Elizabeth McGovern (Photo: Jeff Lorch) AVA: The Secret Conversations By Marc Miller on August 8, 2025 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…
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…
Emmanuelle Mattana (Photo: Valerie Terranova) Trophy Boys By Deirdre Donovan on July 18, 2025 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…
John Krasinski (Photo: Jonny Cournoyer) Angry Alan By Deirdre Donovan on July 11, 2025 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…
Babak Tafti (Photo: Ahron R. Foster) Lowcountry By Deirdre Donovan on July 7, 2025 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,…
Dulé Hill (Photo: Marc J. Franklin) Lights Out By Julia Polinsky on June 1, 2025 Now at New York Theatre Workshop, Lights Out may seem on the surface to be just another bio-musical, this time about Nat “King Cole” (Dulé Hill in a superb performance) but it is much more than that. Go with an…
Amber Iman (Photo: Joan Marcus) GODDESS By Carol Rocamora on May 27, 2025 There’s divinity at work – literally – in a show now playing at the Public Theatre. It’s appropriately called Goddess– and it will transport you to a vibrant culture with its heavenly music, supernatural characters, and inspiring message. Most of the scene…
Tony Tino, Casey Shuler, Drew Bastian, Andrew Rothenberg, Stephen Michael Spencer, Leenya Rideout, Jonathan Judge – Russo (Photo: Ashley Garrett) Music City By Julia Polinsky Bedlam’s Music City, a country-western musical featuring the songs of million-selling songwriter JT Harding, is as warm-hearted and feel-good as a Hallmark Christmas movie. Even if you don’t particularly like…
The cast of Cats: The Jellicle Ball. (Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman) Cats: The Jellicle Ball By Deirdre Donovan The competition of all competitions is underway at the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC) this summer. Under the arrangement of the Really Useful Group, and the inspired direction of Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, a…