Theatre Reviews

Theater: Ghost, Leap Of Faith and Lyons Struggle on Broadway

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.11.2012

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Michael Giltz

Three new shows on Broadway that have one thing in common: none of them are wholly satisfying, but they are all genuine attempts at serious theater.

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Powerful Theatre: Box Explores Resilience, Slavery, and the Haitian Experience

Cecilia T. Capers | Posted 11.30.2011

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Cecilia T. Capers

I was so moved by a performance of Box, a new off-Broadway play, I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it. Days later, I am still inspired by the powerful themes and performances.

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Muti's Otello and War Horse

Howard Kissel | Posted 06.18.2011

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Howard Kissel

Othello and War Horse are both works on a monumental scale. On these evenings I was reminded of why I chose to spend my life sitting in darkened theaters.

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Theater Review: Chairs in the City of Dreams

Marc Porter Zasada | Posted 06.14.2011

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Marc Porter Zasada

A brilliant new production of Eugene Ionesco's The Chairs, now at A Noise Within Theater in Glendale, reminds us that genuine classics do not lose, but acquire meaning over time.

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First Nighter: Stephen Adly Guirgis's Play, The Motherf**ker With the Hat, Earns Its Broadway Asterisks

David Finkle | Posted 06.12.2011

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David Finkle

Language has failed -- that's Guirgis's story and he's gallantly sticking to it. This modern rom-com is to be greatly admired, enjoyed and seriously pondered after the final fade-out.

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