A well-acted adaptation of Shakespeare’s early trilogy, condensed into two plays, cannot save it from being an afterthought in the playwright’s wider oeuvre. Patrick J. Maley reviews.

Aimee Mann’s songs are the secret weapon of this new play with music. Loren Noveck reviews.

Loren Noveck reviews a piece by a Russian-exile director that uses Chekhov to look at the cost of conscience–and also to look away from it.

Can diplomacy become the stuff of theater? Catherine Sawoski reviews a new play by, and about, a former US ambassador

Anna Ziegler transforms Sophocles for a modern audience, with mixed results. Loren Noveck reviews.

Ethan Lipton’s delightful songs don’t quite get this Thornton Wilder adaptation where it needs to be. Loren Noveck reviews.

A story of survival and love, told with both language and movement. Loren Noveck reviews.

Chasing the American Dream: Carol Rocamora reviews John Leguizamo’s new play.

Four unsettling Caryl Churchill one-acts resonate in complex ways. Loren Noveck reviews.

A trip into the world of sumo that’s visually stunning if sometimes lacking in nuance. Lorin Wertheimer reviews.