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25 stories by "Laura Collins- Hughes"

Snapshot: Q. and A.: Martyna Majok, Putting Immigrant Lives on Center Stage by Laura Collins- Hughes

Ms. Majok grew up in a gritty stretch of North Jersey, the daughter of a house cleaner. She now writes plays infused with economic insecurity.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:52pm on February 17, 2016[SHARE]

Review: 'Rock and Roll Refugee,' About the Singer Genya Ravan by Laura Collins- Hughes

This musical traces the evolution of a 7-year-old who arrives in New York from Nazi-occupied Poland and will grow up to become Ms. Ravan, a rock singer.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:38pm on February 8, 2016[SHARE]

Review: 'Utility,' a Woman's Dance With Despair by Laura Collins- Hughes

The play, by Emily Schwend, is a domestic drama about a young mother raising three children on the low wages of her shift-work jobs.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:32pm on February 4, 2016[SHARE]

Review: 'O Earth,' a Riff on 'Our Town' by Laura Collins- Hughes

Casey Llewellyn's play, presented by the Foundry Theater, gives audiences a Grover's Corners concerned with social changes.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 6:12pm on February 1, 2016[SHARE]

Review: 'Imagining the Imaginary Invalid,' About Absence and Art Making by Laura Collins- Hughes

This large-cast elegy from the experimental companies Mabou Mines and Trick Saddle mingles Molière with more recent memories.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:38pm on January 27, 2016[SHARE]

Review: 'Wide Awake Hearts' and the ABC's of Infidelity by Laura Collins- Hughes

In a cruel manipulation, a film director casts his wife opposite the actor friend he believes she is enamored with.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:04am on January 22, 2016[SHARE]

Review: 'Puffs' Parodies Harry Potter's World by Laura Collins- Hughes

This Matt Cox play is a romp through what its subtitle describes as "Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:28pm on January 18, 2016[SHARE]

Review: 'Maurice Hines Tappin' Thru Life,' a Jazz- and Tap-Filled Journey Through the Past by Laura Collins- Hughes

In this variety-style show, Mr. Hines tells the story of his career rise and that of his brother, Gregory, who died in 2003.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:35pm on January 14, 2016[SHARE]

Review: In 'The First Noel,' a Forlorn Girl Longing for Holiday Gaiety by Laura Collins- Hughes

In this musical at the Apollo, a woman returns to the Harlem brownstone where she grew up and revisits a childhood darkened by the death of a sibling.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:19am on December 17, 2015[SHARE]

Review: John Jahnke's 'Alas, the Nymphs . . .' Goes Back to the Beginning by Laura Collins- Hughes

Part 1 of Mr. Jahnke's trilogy, arriving via Hotel Savant almost five years after Part 3, brings fairy-tale Greek drama to BAM Fisher.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:15pm on December 10, 2015[SHARE]

Review: Andrea McArdle and Kip Gilman Puzzle Out Love in '2 Across' by Laura Collins- Hughes

Two crossword enthusiasts meet in an almost empty subway car and wrestle with a contentious mutual attraction.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:34am on December 10, 2015[SHARE]

Review: 'The Golden Bride' Walks Down the Aisle Again by Laura Collins- Hughes

This 1923 operetta, still deeply satisfying, has been revived by the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:34am on December 10, 2015[SHARE]

Review: 'Gigantic' Takes On a Ton of Teenage Angst by Laura Collins- Hughes

Summer camp romance, rivalry, oddballs and fat jokes all have a role in this production from Vineyard Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:08pm on December 4, 2015[SHARE]

Review: Jane Martin's 'H2O' Explores the Interdependence of the Sacred and the Profane by Laura Collins- Hughes

This play, presented by Ground Up Productions at 59E59 Theaters, pairs two actors, one self-loathing and suicidal, the other a dedicated conservative Christian.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:25pm on December 1, 2015[SHARE]

Review: Naomi Wallace's 'Night Is a Room' Unfurls a Complex Reunion by Laura Collins- Hughes

As a birthday present for her husband, a woman sets up a surprise meeting for him with his biological mother in this play, at Signature Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:31pm on November 22, 2015[SHARE]

Review: 'The Astronaut Love Show,' Tales of Not So Magnificent Obsession by Laura Collins- Hughes

Fred Sauter and Paul Leschen's new musical features three thinly disguised real stories of besotted people doing crazy things.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:24am on November 17, 2015[SHARE]

Review: 'Dead and Breathing,' About the Right to Die by Laura Collins- Hughes

An long-ailing woman who would like to die has a proposal for her nurse in Chisa Hutchinson's play, at the National Black Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:28pm on November 9, 2015[SHARE]

Review: 'Up and Away,' a Trip Into the Clouds for a Special Audience by Laura Collins- Hughes

This show, created for children on the autism spectrum, is a journey into the sky very loosely inspired by Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:24am on October 9, 2015[SHARE]

Review: Anxious Puppets and Other Dummies in 'The Daisy Theater' by Laura Collins- Hughes

The Canadian puppeteer kept expectations low for "The Daisy Theater" at Baryshnikov Arts Center, a lightheartedly silly show with subtle intelligence.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:27pm on October 1, 2015[SHARE]

Review: 'The Duchamp Syndrome' Debuts at the Flea Theater by Laura Collins- Hughes

The play, written by and starring Antonio Vega, follows a lonely janitor new to the United States.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:51pm on May 15, 2015[SHARE]

Times Writers Share Last Chance Theater Picks by Ben Brantley, Alexis Soloski and Laura Collins- Hughes

Times writers share last chance theater picks, including "Here Lies Love," David Byrne and Fat Boy Slim's musical biodrama of Imelda Marcos.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:09pm on December 25, 2014[SHARE]

Stage Memories From 2014 by Scott Heller, Patrick Healy, Erik Piepenburg, Laura Collins- Hughes, Andy Webster, Rachel Saltz, Alexis Soloski, Eric Grode, Rob Weinert-kendt and Ken Jaworowski

Writers and editors for The New York Times list memorable moments onstage this year.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:43pm on December 18, 2014[SHARE]

Theater Review: 'Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson' at Minetta Lane by Laura Collins- Hughes

This rock musical, an import from Iceland, addresses the economic tumult in a town that resides in the titular body part.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:46pm on August 13, 2014[SHARE]

Theater Review: 'The Law of Return' Revisits the Jonathan Pollard Case by Laura Collins- Hughes

The Jonathan Pollard Israeli spy case of the 1980s comes to the stage at the Fourth Street Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 6:25pm on August 10, 2014[SHARE]

Theater Review: 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,' but Returned by Laura Collins- Hughes

"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" is being presented by the Acting Company, along with "Hamlet."    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00pm on January 21, 2014[SHARE]
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