by Deirdre Donovan Chekhov is always a tough go on Broadway. But you must admire the British director Simon Godwin, who’s at the helm of the Roundabout’s new production of The Cherry Orchard (at the American Airlines Theatre), for his courage in staging the Russian master’s last play. But in spite of Godwin’s earnest…
By EUGENE PAUL Werner Heisenberg gave the world of quantum physics his Uncertainty Principle in 1927: the more precisely the position of some particle is determined, the less precisely its momentum can be known and vice versa. And even though the Heisenberg name is blazoned as the play’s title, that’s the last of…
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney (Photo: Joan Marcus) By Ron Cohen The fun stuff at Oh, Hello on Broadway starts with the Playbill. As expected, it contains headshots of the show’s two creators and performers, Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, but under their photos, are two much more recognizable guys you didn’t know…
photos by Robbie Jack By Ron Cohen If you ever had a hankering to journey through the exotic and fabled rainforests of Brazil, The Encounter, the profoundly stunning one-person show conceived, directed and performed by Simon McBurney, may well change your mind. As a vicarious experience, it is surely a trip worth…
Andrew Keenan-Bolger as Jesse Tuck, Sarah Charles Lewis as Winnie Foster & Terrence Mann as Man in the Yellow Suit Reviewed by Eugene Paul In the best of all possible worlds, Tuck Everlasting should turn out to be a big, welcoming hit for everybody, especially families with children, playing forever at the welcoming…
by David Schultz Homicidal maniacs and killers have graced the boards on Broadway before; most notably in Sondheim’s Sweeny Todd in 1979. Other less notable villains have been seen before, though it is a rare occurrence that they star in their own musical. The portrait of this cult figure was initially introduced to us in Bret Easton…
Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham photos by Joan Marcus A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder By Michall Jeffers The time is ripe for a good laugh, either for the first time, or for a revisit. A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder is arguably the best musical of the season, and very possibly…
Carmen Cusack photos by Joan Marcus by Deirdre Donovan Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s Bright Star arrives at the Cort Theatre with a glowing cast and the twangy sound of blue-grass music. Directed by Walter Bobbie, and set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, it hopscotches between the 1920s and 1940s–and…
Jessica Lange and Gabriel Byrne Photos by Joan Marcus By Michall Jeffers Long Day’s Journey Into Night is aptly named. At nearly four hours long, this glimpse into the life of a highly dysfunctional family can take its toll. The Tyrones are a mess. James, the patriarch (Gabriel Byrne), is a second rate actor…
Jessie Mueller PHOTOs by JOAN MARCUS By David Schultz The treacle infused 2007 indie film by writer-director Adrienne Shelly, has been transformed into an emotionally resonant Broadway musical. Director Diane Paulus has whipped up a crackerjack cast, and with a deft touch erased the bad memories of the film. This musical fairytale of a…