The three soccer moms in this rejuvenating comedy by Kathleen Clark are Heather Dilly as Alison, Maura O'Brien as Lynn and Mitchko as Nancy. The show runs through Nov. 9.

Road Grosses

Small Craft Warnings is not top shelf Tennessee Williams , but it's probably his best after 1961's The Night of the Iguana. To succeed, it needs actors who bring the capacity to surprise. For the most part, tha…

Sarah Ruhl's "Passion Play" is an examination of the ways in which faith intersects with politics.

Not everyone can write a comedy sketch about slavery and get away with it. George C. Wolfe did in 1986. "The Colored Museum" has come home to the Crossroads Theater in New Brunswick, where it debuted.

"Transit of Venus," at the Bickford Theater in Morristown, revives a stereotype of women as subjugated objects of desire, making it difficult to believe that a woman actually wrote it.

It's no surprise that "Zed," Cirque du Soleil's first permanent Japanese show only bears fleeting resemblances to the Tarot-card work first put on the agenda.

The most notable thing about "in-i," a dance piece in repertory through Oct. 20 at London's National Theater, is the celebrity of its performers, Juliette Binoche and Akram Khan.

To his neighbors, Mr. Newman was known as a friend, a benefactor and a man for whom fame was a currency to be spent on behalf of others.

I hate having to say goodbye to Paul Newman.

Mile Square Theater company in Hoboken, which formerly performed on the waterfront, is adjusting to its new indoor space.

Historic figures portrayed in a series of dramatic vignettes by Hofstra students and others will be featured in a free program spotlighting moments in the country's past.

Society of London Theater prepares shows

There are plenty of ways to go to the theater -- and even get great seats to Tony Award-winning Broadway shows -- for under $50.

A look at the work of the playwright Sarah Kane, who died in 1999.

Soho Rep is facing the challenge of staging Sarah Kane's "Blasted," a play bursting with audacious violence and wriggling with metaphor.

Patrick Page has been known mostly for cartoonish roles. But in regional theater he is known as a Shakespearean leading man.

Popular conception says the arts' supporters are graying and shriveling. But it may be that as the crowd's individuals change, its age doesn't.

Stephen Karam sees himself writing about other topics. But mining the teen terrain, as in 'Speech & Debate,' has brought him a long way.

Family-friendly fare continues to blossom

Teens aren't just hot in Hollywood. Broadway, too, has discovered the Jonas Brothers demo, as producers plot to lure tween auds, and depictions of adolescent angst gain artistic cred, thanks in part to 2007 Ton…

It's beginning to look a lot like the 1930s.
The economy is in the toilet, and Hollywood studios are filling their pipelines with upbeat dance films, particularly teen hoofers.

Coming-of-age stories have long been a favorite in books and Hollywood. On Broadway these days, however, the casting of real teens spills the drama of pubescence beyond the illusory edges of the stage.
I'm not talking about "Annie and Simba Get School Spirit."

Selective listings from theater critics of The New York Times.

Richard Levine to write, direct marital drama

An unfair labor practice complaint was filed after Tyler Perry's production studio had fired writers for "House of Payne" who were seeking union representation.

As part of a season celebrating the work of Tony award-winner Susan Stroman, North Shore Music Theatre is reviving Harold Prince's 1994 version of this gem.

Saviana Stanescu's "Aliens With Extraordinary Skills" is an enchanting piece of theater, a paean to New York that just happens to include balloon animals.

Ruhl's brand of deadpan magical whimsy is tailor-made for adults prone to see the modern world reflected in Wonderland, Toad Hall or Pooh Corner, though it may induce discomfort and even tedium in those who lik…

The tuner looks like a certain draw on the road considering the enduring popularity of the 2001 source movie, not to mention today's legions of high school girls who'll look on it as "Harvard Law School Musical…

Darko Tresnjak, the Old Globe's resident artistic director, has helmed an elegant, emotionally precise revival of a minor gem among American comedies of manners. And the clothes are as dazzling as the banter.

Just as Broadway is being criticized for a lack of original productions this fall, Hollywood is taking some of its best ideas from the stage.

Inexplicably, some highly-acclaimed Broadway musicals take years to receive their first L.A.-produced renditions.

James Lapine's "Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing" tells the story of Mrs. Miller's meteoric rise - and quick crash - as a beloved national oddity.

Already a veteran of three previous Broadway shows at age 15, Brynn Williams has a heart-shaped face, big brown eyes and an even bigger voice that soars above the all-teenager troupe of her latest project, the …

Broadway's "The Seagull" is both too big and (so to speak) too noisy. Chicago's "R.U.R." is at once horrifying, entertaining and genuinely thought-provoking.

The Royal Court's import will appeal most to those who prefer their Chekhov on the dark side.

"How neurotic everyone is," cries Dr. Dorn in the latest revival of Chekhov's masterpiece--the third to hit New York in a year. Unfortunately, his description is too accurate.

I'm not sure how many swallows it takes to make a summer, but I'm certain that one "Seagull" really well done would have been quite sufficient to establish Chekhov's genius and satisfy our hunger for nourishing…