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Monday, March 3, 2014

Theater Review: End of Trilogy, 'The Happiest Song Plays Last,' Onstage Now by Charles Isherwood

"The Happiest Song Plays Last," the third in a trilogy of plays by Quiara Alegría Hudes, is a diffuse but warm-blooded drama.    

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Theater Review: In Will Eno's 'The Open House,' Dysfunctional Dynamics by Charles Isherwood

A fractious family stages an uncanny disappearing act in "The Open House," Will Eno's new play, at Signature Theater.    

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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Theater Review: 'Stage Kiss,' a Sarah Ruhl Comedy, at Playwrights Horizons by Charles Isherwood

Sarah Ruhl's "Stage Kiss" is a scattered but lively blend of romantic comedy and backstage farce.    

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Theater Review: In 'Arlington,' an Army Wife Fights a Lonely Battle by Charles Isherwood

Alexandra Silber plays the blinkered heroine at the center of the solo musical "Arlington."    

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Monday, February 24, 2014

Theater Review: David Henry Hwang's 'Kung Fu' Opens at Signature Theater by Charles Isherwood

"Kung Fu," the new play about Bruce Lee by David Henry Hwang, never achieves the fluid grace in its dialogue and dramaturgy that it does in its action sequences.    

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Spring Preview: 'All the Way,' 'Hedwig' and 'Violet' Coming to Broadway by Charles Isherwood

Personalities based on real people (Moss Hart, Lyndon B. Johnson) and imagination (Violet, Hedwig) add psychological complexity to the Broadway season.    

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The Week Ahead: Nina Arianda in 'Tales From Red Vienna' by Charles Isherwood

Nina Arianda makes a most welcome return to the stage this spring in David Grimm's "Tales From Red Vienna."    

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Theater Review: 'The Correspondent,' a New Play by Ken Urban by Charles Isherwood

In Ken Urban's drama "The Correspondent," a widower's wife returns in the body of a man.    

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

Theater Review: 'Dinner With Friends' Is Revived by the Roundabout by Charles Isherwood

The Roundabout Theater revives "Dinner With Friends," Donald Margulies's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about two married couples suffering from changes in marriage and friendship.  …

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Theater Review: 'A Great Wilderness,' by Samuel D. Hunter, Opens in Seattle by Charles Isherwood

A potent premise fails to deliver the goods in "A Great Wilderness," the frustratingly limp new drama by Samuel D. Hunter, having its premiere at Seattle Repertory Theater.   …

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Monday, February 10, 2014

Theater Review: Rebecca Gilman's 'Luna Gale' Opens at Goodman Theater by Charles Isherwood

"Luna Gale," a Rebecca Gilman play getting its premiere at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, takes on the knotty issues facing child services in the case of parents with drug addictions. …

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Theater Review: 'Bronx Bombers' at Circle in the Square by Charles Isherwood

Eric Simonson's "Bronx Bombers," at Circle in the Square Theater, focuses on Yogi Berra and the 1977 New York Yankees, then brings in stars of other eras as well.    

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Monday, February 3, 2014

Theater Review: 'I Call My Brothers,' From the Author of 'Invasion!' by Charles Isherwood

"I Call My Brothers," by the Swedish playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri, sends an Arab-American to Times Square soon after suspicious explosions.    

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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Theater Review: Twisting, Touching and Teasing in 'Queen of the Night' by Charles Isherwood

In the immersive tradition of "Sleep No More" comes "Queen of the Night," an interactive experience including acrobatic acts, striptease, physical contact and lavish dining.   …

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Friday, January 31, 2014

Theater Review: 'Cherokee,' Lisa D'Amour's New Play, Opens in Philadelphia by Charles Isherwood

Four Houstonians are pulled back to nature in surprising ways in "Cherokee," Lisa D'Amour's new play, having its premiere at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia.    

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Theater Review: 'A Man's a Man,' a Brecht Rarity, is Revived by Charles Isherwood

The Classic Stage Company's "A Man's a Man" is a hard-working though uninvolving production of this early work by Bertolt Brecht.    

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Monday, January 27, 2014

Theater Review: 'Stop Hitting Yourself,' a Riff on Excess, at Lincoln Center by Charles Isherwood

"Stop Hitting Yourself," created by the Texas ensemble Rude Mechs, brings lots of tacky glitter to Lincoln Center along with ethical questions.    

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Theater Review: 'Row After Row' Explores Civil War Re-Enactors by Charles Isherwood

Jessica Dickey's "Row After Row" tells the story of three Civil War re-enactors in Gettysburg.    

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Theater Review: 'Outside Mullingar,' by John Patrick Shanley, Opens by Charles Isherwood

In John Patrick Shanley's "Outside Mullingar," an Irish father and son and their neighbors, consider questions of life, death, love and the family farm.    

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Theater Producers Weigh HD Broadcasts in Movie Theaters by Charles Isherwood

Following in the footsteps of the Metropolitan Opera, theater producers are weighing the potential risks and rewards of HD broadcasts in movie theaters.    

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Theater Review: A Contemporary 'Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' by Charles Isherwood

In the new adaptation of "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner," blacks and immigrants in Britain face the barriers that a white lower class did in the 1950s.    

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Theater | The Week Ahead: Singing, Dancing and Economics by Charles Isherwood

"Stop Hitting Yourself" views "late-stage capitalism" through the prism of the Busby Berkeley musicals of the 1930s.    

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Sunday, January 19, 2014

Theater Review: Joe Orton's 'Loot' Is a Comedy of Bad Manners by Charles Isherwood

Lunacy is presented with a poker face in a revival of "Loot," Joe Orton's farce directed by Jesse Berger at the Lucille Lortel.    

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Friday, January 17, 2014

Theater Review: 'Grounded,' a Fighter Pilot's Story by Charles Isherwood

In "Grounded," a one-woman show starring Hannah Cabell at Walkerspace, a military pilot is reassigned to drone duty, operating deadly missions from a base outside Las Vegas.   …

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Theater Review: John Hodgman Steps Out of 'The Daily Show' by Charles Isherwood

John Hodgman, best known for this geeky "Daily Show" persona, brings a one-man show in the Under the Radar Festival.    

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Theater Review: 'Brand New Ancients' Stars Kate Tempest in a Tragic Tale by Charles Isherwood

In "Brand New Ancients," part of the Under the Radar festival, Kate Tempest looks for majesty and mystery in ordinary lives.    

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Friday, January 10, 2014

'The Record' at the Public Theater by Charles Isherwood

Part of the Under the Radar Festival, "The Record," a dance-theater piece at the Public Theater, calls reverent attention to the shared experience of the stage.    

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Theater Review: 'Platonov, or The Disinherited,' at the Kitchen by Charles Isherwood

The experimental designer and director Jay Scheib is offering audiences two ways to view his raucous contemporary rewrite of an unfinished early Chekhov play.    

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Theater Review: 'Tyson vs. Ali' at 3LD Art & Technology Center by Charles Isherwood

Reid Farrington splices together video footage and live performance to produce a theoretical matchup of Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali in "Tyson vs. Ali."    

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Times Writers Share Last Chance Theater Picks by Ben Brantley, Charles Isherwood, Scott Heller, Patrick Healy and Neil Genzlinger

From the Off Broadway musical "Fun Home" to the star-crossed "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," Times writers offer a few last-minute theater picks.    

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iPad Programs Help Students With Shakespeare by Charles Isherwood

WordPlay Shakespeare and other programs allow readers to watch or listen to sections of his works as they view the text.    

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