New York Theatre Reviews
NY Review: 'Harrison, TX: Three Plays by Horton Foote'
Primary Stages has a quiet winner in "Harrison, TX: Three Plays by Horton Foote," directed by Pam MacKinnon and featuring Jayne Houdyshell and Hallie Foote.
"Independents," with a book by Marina Keegan, at the New York Fringe Festival, is a beautifully crafted musical abou... More »
The Fringe's "Gay Camp" is an entertaining if erratic romp that's distinguished by the comic agility of its three-pe... More »
A nimbly funny Fringe mash-up from Her Majesty's Secret Players, "Pulp Shakespeare" imagines how the Bard might have... More »
Broadway Reviews
NY Review: 'Gore Vidal's The Best Man'
Elizabeth Ashley, Cybill Shepherd, John Stamos, and Kristin Davis join the cast of Michael Wilson's riveting production of "Gore Vidal's The Best Man." More »
NY Review: 'Bring It On: The Musical'
"Bring It On: The Musical," "inspired" by the Universal Pictures' franchise about cheerleaders, is generic but vigorous and aimed squarely at teenage girls. More »
NY Review: 'Fela!'
The national touring production of Bill T. Jones' exuberant "Fela!" is slightly less involving than the Broadway original but still packs a wallop. More »
NY Review: 'Harvey'
Director Scott Ellis' production of Mary Chase's classic comedy "Harvey," at Roundabout Theatre Company, starring Jim Parsons, is a hell of a lot of fun. More »
Off-Broadway Reviews
NY Review: 'Getting the Business'
Writer-actor Victor L. Cahn's "Getting the Business," at the Clurman Theatre, hasn't much to offer except for the redoubtable Susan Louise O'Connor. More »
NY Review: 'Richard III'
The Mobile Shakespeare Unit's 90-minute condensation of Shakespeare's "Richard III," at the Public Theater, has Ron Cephas Jones as the murdering monarch. More »
NY Review: 'Into the Woods'
Brit helmers Timothy Sheader and Liam Steel have enthrallingly re-imagined Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's "Into the Woods" for Shakespeare in the Park. More »
NY Review: 'Bullet for Adolf'
"Bullet for Adolf," a two-and-a-half-hour stoner-slacker-dude screwball comedy from first-time playwrights Woody Harrelson and Frankie Hyman, is painful. More »
Off-Off Broadway Reviews
NY Review: 'The Great Pie Robbery…or, We Really Knead the Dough'
"The Great Pie Robbery," Ben Tostado's send-up of 19th-century melodrama in the Fringe, feels belligerent rather than affectionate toward the genre. More »
NY Review: 'The Art of Painting'
Written and performed by Mark Chrisler, "The Art of Painting," a Fringe Festival show, is a masterful piece of heady writing about painter Jan Vermeer. More »
NY Review: 'Love Death Brains: A Pete Rydberg Musical Meme'
An experiment to see if humans and zombies can coexist is at the center of "Love Death Brains," a promising but flawed tuner in the Fringe Festival. More »
NY Review: 'Quest for the West: Adventures on the Oregon Trail!'
Based on the Oregon Trail computer game, "Quest for the West" is a Fringe musical that plays for nostalgic laughs, with promising hints of a deeper story. More »
Cabaret & Dance Reviews
Dance Review: 'Smuin Ballet'
Smuin Ballet' s exhilarating evening of highly entertaining dances by Trey McIntyre, Michael Smuin, and Amy Seiwert, is performed with polished gusto. More »
Dance Review: 'Paris Opera Ballet: Giselle'
Paris Opera Ballet's enchanting performance of "Giselle" features humor, eloquent footwork, realistic acting, and a definitive interpretation of the Wilis. More »
Cabaret Review: 'Steppin' Out With Ben Vereen'
Forty years after becoming a star in "Pippin," Ben Vereen still shines and struts with dazzling appeal, at 54 Below. More »
Dance Review: 'Astral Converted'
Choreographer Trisha Brown's infinitely interesting "Astral Converted" is a perfect work for contemporary art fans with a bent for architecture or geometry. More »
