in which assorted misfits embark on a luxury cruise with a top-secret group ritual, effectively creates a sense of dread.

Open Up, Hadrian

“Open Up, Hadrian,” Javierantonio González’s philosophical drama about the Roman emperor staged by Magic Futurebox across 20,000 square feet of a Brooklyn warehouse, is earnest but muddled.

June and Nancy

Actor-playwright Michelle Ramoni’s “June and Nancy,” a Fringe entry about an extramarital lesbian love affair in 1950s Manhattan, though not uninteresting, is definitely ungainly.

Public Theater to Host Free Block Party

The Public Theater will host a free block party this Saturday in honor of the completion of its revitalization project.

Disappointing 'Rank' Lacks Tension

Billed as a “darkly comic thriller,” Robert Massey’s “Rank,” a tale of Dublin taxi drivers and racketeers, at Odyssey Theatre, is neither noir nor funny, despite good acting.

‘Katie Roche’ Has a Wild Heart

Teresa Deevy’s 1936 “Katie Roche” is less compelling than her “Temporal Powers” and “Wife to James Whelan,” but the Mint’s first-rate production makes the most it can out of it.

‘The North Pool’ Challenges but Doesn’t Break Convention

Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph’s heated two-hander “The North Pool” explores our preconceptions of others in the Vineyard’s well-acted, generally well-paced production.

'Detroit' Gets Under Your Skin

Lisa D’Amour’s “Detroit,” at Playwrights Horizons, gets under your skin and stays there, addressing the America of the Great Recession with an exhilaratingly original perspective.

Ed Asner Returns to Broadway in 'Grace'

Television legend Ed Asner discusses his return to Broadway in "Grace," starring Paul Rudd, Michael Shannon, and Kate Arrington.