ELYSA GARDNER
Ms. Gardner has written about theater and music for The New York Times, The…
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Tony Winner David Henry Hwang’s 2007 Play ‘Yellow Face’ Makes Its Broadway Bow
Under Leigh Silverman’s sprightly direction, this new production confirms both Hwang’s flair for satire and his prescience as a social critic.
The Playwright Behind ‘Fat Ham,’ James Ijames, Is Back Off-Broadway, With ‘Good Bones’
‘Bones’ is a relatively quiet, straightforward work when compared with ‘Ham,’ but as a piece of social commentary the new play is just as ambitious, and arguably even more urgent, in its fashion.
Robert Downey Jr. Makes His Broadway Debut With a Witty, Charismatic Performance in ‘McNeal’
Downey plays the title character in the new play from Ayad Akhtar, whose probing social conscience and capacity for finding nuance in divisive issues have informed works such as ‘JUNK’ and the Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Disgraced.’
Arriving From Across the Pond, Jez Butterworth’s ‘The Hills of California’ Is Theater at Its Best
The production is the playwright’s first on Broadway since 2018’s ‘The Ferryman,’ another London import that also featured the luminous Laura Donnelly and a star director, Sam Mendes.
‘Ghost of John McCain’ Is for Those in Need of Some Fictional Relief in These Days of Fraught Politics
This new musical is as engagingly daft as it is sprawling despite running only about 90 minutes — all of which are set inside Donald J. Trump’s brain.
Nancy Harris’s ‘The Beacon’ Launches Irish Repertory’s 36th Season
Over two acts, Harris and director Marc Atkinson Borrull weave a masterful web of suspense, building to a breathtaking conclusion that proves a bravura showcase for the show’s leading lady, Kate Mulgrew.
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