The first major Off-Broadway staging of The Wild Duck has winged into Polonsky Shakespeare Center for a brief sojourn, in a co-production of Theatre for a New Audience and Shakespeare Theatre Company. David Eldridge’s new version infuses fresh energy into the old play. Directed by Simon Godwin—making his debut with Ibsen—this production arrives with the…
Irish Repertory Theatre’s fourth staging of Conor McPherson’s The Weir, directed by Ciarán McPherson, proves why the play has become one of the company’s touchstones. What begins as an evening of pub banter deepens into a spellbinding meditation on memory, loneliness, and connection. The intimacy of the production, sensitively directed by Ciarán O’Reilly, is its…
Growing up in the 90s, everyone had heard about the new “Miracle Mop” that was sweeping the nation. But if I told you that in 2025 there’s a musical about this very mop, you’d probably do a double take and ask yourself, “Wait… a mop musical?” Well, that is exactly what is happening Off-Broadway at…
She was, press agents were fond of asserting, “the most fascinating woman in the world.” Most critics, herself included, thought her not much of an actress, but she embodied a sensuality and glamour that virtually defined the Hollywood culture of the 1950s and the influence it exerted on everyday lives. And she capped that with…
The Ensemble (Photo: Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade) Rolling Thunder By Julia Polinsky on July 26, 2025 Rolling Thunder, a new show that originated in Australia, is about the Vietnam era, scored to the music of the times. It’s just opened at New World Stages, rolling out its considerable energy until September 7. Considering that this…
Faced with the question, “Has feminism failed women?”, a group of elite private school boys set out to argue in the affirmative — fueling the fire of Emmanuelle Mattana’s audacious new comedy, Trophy Boys. As they prepare for a high-stakes debate against the girls from a rival girls’ school, the play exposes the smug entitlement…
In Angry Alan, directed with clinical precision by Sam Gold, John Krasinski plays Roger, a 45 year-old man from the Midwest, teetering on the edge of crisis. Reeling from a divorce, a demotion, and a growing sense that the world no longer makes space for him, Roger finds solace—and danger—in an online movement that promises…
In Lowcountry, playwright Abby Rosebrock delivers a razor-sharp romcom that dives headfirst into the emotional wreckage of modern love, and life on the margins of respectability. Under Jo Bonney’s clear-eyed direction, what unfolds is not just a first date gone awry, but a raw, often hilarious exploration of psychic pain in the age of dating…
Lisa Emery, Reed Birney (Photo: Joan Marcus) Lunar Eclipse By Marc Miller The 21st century theater has distinguished itself by consistently being a welcoming space for viewpoints that might have a hard time finding safe harbor elsewhere. Minorities-racial, sexual, whatever-can confidently assert their opinions and identities, with little fear of political opponents shouting them down…
Sarah Stiles, Mark Linn-Baker (Photo: Carol Rosegg The Imaginary Invalid By Fern Siegel Molière’s 17th-century comedy The Imaginary Invalid is a satirical send-up of doctors, hypochondriacs, lovers and con men. In its latest production off-Broadway at New World Stages, an excellent cast, a 21st-century adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher, and director Jesse Berger keep the pace…