An Improving ‘Condition’
Marin Ireland draws on her own experience of domestic violence for ‘Pre-Existing Condition,’ a drama that has grown stronger since its first staging two years ago.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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Ms. Gardner has written about theater and music for The New York Times, The Village Voice, Town and Country, Time Out New York, Entertainment Weekly and other publications. She is a board member of the Drama Desk and has served on the jury for the Pulitzer Prize for drama twice, most recently as chair.
Marin Ireland draws on her own experience of domestic violence for ‘Pre-Existing Condition,’ a drama that has grown stronger since its first staging two years ago.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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Roger Guenveur Smith, a friend and collaborator of the late artist, delivers an energetic but uneven portrait.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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The ‘Ford/Hill Project’ interweaves the Senate testimony of Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford, but its theatrical effort to fuse their experiences produces uneven results.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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An inventive, irreverent, and racy guide to Penguin Classics.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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The young, the old, and the young who grow old in reverse — F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ — will take to the New York stage this fall.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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Billy Crystal, Rosamund Pike, Aaron Sorkin, and Hayley Atwell will soon be returning to the Great White Way, as well as a musical celebration of the late queen of country.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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Laura Lapidus’s play ‘To Have and To Hold’ is a concise but contrived comedy which references ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ and ‘Othello.’
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Levi Holloway and Felix Barrett are the latest artists to show that live theater can offer a knockout communal horror experience.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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While Chekhov’s troubled protagonist has obvious present-day parallels, this production displays a similarly current penchant for camp and histrionics.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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Bixby Elliot’s immersive play puts a crafty modern spin on ‘Uncle Vanya.’
By ELYSA GARDNER
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The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park serves up an enchanting and exhilarating take on the Bard’s late romance.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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A revival of Wendy Wasserstein’s 1997 political drama is undermined by uneven performances.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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