Theater Review: A Critic's Life in 'The Exercise Was Beneficial, Sir'
In "The Exercise Was Beneficial, Sir," Nicolas Bouchaud played the French critic and editor Serge Daney, who died in 1992.
In "The Exercise Was Beneficial, Sir," Nicolas Bouchaud played the French critic and editor Serge Daney, who died in 1992.
"Swing & Beowulf," paired one-acts at the Irish Arts Center, both come from the Dublin Fringe Festival, but that's all they have in common.
"Sir Patient Fancy" is the Queen's Company ensemble's take on a 17th-century play by Aphra Behn.
In the one-man show "Satchmo at the Waldorf," John Douglas Thompson vividly resurrects Louis Armstrong as he reminisces about a life that spanned a vast cultural divide. &nb…
"50 Shades! The Musical " The Original Parody" at the Elektra Theater adds R-rated lyrics to E. L. James's best-selling novel about bondage, but it keeps the nudity PG. &nbs…
After a stint in prison, Bill is readjusting to freedom in Oklahoma in Emily Schwend's "Take Me Back," playing at Walkerspace.
A revival of Paddy Chayefsky's "Middle of the Night" tells the tale of a May-December affair.
"Til Divorce Do Us Part," a not-so-bitter pill with lyrics by Ruthe Ponturo, is at DR2 Theater.
In "Riding the Midnight Express With Billy Hayes," Mr. Hayes recounts his prison ordeal in Turkey, and how it differed from the Oliver Stone screenplay for the movie.
"Thank You for Being a Friend," directed by Nick Brennan, is a raunchy and overwrought drag parody of "The Golden Girls."
"BigMouth," from the Belgian actor-writer-director Valentijn Dhaenens, jostles together the words of speechmakers throughout history.
Two solo shows, "Hip" and "Darkling," have their author-stars embodying many characters at the IRT Theater in the West Village.
Beckett comes to Irish Repertory Theater, with puppet, at that.
Eamon Morrissey performs in "Maeve's House," a one-man show about the writer Maeve Brennan at the Irish Arts Center.
"The Downtown Loop," Ben Gassman's new play at 3LD Art & Technology Center, immerses the audience in a tour bus experience with video projections and a guide who strolls up the aisle. &…
In "Two Point Oh," a software mogul much like Bill Gates virtually returns to life after a fatal plane crash.
Lelia Goldoni, 77, stars in "Beckett Solos," a three-play program directed by Alec Duffy.
A Belfast production of "Brendan at the Chelsea," Janet Behan's play about Brendan Behan, her uncle, is at the Acorn Theater in Manhattan.
"The Cure" follows a working-class Irishman on a bender in Cork, Ireland.
Jacob Presson's play is a blistering portrait of student life at an upper-middle-class Massachusetts high school.
This one-woman show imagines the life of a prostitute who ends up a victim of Jack the Ripper.
Plays by Marian Fontana, Paul Weitz and Alan Zweibel are on the Series B Summer Shorts program at 59E59 Theaters.
From the immense lineup of shows in the New York International Fringe Festival, staff members at The Times play some hunches and make some picks to see.
Plays by Neil LaBute, Lucas Hnath and Tina Howe make up the first Summer Shorts program at the 59E59 Theaters.
The musical "Storyville" is set in a saloon near the French Quarter in New Orleans in 1917.