Theater Reviews

Review: In ‘Día y Noche,’ Opposites Intertwine

David Anzuelo’s generous, unwieldy play about an oil-and-water friendship between two high school boys opens at 59E59 Theaters.

Review: In a New Yasmina Reza Play, a Superfan Becomes Celine Dion

In “James Brown Wore Curlers,” the French playwright tries out a more far-fetched premise than in her previous hits, and produces less satisfying satire.

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‘Nemesis’ Review: A Philip Roth Adaptation Resonates

The American writer’s last novel becomes surprisingly effective theater in the hands of Tiphaine Raffier at the Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe.

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Review: The Many Thrilling Flavors of a Full-Scale ‘Sweeney Todd’

Sondheim’s masterpiece, restored to its proper size and sung to the hilt by Josh Groban, makes a welcome Broadway return.

‘Arden of Faversham’ Review: An Elizabethan Noir Lost in the Fog

Red Bull Theater’s attempt to update this 1592 true-crime story falls flat.

Review: In ‘Sancocho,’ a Family Crisis Is Cooking

Attention to culinary detail is the best part of this heavily seasoned family drama by Christin Eve Cato at the WP Theater.

‘Bad Cinderella’ Review: The Title Warned Us

Andrew Lloyd Webber hopes to extend an unbroken 43-year streak on Broadway. But his 13th new musical may not be the charm.

‘The Hunting Gun’ Review: Letters to Burn After Reading

Miki Nakatani and Mikhail Baryshnikov star in this meticulously handsome stage adaptation of Yasushi Inoue’s 1949 novella.

Review: In ‘Hang Time,’ Lynched Men Tell Finely Tuned Tales

Zora Howard’s new play at the Flea catches three men during a few moments of their breathless eternity.

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‘Drinking in America’ Review: Men in a Cracked Mirror

After 15 years away from the stage, Andre Royo of ‘The Wire’ goes all in with an evening of Eric Bogosian monologues at the Minetta Lane Theater.