Gotham Playgoer

A- Of the four productions of this Sondheim/Wheeler masterpiece that I have seen over the years, this was probably the most musically satisf...

C- Regular readers of this blog may recall that, over the years, the plays of Sam Shepard have held little appeal for me. For what ever...

A- The Broadway season just got a lot brighter with the arrival of this star-studded comedy at Studio 54. With three stars — Daniel Rad...

B- I t is difficult to review Jackie Sibblies Drury’s provocative new play at Soho Rep for two reasons. First, to say very much about i...

After enjoying all three plays I have seen by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate, An Octoroon and Gloria), I arrived at LCT3’s Claire Tow T...

On paper it must have seemed like a good idea to present a triple bill of revived short works by playwrights who were in Signature Theatre’s...

“The greatest act of courage is to love” or so say two characters in Noah Haidle’s absurdist family dramedy at MCC Theater. We see how four...

The first play in Annie Baker’s residency at Signature Theatre is now in previews there. After my exasperating experience with her Pulitzer ...

The creative team that brought us Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 — author/composer Dave Malloy, director Rachel Chavkin, set de...

The title of Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s new play at Manhattan Theatre Club is ironic to put it mildly. Her unflattering portrait of life in con...

Lincoln Center Theater is presenting the world premiere of this fascinating work by Sarah Ruhl, one of our most versatile and interesting pl...

After showing great promise with his recent play "Appropriate" at the Signature Theatre, Brendan Jacobs-Jenkins has fulfilled that...

To misquote Mae West, "too much of a gold thing can be wonderful." That could well describe the sight that greets you when you ent...

For a unique evening of musical entertainment and Russian cuisine, head to Kazino, the ersatz Russian nightclub in a tent under the High Lin...

(Please click on the title to see the complete review.) Signature Theatre's has revived David Henry Hwang's 1981 play about two Chin...

(Please click on the title to see the complete review.)  I wish I could join the chorus of praise for Obie winner Samuel D. Hunter's str...