
When something goes wrong during a show, the illusion of reality that has been created on stage can fall apart before your eyes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:42PM[SHARE]"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is not only the most expensive musical ever to hit Broadway; it may also rank among the worst.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:08PM[SHARE]This seldom-seen Jacobean drama, based on an actual incident in 17th-century England, been given an insightful production by the Red Bull Theater company at Theater at St. Clement's.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:21PM[SHARE]A fresh and affecting Classic Stage Company production of Chekhov's "Three Sisters" features Jessica Hecht, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01PM[SHARE]"Gruesome Playground Injuries" is a blood-spattered twig of a play from the up-and-coming dramatist Rajiv Joseph.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01PM[SHARE]David Auburn's version of "The New York Idea" updates a 1906 comedy of mores.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01PM[SHARE]Ms. Ebersole, I was reminded with renewed force, is a rarity among musical comedy stars.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:30PM[SHARE]Ms. Ebersole, I was reminded with renewed force, is a rarity among musical comedy stars.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:30PM[SHARE]More than perhaps any other Broadway costume designer of the past half century, she understood that for a certain kind of show, nothing less than all-out dazzle would do.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:58PM[SHARE]More than perhaps any other Broadway costume designer of the past half century, she understood that for a certain kind of show, nothing less than all-out dazzle would do.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:58PM[SHARE]Shakespeare with a small cast, multiple roles for each actor and streamlined scenes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:15PM[SHARE]Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman," from the Abbey Theater of Ireland, is in production at the Harvey Theater in Brooklyn.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01PM[SHARE]Audiences will surely find something wonderful in each of the five performances at the center of Jon Robin Baitz's new play, "Other Desert Cities," at Lincoln Center.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PM[SHARE]La Mama, the East Village theater Ellen Stewart created and led, is not a 1960s relic; it continues to produce unexpected and even prophetic art.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:30PM[SHARE]The idea of theater as an act (and an instrument) of political defiance is a strange one these days to most Americans.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:37PM[SHARE]The idea of theater as an act (and an instrument) of political defiance is a strange one these days to most Americans.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:37PM[SHARE]The British monologist Daniel Kitson comes to know a dead man through his correspondence.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:00PM[SHARE]"Diciembre," at Under the Radar Festival, is a witty, sharply focused vision of a time well past celebration.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:24PM[SHARE]"Diciembre," at Under the Radar Festival, is a witty, sharply focused vision of a time well past celebration.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:24PM[SHARE]Brian Bedford, who seems to pick up a Tony nomination whenever he steps foot on a Broadway stage, has returned to portray Lady Bracknell in "The Importance of Being Earnest."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:30AM[SHARE]In its performance of "Being Harold Pinter," the Belarus Free Theater confirms the power of a single playwright to inspire those who are addressing abuses of power.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:29PM[SHARE]Critics and writers for The New York Times write about shows and performances they are looking forward to seeing on New York stages in 2011.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:31PM[SHARE]In a year that recapped some of New York theater's least appealing aspects, a few productions made us remember the singular power of theater to astonish.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:19PM[SHARE]Sometimes a familiar line or phrase can be heard in new ways thanks to an actor's unexpected interpretation.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:35PM[SHARE]Sometimes a familiar word or phrase can be heard in new ways thanks to an actor's unexpected interpretation.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:34PM[SHARE]The performance artist John Kelly channels Egon Schiele in his reprise of "Pass the Blutwurst, Bitte," at La MaMa.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:05PM[SHARE]A cycle of a dozen plays follows foreign involvement in Afghanistan, its results and the lack thereof.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:05PM[SHARE]Why good productions of Shakespeare and Pinter require actors to speak the same language.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:17PM[SHARE]Why good productions of Shakespeare and Pinter require actors to speak the same language.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:07PM[SHARE]Let some masters of eloquence deliver your holiday message.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:37AM[SHARE]The Kneehigh Theater's adaptation of "The Red Shoes" presents a raw view of Hans Christian Andersen's tale.
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