Theatre

Feb 07, 2012 01:06AM

Theater Review : Pascale Armand in ?The Convert,? by Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira?s ambitious new play, ?The Convert,? about the arrival of colonialism in 1895 southern Africa, is having its premiere at the McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, N.J.

Feb 07, 2012 07:17AM

ArtsBeat: 'Book of Mormon' Tops Broadway Box Office For First Time

"The Book of Mormon" topped the Broadway box office last week, thanks to premium ticket pricing and the fact that it remains in a relatively small theater.

Feb 06, 2012 11:32AM

Television Review: ?Smash,? on NBC, With Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston

Megan Hilty takes flight in NBC's new series, Monday nights at 10, Eastern and Pacific times; 9, Central time.?Smash,? NBC?s series about backstage Broadway, comes with New York and Hollywood names off screen (Steven Spielberg, Therese Rebeck) and on (Debra Messing and Brian d?Arcy James).

Feb 06, 2012 11:57AM

54 Below, Restaurant-Nightclub Under the Former Studio 54

The nightspot named 54 Below, a 160-seat space, is scheduled to open in early June with a two-week engagement by Patti LuPone.

Feb 07, 2012 08:00AM

Arts & Leisure: ?Carrie,? a Huge Stage Flop, Is Reinvented by MCC Theater

One of Broadway?s greatest flops, ?Carrie? is being dressed up, and toned down, for another onstage dance.

Feb 07, 2012 08:30AM

In Its Next Life a Song Cycle Is a Musical

The Prospect Theater Company?s revamped version of Adam Guettel?s ?Myths and Hymns? has the potential to convince theaters everywhere that the piece is viable as a stage property.

Feb 06, 2012 02:02PM

Comedy: National College Comedy Festival at Skidmore

The National College Comedy Festival at Skidmore, next Friday and Saturday, has become a place for young troupes to flex their muscles outside the glare of the professional arena.

Feb 06, 2012 02:28PM

Arts | Connecticut: ?Macbeth 1969? at the Long Wharf Theater ? Review

?Macbeth? is fast-forwarded to 1969, but without much success.

Feb 03, 2012 08:48AM

Critic?s Notebook: Porcelain Portrayal of a Fragile King

God save the king, as portrayed by Eddie Redmayne in the Donmar Warehouse's production of "Richard II," because he sure isn't up to saving himself.

Feb 07, 2012 07:46AM

ArtsBeat: Intiman Theater in Seattle Will Stay Alive

The Intiman Theater, which has been under financial duress for a year, said that it had raised over $1 million in pledges and would present a four-play season in the summer.

Feb 03, 2012 10:01AM

ArtsBeat: 'Clybourne Park' to Open as Planned on Broadway

The Broadway theater owner Jordan Roth on Thursday night assured the cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Clybourne Park" that the show would open on Broadway in April as planned, despite the departure of two of its lead producers.

Feb 03, 2012 01:03PM

ArtsBeat: Primary Stages to Produce Horton Foote

Three short plays by Foote, who died in 2009 at the age 92, will be performed together July 24-Sept. 15 under the direction of Pam MacKinnon ("Clybourne Park").

Feb 06, 2012 03:15PM

Theater Review: Adapting Sophocles: ?These Seven Sicknesses? at Flea Theater

?These Seven Sicknesses,? a condensed adaptation of Sophocles? seven surviving plays, is being performed at the Flea Theater by its resident acting company, the Bats.

Feb 05, 2012 04:04PM

Theater Review: ?Look Back in Anger,? Starring Matthew Rhys

with Sarah Goldberg and Matthew Rhys, in the Roundabout Theater Company revival at the Laura Pels Theater.In the Roundabout Theater revival of John Osborne?s 1956 landmark play, ?Look Back in Anger,? Matthew Rhys plays the British working-class antihero.

Feb 06, 2012 02:11PM

Movie Review: ?Carol Channing: Larger Than Life,? by Dori Berinstein

?Carol Channing: Larger Than Life,? a documentary by Dori Berinstein, chronicles the career of that theatrical clown ?with huge saucer eyes, gigantic red lips and a massive smile.?

Feb 02, 2012 07:07AM

Theater Review: ?The Philanderer,? From the Pearl Theater Company

?The Philanderer,? a drawing-room farce by George Bernard Shaw about ?advanced? relationships, is worth seeing, if only because of Shaw?s admission that the cad was something of a self-portrait.

Feb 03, 2012 02:17PM

Performances for Valentine?s Day, or Thereabouts

Beyond Broadway, possibilities for dates with a New York sweetheart include love songs, comedies, burlesque and readings in the buff.

Feb 03, 2012 10:17PM

Critic?s Notebook: In London Theater, the Past Isn?t Dead, It?s Onstage

Several current British productions, including ?Lovesong,? ?Travelling Light? and ?The Kreutzer Sonata,? feature characters who recall earlier times.

Feb 02, 2012 03:53PM

ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: The Brouhaha Over 'Clybourne Park'

The tempest over "Clybourne Park" vividly illustrates how small the universe of the Broadway theater really is.

Dec 21, 2011 10:24AM

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A selected guide to theater performances in New York, on and off Broadway.