ELYSA GARDNER
Ms. Gardner has written about theater and music for The New York Times, The…
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Actor Matthew Broderick Pulls Out Some Old Tricks for New Production of ‘Tartuffe’
Under Sarah Benson’s rather hapless direction, Broderick leans into that wide-eyed, winking affect he has brought, with varying degrees of irony, to numerous other performances.
The Best Theater of 2025 Came From Extraordinary Playwriting Rather Than Hollywood Stars
The Sun’s annual list of the most memorable work on stage proves that, as Shakespeare once wrote, ‘the play’s the thing.’
Michelle Williams’s Suppressed Vitality Diminishes Brooklyn Revival of O’Neill’s ‘Anna Christie’
The actress, who projected intelligence and spunk in the 2019 miniseries ‘Fosse/Verdon,’ here invokes a woman whose inner light has been all but snuffed out.
Jordan Harrison’s Prescient Broadway Debut Explores What It Means To Be Human
In ‘Marjorie Prime,’ director Anne Kauffman’s superb cast makes these questions resonate and sting.
Irish Repertory Theatre Reimagines Capra’s ‘Wonderful Life’ as a 1940s Radio Broadcast
No matter how many times you’ve seen the movie, you’ll feel a warm glow when this angel finally earns his wings.
Aptly Titled ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries,’ a Favorite Among Drama Teachers, Earns a New Revival
An ideally cast and beautifully directed production of a bleakly funny and moving play, ‘Injuries’ requires its two sole actors to remain onstage throughout: moving scenery, changing costumes, applying makeup when necessary.
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