Ping Chong's "Obon: Tales of Rain and Moonlight" is the sort of multimedia performance piece you'd expect to see at an alternative venue such as New York's La MaMa or Seattle's On the Boards, rather…
"The Full Monty" turns out to be the Tin Man of musicals: somewhere along its journey it has discovered a heart.
The formidable British actor Simon Callow single-handedly conjures up the rough and tumble of Victorian London in this well-crafted exploration of Charles Dickens' turbulent life and times, not to…
After two free-wheeling film updates of the Bard, Julia Stiles is set to take her Shakespeare to the stage this summer in Central Park. The 21-year-old actress plays Viola in the New York Shakespeare…
"Thunder Knockin' on the Door" will at last open at the Minetta Lane Theater, replacing "The Last 5 Years." Jason Robert Brown's semiautobiographical tuner about a failed marriage posted a May 5…
Army Archerd: Just for Variety
Adrian Noble announced Wednesday that he is entering his last year as artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Co., a post he has held since 1991.
Army Archerd: Just for Variety
Inspired by an anti-death-penalty conference held at Columbia University two years ago, actor-activists Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen embarked on a six-week cross-country odyssey interviewing 40…
This generally lighthearted memory piece, which only occasionally dips into the dark side, could use a bit more substance if it is to have legs beyond this small-stage offering, but it does showcase…
The League of Off Broadway Theaters & Producers awarded "Urinetown" and "Metamorphoses" its Lucille Lortel Awards for outstanding musical and play, respectively. Mary Zimmerman, author and director…
