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‘Kings’ Theater Review: Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington and Confronts Big, Bad Lobbyists
Sarah Burgess’ dialogue is often scintillating, and would be even more arresting if any of the characters budged from his or her original position
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‘Hangmen’ Theater Review: Martin McDonagh Gleefully Explores the Habit of Murder
After 233 legal murders, a retired executioner finds cause to return to what he does best in McDonagh’s new comedy
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‘Fire and Air’ Theater Review: Terrence McNally Attempts a Master Class in Ballet
Nijinsky and Diaghilev meet again, but produce more hot air than anything resembling real dramatic fire
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‘Cardinal’ Theater Review: Anna Chlumsky Struggles to Paint the Town Red
Greg Pierce’s new play leaves Chlumsky comically stranded, and she compensates by being flustered. Who wouldn’t be?
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‘Miles for Mary’ Theater Review: The Terror of Being Trapped in High School Forever
Six teachers aren’t so much politically correct as they are socially correct. Pity their students
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‘Ballyturk’ Theater Review: Godot Shows Up, at Last!
Enda Walsh reinvents Samuel Beckett. But the play’s best moments come from his direction, not his writing
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11 Best Theater Productions of 2017, From Oscar Isaac to ‘A Doll’s House Part 2’ (Photos)
TheWrap Best & Worst 2017: Several young playwrights, from Annie Baker to Steven Levenson, help to revitalize the stage
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10 Worst Theater Productions of 2017: From Michael Moore to ‘Amelie’ (Photos)
TheWrap Best & Worst 2017: Plus, David Mamet and John Patrick Shanley continue to plummet
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‘Farinelli and the King’ Broadway Review: Handel Upstages Mark Rylance
The actor puts his full arsenal of mannerisms on display to prevent countertenor Iestyn Davies from stealing the show
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‘The Children’ Broadway Review: How to Cope After a Nuclear Meltdown
Lucy Kirkwood has written a Big Issue play that recalls Martin McDonagh and Rod Serling, but goes to a much scarier place
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‘Describe the Night’ Theater Review: Delivering the Putin Backstory in a Grand Fashion
A play about totalitarianism and thought control could be painfully dreary in a Soviet sort of way. Rajiv Joseph’s flair for grand soap opera makes his three-hour play anything but
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‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Broadway Review: Bouncy Tunes Keep Soggy Book Afloat
New show takes a less literal approach to its animated source material than “Shrek” or other recent family musicals
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‘Once on This Island’ Broadway Review: A Middling Musical Revival About a Long-Suffering Woman
What this put-upon heroine really needs is a someone named Gloria Allred
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‘Downtown Race Riot’ Theater Review: Chloe Sevigny Mixes Heroin and Mother Love
Sevigny’s portrayal of an often outrageous mother slaps an otherwise flaccid drama into shape
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‘The Parisian Woman’ Broadway Review: Uma Thurman Stirs Up Political Trouble in D.C.
“House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon updates his 2013 play to the era of Trump. And once again, Trump overshadows everything else
