In Broadway revivals, Topdog/Underdog is absolutely riveting, while Death of a Salesman feels forced and unconvincing.
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Arts Commentary/Interview: The Climate Crisis and Theater — A Playwright’s Perspective
Do we feel the environment breakdown in our gut? Will people looking back see art that conveyed the existential threat of the emergency?
Theater Review: “The Chinese Lady” — Woman in a Cage
The artistic and design team at the Central Square Theater, in partnership with CHUANG Stage, have come up with an effective, thought-provoking 90-minute journey into a depressing aspect of the American story that was (and still is) rooted in xenophobia.
Theater Review: Revisionist Revival of “1776” Hits Broadway with a Thud
A.R.T Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Jeffrey L. Page are at the helm of this well-meaning but irritating revival.
Theater Review: “English” — Language Lessons
English makes us consider what it looks like from the other side of our native tongue; from the outside looking in.
Theater Review: Bill Irwin’s “On Beckett” — A Splendidly Literate Treat
In his virtuoso one-man show, Bill Irwin pays adroit homage to the language and vision of Samuel Beckett.
Theater Review: “Let the Right One In” — Me and My Vampire
The story has the earmarks of YA fiction: a community of dysfunctional adults contribute to the plight of alienated kids who, badgered by persecutors their own age, seek to escape their torment.
Comedy Review — Paul Reiser at the Cabot
Like a magic show where you know you’re being duped and enjoy it all the same, Reiser’s act was something you just settled back and enjoyed without analyzing it too much.
Theater Review: “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” — A Stirring Dramatic Experience
Despite some missteps and miscasting bumps along the way, this staging faithfully captures playwright August Wilson’s searing poetic vision.
Theater Reviews: On Broadway — Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt” and Martyna Majok’s “Cost of Living”
Two stirring dramas hit Broadway, one weightier than the next