BroadwayStars | Updated Broadway News, Every 5 Minutes.

All stories by JASON ZINOMAN on BroadwayStars

<< NEWER | OLDER >>

Tony Awards News Drama Desk News Outer Critics Circle News

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Theater Review | 'Benefactors': Discord Among the Best of Married Friends by Jason Zinoman

The Keen Company revives "Benefactors," Michael Frayn's structured dissection of two couples and how their lives unravel.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:25PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Theater in Review | 'Urge for Going': Political Conflicts, Family-Style by Jason Zinoman

A Palestinian refugee family is torn by the Arab-Israeli conflict in Mona Mansour's "Urge for Going," at the Public Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:33PM[SHARE]

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Theater Review | 'The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G': Identities as Elements to Play With and Juggle by Jason Zinoman

Qui Nguyen's new play is an ambitious entertainment about modern identity wrapped inside an exploitation drama about what used to be called the "inscrutable Orient."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:28PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Theater Review | 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn': Melting-Pot Musical With One Foot in Comedy, One in Tragedy by Jason Zinoman

The Peccadillo Theater Company's production of the 1951 musical "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," at the Theater at St. Clements, is a low-budget affair that wants to be high-budget.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:21PM[SHARE]

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Theater Review | 'The Method Gun': Stell-aaa! Where Are You? And Where's Your Sister? by Jason Zinoman

"The Method Gun" is a high-concept version of "A Streetcar Named Desire" with Stanley, Blanche, Stella and Mitch cut out.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:11PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Theater Review | 'Invasion!': A Slip of the Tongue Could Lead to Terror by Jason Zinoman

"Invasion!", a translation of a Swedish-language play at Walkerspace, revels in wordplay.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Theater Review | 'In the Pony Palace/Football': Gender Blitz on a High School Gridiron by Jason Zinoman

Tina Satter's "In the Pony Palace/Football" dissects high school football with gender-flipped casting that reveals the sport's hidden dimensions.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:09PM[SHARE]

Monday, February 14, 2011

Theater Review | Theater in the Dark, With Lights: Lots of Modern Angst, and Free Beer by Jason Zinoman

Theater in the Dark, With Lights, a mini-festival in which three of his works are receiving short runs, provides an opportunity to judge whether Ashlin Halfnight has arrived.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:17PM[SHARE]

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Theater Review | 'American Sexy': A Quest for Life and Sex. And Doritos. And Sex. by Jason Zinoman

Trista Baldwin's "American Sexy," at the Flea Theater, shows how a group of young people can interact but not connect.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:27PM[SHARE]

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Theater Review | 'What the Public Wants': A Vintage Comedy Recounts Old-New Tale of Journalism by Jason Zinoman

"What the Public Wants," Arnold Bennett's 1909 play about the newspaper business, has resonance for today.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:38PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Theater Review | 'Baby Wants Candy': A New Song and Dance With Every Performance by Jason Zinoman

With each performance, the cast of "Baby Wants Candy" concoct a different musical comedy with a story idea supplied by a member of the audience.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:49PM[SHARE]

Monday, January 24, 2011

Theater Review | 'The Misanthrope': Pity Molière's Poor Sap, Falling for All That He Despises by Jason Zinoman

The Pearl Theater's modest staging of Molière's "Misanthrope" believes in the material's comic power.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:09PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Critic's Notebook: Going Under the Radar, and Into the Unknown by Jason Zinoman

The Public Theater's annual festival of adventurous new works stretches theatrical forms and the imagination.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:53PM[SHARE]

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Exploring That Old Knee-Slapper, Suicide by Jason Zinoman

The English comedian Daniel Kitson explores questions about loss and love and the pursuit of meaning that are too complicated to answer completely.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:43PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: A Holiday Wish for Better Holiday Theater by Jason Zinoman

Absent from the theatrical menu are original holiday dramas that are entertaining, accessible and even sentimental.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:24PM[SHARE]

Theater Talkback: A Holiday Wish for Better Holiday Theater by Jason Zinoman

Absent from the theatrical menu are original holiday dramas that are entertaining, accessible and even sentimental.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:00PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Theater Review: In a Sophisticated Showbiz World, Simple Mimes Can Still Hold Sway by Jason Zinoman

"Mummenschanz," the granddaddy of wordless, whimsical nonsense spectacles, is back in New York for the first time since 2003, along with its beloved giant faceless puppets.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:54PM[SHARE]

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Theater Review | 'Hysteria' and 'If That's All There Is': The Ordinary Can Pave the Road to Insanity by Jason Zinoman

Inspector Sands, a smartly off-kilter British company, is making an attention-getting introduction to New York with two shows in repertory.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:49PM[SHARE]

Friday, December 17, 2010

Theater Review | 'My Last Play': Oh, Come in. Glad to See You. Would You Like a Book? by Jason Zinoman

"My Last Play" by Ed Schmidt takes place in Mr. Schmidt's living room in Carroll Gardens.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:58PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Theater Review | 'Let Them Eat Cake': Downtown Stalwarts Flock to a Gay Wedding by Jason Zinoman

"Let Them Eat Cake" dramatizes a debate among members of the left about the importance of fighting for marriage as opposed to other civil rights issues.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:45PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Critic's Notebook: When News Events Are Retold Onstage by Jason Zinoman

As shows by troupes like the Civilians inch closer to journalism, questions are raised about their responsibility to journalistic standards.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:42PM[SHARE]

Theater Review | 'Lay of the Land': Performance Artist Returns to His Old Stomping Grounds by Jason Zinoman

In "Lay of the Land," Tim Miller ruminates on gay politics, using various snapshots from his childhood and his travels.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:30PM[SHARE]

Friday, December 3, 2010

Theater Review | 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?': A Test for Humanity in a Postapocalyptic World by Jason Zinoman

A stage adaptation of Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" unfolds at the 3LD Art @ Technology Center.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:31PM[SHARE]

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Theater Review | 'Being Sellers': Funny Man Finds Himself in Unfunny Circumstances by Jason Zinoman

An impressive amount of melodrama, activity and funny voices is packed into "Being Sellers," a solo biographical play by Carl Caulfield about the actor Peter Sellers.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:15PM[SHARE]

Saturday, November 27, 2010