448 stories by "David Roberts"
Gone are the turban, the grand staircase, the jewels, the chandeliers, the drapes, and the viewing of Norma Desmond's monkey in the reimagining of "Sunset Blvd." currently running at the St.…
As the characters are pressured into having their dirty laundry aired in the new play "Shit. Meet. Fan." which is now in an extended run at MCC Theater, the list of reasons why the show does…
"Swept Away," currently on at the Longacre Theatre, was inspired by the 2004 album "Mignonette" by the American folk-rock band The Avett Brothers. Although the album was suggested by the …
"Our Town" by Thorton Wilder is recognized as a classic, and the revival now playing at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway, directed by Kenny Leon is the perfect example of why it has a…
In Nancy Harris's "The Beacon," currently on at the Irish Repertory Theatre, four characters navigate through life's rough waters. Three make it. One is still lost at sea. The back wall of B…
"DRAG: the Musical" which was originally released as a concept album and had brief runs in Los Angeles in 2022 and 2024 has made its way to an off-Broadway theatre at New World Stages. The t…
The main problem with "Tammy Faye," currently on at the Palace Theatre is not the vapid lyrics by Jake Shears or the bland book by James Graham. Unfortunately, the "New Broadway Musical" has…
The Public Theatre is currently offering the North American Premiere of "Deep History," written and performed by David Finnigan, which addresses the critical subject of global warming and cl…
In a recent "New York Times" guest essay, Drew Lichtenberg writes that although "the American theater's relationship to the Bard might be fraying" with "a long history of theaters running fr…
Something old becomes new again with the current production of "Yellow Face" by Roundabout Theatre, which has been produced nationally, and internationally since it opened off-Broadway at th…
It has been a long journey for "The Roommate," the dark comedy by Jen Silverman, to finally arrive on Broadway since its premiere in 2015 at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, Humana Festival…
At first glance, Manhattan Theatre Club's "Vladimir," currently at New York City Center Stage I, might receive a "what's new" reaction from the audience. But the importance Erika Sheffer's w…
Strings McCrane (a complex, unsettled, and conflicted Adam Driver) did not need to be overly mindful when he was a world-famous country and western singer and a movie star: he had teams deci…
The Orpheum Theatre is hosting the newest campy musical "The Big Gay Jamboree," with a book by Marla Mindelle and Jonathan Parks-Ramage. Ms. Mindelle, who is known for the cult favorite "Tit…
Life secrets and surprises are somewhere on the menu at the way-upstate New York diner where Paul (a quiet, thoughtful, and intense Anthony Edwards) has "good coffee made with a bad machine"…
"McNeal," currently on at the Vivan Beaumont Theater, is playwright Ayad Akhtar's exploration into the unexpected confluence of plagiarism, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the canon of wes…
New York: Outer Critics' Circle award-nominated Royal Family Productions, a non-profit theatre company known for its innovative productions and development of new original work, will present…
After its sold-out run at Brooklyn Academy of Music in winter 2024, the off-Broadway production "Our Class," by Polish playwright Tadeusz Slobodzianek, and helmed by Ukrainian-born, Jewish d…
In Jez Butterworth's "The Hills of California," the four Webb sisters gather in the summer of 1976 at Seaview the guesthouse on the outskirts of Blackpool, an English seaside resort on the I…
The timing of the opening of Stephen Sachs "Fatherland" at New York City Center Stage II could not be more auspicious. Based on the true story of the 18-year-old high school seni…
The latest production to open at MCC Theatre is the world premiere of the new play "Table 17" penned by Douglas Lyons and under the direction of Zhailon Levingston. The title refers to a tab…
Around the Sun, the award-winning, anthology audio drama series created by Brad Forenza and presented via the Broadway Podcast Network, has announced its season four cast. The announcement c…
Jakob Karr's "Ain't Done Bad," currently running at the Irene Diamond Stage, portrays the familiar story of a young LGBTQ man (Jakob Karr) attempting to grapple with his sexual identity in a…
The latest revival to open on Broadway is the classic "Once Upon a Mattress" with music by Mary Rogers, her first Broadway show, and an adapted book by Amy Sherman-Palladino, from the origin…
PS CLASSICS, the label dedicated to the heritage of Broadway and American Popular Song, will release the original cast recording of Ricky Ian Gordon's acclaimed autobiographical musical Syca…