- April 9, 2007
- Too Sad for Words
Joan Didion’s one-woman show raises the problem of how to be loudly intimate.
- April 2, 2007
- She’s a Man, Baby!
A contemporary approach to Shakespeare’s original all-male casting. Plus: Curtains just hangs there.
- March 26, 2007
- Everything Is Illuminated
The greatest-actor-of-his-generation label is a lot to stick on a guy, but Talk Radio gives Liev Schreiber a chance to back up the hype.
- March 7, 2007
- The Taming of King Lear
Kevin Kline is the latest star to fail the test of Shakespeare.
- March 12, 2007
- Somme Story
You’d think we’ve seen every possible war-is-hell tale�yet Journey’s End still has the power to silence an audience.
- March 5, 2007
- Arise, Ye Prisoners of Tom Stoppard
Somehow, the eight hours of dialogue in The Coast of Utopia leave one hungry for more talk.
- February 26, 2007
- Something’s Coming
First Spring Awakening, now In the Heights: Could musicals actually be adapting to a new century’s audience?
- February 19, 2007
- Prejudicial Restraint
A pair of Elizabethan plays notorious for their monstrous stereotypes get a thoughtful airing-out.
- February 12, 2007
- The Play Really Is the Thing
And without one, the best actors in the world can’t save you.
- February 5, 2007
- Listen to Me, I’m Irish
Translations takes the Gaelic affection for language�and makes it the subject of a play. Can glorious words carry a whole drama?