Off Broadway Review: ‘Ashville’
There must be a lot of Lucy Thurber-envy going around Gotham, given the ambitious five-play retrospective of her work being produced by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and running concurrently in…
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Regional Legit Review: ‘Miss Saigon’
Who needs a helicopter anyway? In an inventive and satisfying remount of the tuner "Miss Saigon" for its 275-seat main stage, Arlington, Va.'s, Signature Theater turns the theatrical spectacle into…
Theater Industry Vet Launches Management, Marketing Firm
Veteran Gotham legiter Jodi Schoenbrun Carter has hung out her own shingle, launching 1022m Management and Marketing, an outfit that aims to match old-school talent management to new-media branding…
Theater Review: ‘The Jungle Book’
With a history of infusing classic tales with fresh theatricality, auteur-director Mary Zimmerman ("Metamorphoses") is both a natural choice to adapt a Disney film to the stage and a nearly…
Theater Review: Sam Mendes’ ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’
Drama has never been central to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Roald Dahl's story and the two so-so movie versions used vivid prose or super-saturated-color visuals to disguise the lack of…
Legit Review: Buyer and Cellar
"Buyer & Cellar" came to Jonathan Tolins in a flash of inspiration when he got his hands on Barbra Streisand's coffee-table extravaganza, "My Passion for Design." Solo piece, lovingly played by "Ugly…
Legit Review: ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’
Show starring Daniel Radcliffe emerges as a riotous evening of first-rate ensemble acting.
Legit Review: ‘The Comedy of Errors’
This well-matched pair is up for anything that helmer Sullivan throws at them in this fun show, which has no discernible theme, but a lot of nerve.
Legit Review: ‘Bracken Moor’
The cunning new play "Bracken Moor," a cross between a thunderingly old-fashioned family drama and an unnerving ghost story, is not the dated fare it appears to be.
Legit Review: ‘A Kid Like Jake’
Talk about shows that appeal to niche audiences! Daniel Pearle’s new play, “A Kid Like Jake,” should captivate yuppie parents from upscale urban neighborhoods who are obsessed with getting their…
Theater Review: ‘Yes, Prime Minister’
David Mamet's trifle "November" suddenly looks like a political classic compared to Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's "Yes, Prime Minister." Recycled and updated from a U.K.TV series, this stage comedy…
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