‘Imaginary Invalid’ and Taylor Mac’s ‘Prosperous Fools’: Fresh Looks at Molière by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Red Bull Theater’s smart “The Imaginary Invalid” and Taylor Mac’s dismaying “Prosperous Fools” attempt to engage with the French writer’s comedy.

Four former Seymours scored Tony nominations. by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Dozens of Festival Plays Worth Traveling to This Summer by Laura Collins-Hughes and Elisabeth Vincentelli

Across the country, you’ll find Shakespeare in amphitheaters, exciting new works on intimate stages and many regional repertories in bucolic settings.

‘The Counterfeit Opera’ Comes Together Like a Madcap Caper by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Little Island’s season opens with a musical, inspired by “The Beggar’s Opera” and “The Threepenny Opera,” that was essentially written in six months.

‘Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole’ Review: Dimming a Great Talent by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Dulé Hill stars as the silky crooner in a play about the last broadcast of his variety show, in 1957.

‘Bus Stop’ Review: Travelers Find Shelter From a Storm by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Intimacy is at the heart of this rare revival of William Inge’s 1955 play, about stranded passengers learning from one another and about themselves.

The Broadway Best of Charles Strouse by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The composer’s musicals, including “Annie” and “Bye Bye Birdie,” captured essential elements of American culture. Here are five of his most memorable songs.

Theater to Stream: ‘Yellow Face,’ Joaquina Kalukango and More by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Watch the Tony nominee Daniel Dae Kim in David Henry Hwang’s comedy, and take in cabaret at 54 Below, all from your living room.

To Play Betty Boop, Jasmine Amy Rogers Had to Transform by Elisabeth Vincentelli and Dana Golan

The Broadway rookie has a Tony nomination and star power, but inside she’s still this “weird little girl.”

13 Off Broadway Shows to See in May by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Hugh Jackman in “Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes” and Maya Hawke in the title role of “Eurydice” — here’s what’s on New York stages this month.

‘Five Models in Ruins, 1981’ Review: Disastrous Dress-Up by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Caitlin Saylor Stephens’s new play imagines a fashion shoot with the gowns Princess Diana rejected for her recent wedding. The models are not amused.

Review: Little Adds Up in the Elusive ‘Grief Camp’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Les Waters’s production for Atlantic Theater Company is marvelously realized, despite the limitations of the play’s often maddening script.

With ‘Floyd Collins,’ Jeremy Jordan Finds Another Challenge Onstage by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In “Floyd Collins,” playing a hardscrabble Kentuckian trapped while exploring a cave, the actor finds inspiration in the claustrophobic restrictions.

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’: An Origin Story for the Broadway Stage by Elisabeth Vincentelli

This Broadway production delivers lots of spectacle as it winds back to the teenage years of Henry Creel, an antagonist from the Netflix series.

Jinkx Monsoon Sails From ‘Drag Race’ to ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Jinkx Monsoon talks about feeling like a lifetime of hard work is finally paying off, and her return to Broadway as a zany maid in “Pirates! The Penzance Musical.”

Natalie Dessay Stars With Her Daughter in a French ‘Gypsy’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The soprano Natalie Dessay and her daughter, Neïma Naouri, team up to explore one of theater’s most toxic mother-daughter relationships.

How the Stars of ‘All Nighter’ Get That College Vibe by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The actresses talk about bonding over their nightly cram session, and have also compiled a playlist of some of the songs that get them going.

‘The Cherry Orchard’ Review: A Captivating Take on Chekhov by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Nina Hoss stars as a melancholic matriarch in Benedict Andrews’s immersive rendition of the classic at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn.

Review: Long-Lost ‘Love Life’ Still Has a Lot to Say About America by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kate Baldwin and other top-shelf singers star in an overly sentimental production of the long-lost Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner show.

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Brings the Thrill of Music Making to Broadway by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A new musical inspired by the 1997 hit album gives a fictional back story to the veteran performers of the Havana music scene.

Theater to Stream Now: ‘Beckett Briefs’ and One of Gavin Creel’s Last Shows by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Also available for streaming: A masterful F. Murray Abraham in “Beckett Briefs,” and Christopher Walken and Susan Sarandon in a take on “Streetcar.”

Off Broadway Shows to See in March: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and More by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Underwater drama, a daunting solo undertaking, a gaggle of students and a version of “The Cherry Orchard” that aims to recapture Chekhov’s winking tone.

Paul Mescal, Andrew Scott, Nina Hoss and More, Off Broadway in March by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Underwater drama, a daunting solo undertaking, a gaggle of students and a version of “The Cherry Orchard” that aims to recapture Chekhov’s winking tone.

‘Mary Said What She Said’ Review: A Hypnotic Huppert by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In this Robert Wilson production, Isabelle Huppert is everywhere onstage, all at once, reciting a nonstop script that may well touch on everything.

‘Dakar 2000’ Review: Which One Is the Liar? by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In Rajiv Joseph’s two-hander, a couple of Americans in Senegal twist, deflect, massage, stretch and maybe even tell the truth.

‘Night Sings Its Songs’ Review: Rare Staging of Nobel Winner Jon Fosse’s Play by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A play by the Nobel winner Jon Fosse gets a rare staging, but New Yorkers will have to wait a little longer to see a production that captures the Norwegian writer’s haunting universe.

‘Urinetown’ Review: More Than Toilet Humor by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The Encores! revival of the musical from Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis seems even more relevant today.

7 Surprisingly Busy Days in the Life of an Experimental Theater Maker by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Peter Mills Weiss shared details of a week of “everyone doing everything all the time, and by the seat of everyone’s pants.”

‘Vanya on Huron Street’ Review: Chekhov in Brooklyn by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Instead of a departure, the writer and director Matthew Gasda’s take on “Uncle Vanya” at the Brooklyn Center for Theater Research tends to adhere to the original.

Against All Odds, a Vegas Theater Scene With a ‘Sense of the Wild West’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli and Mikayla Whitmore

Local artists straddle aesthetic and artistic worlds in the land of mega-spectacles and oversize flash.

Under the Radar: Venturing to Fantastical Universes With a Dodo and More by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Stories from refugee children, gloriously morbid puppets and a rooster who defies a dictator. These are some of the offbeat offerings this January.