Orphans
The threat of violence hovers in the air at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, where Lyle Kessler’s Orphans is in production. Directed by Daniel Sullivan and starring Alec Baldwin and the excellent duo of Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge, this play is crackling with the threat of danger, both physical and emotional.
The Big Knife
A series of missed opportunities for tension and laughter, Clifford Odet’s The Big Knife is a story of compromised ideals in old-time Hollywood, featuring a talented ensemble that falls victim to some serious misdirection.
The Assembled Parties
The new comedy-drama by Richard Greenberg that narrates the decline of a wealthy agnostic Jewish family, The Assembled Parties is the epitome of taste and class, even when addressing such ugly topics as AIDS, crime and death.
Matilda
Based on Roald Dahl’s best-selling children’s book and imported from London, where it originated with the Royal Shakespeare Company, this new Broadway musical is, much like its titular heroine, a fantastic balance of sarcastic and sweet, both entertaining and thought-provoking, and, as a result, endlessly appealing.
Kinky Boots
With a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots, which is filled to the brim with glitter and glitz, has strutted confidently into its place as the feel-good musical of the season.
Hands on a Hardbody
“It’s much more than a truck,” the characters sing to the audience in the opening song of Hands on a Hardbody.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
One of the first rules taught in writing classes is to show, don’t tell. Unfortunately, the creative team behind Breakfast at Tiffany’s did not heed this rule when penning this play.
