
A low-key spotter of high-wattage talent, Jason Eagan has made Ars Nova the launchpad for creative types merging uptown and downtown sensibilities.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]The decision to give up a baby years ago resurfaces for a couple in Sofia Alvarez's play at Theaterlab.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:56PM[SHARE]A drama set in a college classroom during a campus shooting, "Good Friday," at the Flea Theater, is meant to unsettle and provoke.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:46PM[SHARE]Kristine Haruna Lee's gorgeously complex play is made up of sharp vignettes that open up to explore Japanese-American identity.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:45PM[SHARE]A dissection of an episode of "The X-Files" is the jumping-off point for an exploration of a fragile and tortured identity.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:45PM[SHARE]This gleefully but fatally overloaded play riffs on sci-fi, time-travel and airplane-disaster movies, while sending up our screen-obsessed culture.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:32PM[SHARE]The scientist in Edward Einhorn's uneven romantic dramedy wants to find solid proof of his girlfriend's devotion. Which is his first problem.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:53PM[SHARE]"When Angels Fall," at Peak Performances, and "Non Solus," at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, blend circus with dance in feats of perfect equilibrium.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:48PM[SHARE]Two shows enlist their spectators as witnesses, exhorting the Americans in the room to consider what our nation is doing in our name.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PM[SHARE]In a new revival, Henry VIII lacks grandeur and Cromwell cunning. Without worthy adversaries, Sir Thomas More's dilemma never delivers the drama.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:54PM[SHARE]Sure, less paper makes environmental sense. But relying on digital programs betrays what makes the in-the-moment experience of theater so special.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:42AM[SHARE]In a smart if sometimes shaggy monologue that ponders a divided nation, Mr. Quinn worries about more than the occupant of the White House.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PM[SHARE]Performers revisit their own fraught memories in recent productions, including one inspired by women who have accused the president of misconduct.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:24PM[SHARE]The bloody story of Procne and Philomela is retold as a tale of sisterly devotion in this indie-rock opera by the Kilbanes at BRIC House in Brooklyn.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:03PM[SHARE]This stunning Under the Radar festival show tells the story of Valerie Solanas, the feminist agitator who shot Andy Warhol.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PM[SHARE]At Bushwick Starr, Diana Oh and her team of "super queero heart questers" welcome guests to a night of dance-filled revelry. (Yes, there's a sleepover option.)
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:54PM[SHARE]Of the three jukebox bio-musicals about female pop stars now on Broadway, it's the latest that best understands its audience.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:18AM[SHARE]This clever, messy comedy opens with a charming pair of singing elves, yet it's an ill-advised choice for Santa believers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:54PM[SHARE]This multimedia adaptation for the era of TED Talks and smartphones is visually and aurally striking, but it lacks the spookiness of the original novella.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:54PM[SHARE]In Krista Knight's muddled dramedy, an abusive husband and his fearful wife are joined by a mythological sea creature.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:54PM[SHARE]A new musical illuminates the obscure history of American women who were recruited to the Signal Corps in Europe. It's rather thrilling, until Act 2.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PM[SHARE]Classical Theater of Harlem reimagines the Charles Dickens tale with the holiday curmudgeon as a real estate predator in need of reclamation.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PM[SHARE]Sara Fellini's play follows John Wilkes Booth, months before he kills President Lincoln, while he spars with his brothers on and off stage.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PM[SHARE]Theresa Rebeck wrote her chilling new domestic thriller with the brother and sister in mind.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12PM[SHARE]The writer of "Eve's Song" looks back (at an awkward childhood) and ahead (at her inspirations) while scrolling through her Instagram feed.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:48AM[SHARE]Lloyd Suh's rich play follows an immigrant and her translator over decades.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:42PM[SHARE]In Lauren Gunderson's issue play, Pascale Armand plays an insurance agent in a risky scenario.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:48PM[SHARE]The highly physical Irish actor Aaron Monaghan came late to Beckett, and is young to portray Estragon. But the role fits (even if the shoes don't).
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:48PM[SHARE]The novelist's first play, "Happy Birthday, Wanda June," is proving its resonance " and some nights, too much so " in a timely new revival.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:48AM[SHARE]Ming Peiffer's new play shares the same youthful female-centric world of Sarah DeLappe's soccer play, "The Wolves."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:54PM[SHARE]Theater artists who carry on the tradition of "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf" honor their inspiration.
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