OFF-BROADWAY THEATER REVIEWS

The Schoolhouse Theatre presents a solid, if somewhat bland, revival of Arthur Miller's modern classic....

Emerging Artists Theater (EAT) presents the mawkish 'Sisters' Dance' by Sarah Hollister as part of their Triple Threat series....

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) will begin previews for Richard Nelson's new history play Conversations in Tusculum on Tuesday, February 19. Directed by Nelson, Conversations in Tusculum will run through Sunday, March 23 with an official press openi...

It is always a pleasure to see a well-crafted, witty musical comedy. 'Glimpses of the Moon,' an original musical based on an Edith Wharton novel and created specifically for the intimate wood-paneled Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel, delivers in spades. Produced by Lemon Tree Productions and written...

A new play at La MaMa about drug addiction in the New England commercial fishing industry, inspired by the playwright's brother, has some powerful moments but is overblown and occasionally confusing. ...

(Re:)Directions Theatre Company's adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's 'Edward II' is a smooth adaptation and a luxurious treat for the eyes....

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While conflict may continue just blocks away, there is one show, Dai (enough), that shows the human side of another important conflict issue (the Middle East), with previews starting tonight....

In her sex-centric variety show, Margaret Cho and company give us a happy and healthy dose of body positive antics that are so sweet, silly and approachable you can have a great time while completely forgetting to be aroused. ...

Fuerzabruta ('Brute Force') begins previews in New York on October 11 to play a strictly limited engagement at the Daryl Roth Theatre through February 17, 2008. Official Opening Night is set for Wednesday, October 24....

Peter Mills' new musical makes Ancient Greece seem post-modern....

Gerard Alessandrini's newest edition of the long-running satirical revue may not be most vicious version of the show but it certainly ranks up there among the best. ...

It's taken 18 years for The great Horton Foote's terrific Reaganomics-era comedy to trickle down to New York since its 1987 premiere but director Michael Wilson's very funny and very human production at Primary Stages is well worth the wait....

Paul Alexander's one-woman play examines the life and death of the legendary poet....

Moliere's classic comedy gets buried under Ivo van Hove's high concept production...

Previews begin tonight, Friday, September 28 for the On The Leesh Productions, Inc. production of A Yorkshire Fairie Tale by Thomas H. Diggs, Off Broadway, at the Michael Weller Theatre...

The Mint provides a rare opportunity to see Leo Tolstoy's drama in an impressive and gracefully staged production...

Having faith, losing it and trying to understand it are the key issues in this warm, funny and engrossing play, blessed with an exceptional cast in director Ethan McSweeny's moving production....

In Neva Small's solo show her career full of meaty roles in unsuccessful musicals is glossed over in such a pixyish, upbeat manner that you might find yourself perpetually wondering what she's leaving out. ...

A promising Fringe musical protesting Wal-Mart labor practices loses its bite after being revised for Off-Broadway....

Playwright Charles Mee and director Tina Landau adapt a play by Euripides into an abstract pageant that not-so-subtly questions current American foreign policy, amidst some good laughs, some interesting visuals and some scantily clad boys and girls. ...

Political humorist Will Durst is a funny guy but many of his jokes seem rescued from the recycling bin rather than ripped from the headlines. ...

Michael Hollinger's smart, funny and ultimately shocking and downright breathtaking comedy/drama about a string quartet gets a sparkling production at Primary Stages...

Ilan Hatsor's tense 1990 drama of three West Bank Palestinian brothers gets its New York debut after over 100 productions worldwide....

One person's terrorist is another person's martyr in Betty Shamieh's skillfully written play that is deceptively cute, funny and entertaining without ever undercutting the seriousness of its issues of violence, heroism and gender....