Maggie Lacey and John Douglas Thompson star in Henrik Ibsen’s   A Doll’s House (© Gerry Goodstein)                                     by Deirdre Donovan What could be better than seeing a new stage production of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House?  Naturally, seeing it in tandem with Strindberg’s The Father.  New York theatergoers now have a rare chance to catch…

(from Left to Right): Henry Stram, Nadine Malouf, Christian Conn, Christian DeMarais, Ramsey Faragallah                                                               Photo Credit: Carol Rosegg                             by Deirdre Donovan Pssst!  There’s a scandal brewing at the Lucille Lortel Theater.  And anybody who wants to learn who the latest victim is–deserved or not—should head downtown and catch the wickedly delicious revival of The…

Murray Abraham as Nathan photos by Richard Termine                         by Deirdre Donovan Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s Nathan the Wise is not a play to pass quick judgment on.  At first blush it might seem the dramatic equivalent of watching paint dry.  But those audience members who stay for the entire 2-hour production at the Classic…

(L-R) Susannah Flood, George Demas, Kati Brazda and Carter Hudson in ‘The Effect’ Courtesy of Matthew Murphy                                        by Deirdre Donovan Lucy Prebble’s provocative new play The Effect, is a brain-teaser with a heart.  Superbly directed by David Cromer, and under the aegis of The National Theatre of Great Britain’s North American wing, it’s…

                        by Deirdre Donovan The Actors Theatre Company (TACT) and the Gingold Theatrical Group (GTG) join hands and mount George Bernard Shaw first play Widowers’ Houses.   Under the direction of the GTG’s Artistic Director David Staller, this is a rare opportunity to see Shaw’s maiden play staged with meticulous care. The program’s cover neatly…

A Review by Deirdre Donovan Teaser:  Kecia Lewis resurrects Brecht’s iconic character with gutsiness and daring at the Classic Stage Company.  “Still tough as nails, I see; but that’s what I like about you.”  The Cook’s words to Mother Courage in a late scene in Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children might well apply…

Sara Topham and Christian Coulson                                                           by Deirdre Donovan Thomas Middleton and William Rowley’s The Changeling is one wild and wooly play.  Part tragedy, part comedy, part suspense-thriller, it’s altogether a Jacobean morality play that will make you gasp with horror—and even occasionally giggle. Jesse Berger, the intrepid artistic director of the Red Bull Theater…