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Monday, October 26, 2015

Review: Luxury Travel With the Big Apple Circus by Alexis Soloski

This year's circus theme at Lincoln Center is "The Grand Tour," setting off with the help of the physical-theater troupe Parallel Exit.

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Sunday, October 25, 2015

Review: With 'Big Outdoor Site-Specific Stuff,' Theater in Unlikely Locales by Alexis Soloski

"BOSSS" is an attempt to dip a toe back into the rippling waters of environmental staging, this time at Hudson River Park.

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Friday, October 23, 2015

Review: In 'Student Body,' Sex, a Video and a Moral Quandary by Alexis Soloski

This play at the Flea Theater is a variation on "12 Angry Men" as rendered by 10 perplexed undergrads.

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Review: In 'The Honeycomb Trilogy,' a Family Confronts Invading Apian Overlords by Alexis Soloski

Mac Rogers's sci-fi trilogy at the Gym at Judson depicts a struggle between humans and alien insectoids through the lens of one Florida household.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Matthew Broderick's hounds of love by Alexis Soloski

The actor is starring in Sylvia as a man whose relationship with a frisky dog alarms his wife " while the role of the hound was played by his real-life spouse, Sarah Jessica Parker, 20 years…

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Monday, October 19, 2015

Review: 'Perfect Arrangement,' a Comic Tale of Closeted Lives by Alexis Soloski

Topher Payne's play, produced by Primary Stages, is set in Washington in 1950, with obviously contemporary social and political sensibilities.

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Saturday, October 17, 2015

Review: 'Hallo' Stars Martin Zimmerman, Fighting Off the Scenery by Alexis Soloski

This solo play, part of the Next Wave festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, draws on the nouveau cirque movement.

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

The Gin Game review " James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson light up a bittersweet symphony by Alexis Soloski

Golden Theater, New YorkDL Coburn's play about a cantankerous ageing duo is hardly a world-beater but Jones and Tyson's engaging double act saves it from itselfLet's put our cards on the tab…

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Eclipsed review " Lupita Nyong'o devastates in searing war drama by Alexis Soloski

Public Theater, New YorkSet in Liberia, Danai Gurira's play shows how women internalise and perpetuate their own oppression, while also offering some small measure of hopeIn Danai Gurira's d…

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Monday, October 12, 2015

Thomas Jay Ryan Embraces a Comfortably Unpredictable Acting Career - The New York Times by Alexis Soloski

Mr. Ryan, 53, is making up for lost time. He went straight from "A Month in the Country" at Classic Stage Company into Anne Washburn's "10 Out of 12" at Soho Rep. He is now appearing in the …

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Thomas Jay Ryan Embraces a Comfortably Unpredictable Acting Career by Alexis Soloski

After taking a break from theater last year, Mr. Ryan has pushed himself to take on more roles and more challenges, including comedy.

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Saturday, October 10, 2015

New Society review - Miranda July's nation-building brings on tears by Alexis Soloski

Bam, New YorkThe artist and filmmaker's immersive theatre piece isn't as original as it could be " so why were audience members weeping at the end?Nation-building is not easy. It is messy, i…

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Fool for Love review " Sam Rockwell sizzles in slow-burning tragedy by Alexis Soloski

Manhattan Theatre Club, New YorkThe two leads have sex appeal to spare " but this Sam Shepard play only really sets sparks flying in its final 15 minutesOnce in a while Nina Arianda gets to …

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Old Times review: Clive Owen is engaged but the play seems diminished by Alexis Soloski

Dwarfed by a vast set and featuring music by Thom Yorke, this Broadway production of a Pinter play intrigues but never really disturbs its audienceRoundabout Theater Company, New YorkIn a 19…

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Monday, October 5, 2015

Cloud Nine review " topsy-turvy world of sex and imperalism shows its age by Alexis Soloski

Atlantic Theater Company, New YorkSex has rarely been less erotic than in this revival of Caryl Churchill's dispassionate 1979 exploration of gender, class and colonialism An unusual fusion …

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At 100, the Abrons Arts Center Revels in the Risky by Alexis Soloski

A Lower East Side theater celebrates its centenary with an artistic director, Jay Wegman, who aims to shock and unsettle.

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Friday, October 2, 2015

Review: In '17 Border Crossings,' Thaddeus Phillips Contemplates the Complexities of Travel by Alexis Soloski

This solo show at BAM Fisher conjures a variety of global journeys, many seemingly autobiographical and fraught with some small peril.

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How did Hamilton become Broadway's breakout hit? by Alexis Soloski

A hip-hop musical about the founding father didn't sound like a natural fit for Broadway's traditionally more conservative crowd, but Lin-Manuel Miranda's mix of rap and Sondheim could signa…

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Review: In 'Daddy Long Legs,' an Orphan With a Mysterious Benefactor by Alexis Soloski

This musical adaptation of a 1912 novel is rooted in the correspondence between a girl and a man who pays for her college education..

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Monday, September 28, 2015

Review: In 'Chambre,' Jack Ferver and Marc Swanson Refract a Tale of Murderous Maids by Alexis Soloski

The choreographer and visual artist are staging an installation at the New Museum inspired by Genet's chilling 1947 play.

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Review: 'Asking for It' Uses Wit to Tackle Cultural Norms About Rape by Alexis Soloski

Adrienne Truscott's one-woman show, which is both chirpy and blistering, rewards and invites a strong drink.

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Spring Awakening review " coming-of-age story that's accessible to everyone by Alexis Soloski

Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New YorkDeaf West Theatre's production of Frank Wedekind's play isn't the radical reimagining it's billed as but has something to say about modern communicationTeena…

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Review: 'The New Morality,' a Vintage Play at the Mint by Alexis Soloski

Harold Chapin's work, directed by Jonathan Bank, is a comedy of marital ethics set in England.

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Stephen Karam's Plays Treat Anguish as a Laughing Matter by Alexis Soloski

Mr. Karam, who specializes in agonizing comedies that are funnier than their subjects would indicate, has a new play, "The Humans," that can also be viewed as a horror story.

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Sunday, September 20, 2015

Review: 'Whistleblower,' a Dance-Theater Take on Chelsea Manning by Alexis Soloski

This Mark Dendy cabaret explores the story of Ms. Manning, formerly Bradley Manning, who is serving a prison term for leaking documents.

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Saturday, September 19, 2015

Review: In 'How to Live on Earth,' a Way Off the Planet by Alexis Soloski

MJ Kaufman's play looks at four would-be astronauts applying for a one-way trip to Mars.

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Friday, September 18, 2015

The Christians review - a mature and elusive play about faith by Alexis Soloski

Playwrights Horizons, New YorkA play about a charismatic pastor who has had a revelation that upsets his congregation asks difficult questions about belief and behaviour in AmericaWhether or…

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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Iphigenia in Aulis review " an epic reinvented in flowery festivalwear by Alexis Soloski

Classic Stage Company, New YorkThis 'transadaptation' of a Greek tragedy by an experimental playwright charts the creation of the characters we recognise from the epics " with spine-tingling…

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Matt McGrath Shines as a Nurturing Drag Queen in 'Georgia McBride' by Alexis Soloski

Mr. McGrath, a longtime character actor in theater, has won praise for his caricature-free portrayal of Tracy in Matthew Lopez's play.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Kinky Boots " review by Alexis Soloski

Al Hirschfeld theatre, New YorkMost New Yorkers would hesitate to don the dazzling footwear displayed in the new Broadway musical Kinky Boots. When you live in a city of potholes, sloping si…

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Review: 'Storm, Still,' a Riff on 'King Lear' in a Brooklyn Backyard by Alexis Soloski

In Gabrielle Reisman's play, three sisters sort through their dead father's belongings in search of a will.

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