Theater
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‘The Illusionists’ Theater Review: It’s a Magic Show That’s Houdini Times Seven
Anyone who’s ever seen newsreels of Houdini has wanted to go back in time to experience first-hand the cheesy excitement of seeing a stunt performer risk his life. Here’s your chance
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‘A Particle of Dread’ Theater Review: Sam Shepard and Stephen Rea Eyeball Oedipus
Rea may be the first Oedipus to play the role in blood-spattered overalls, and he deftly handles Shepard’s freewheeling segues from tragedy to slapstick and back
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‘A Delicate Balance’ Theater Review: Glenn Close Revisits More Than One Diva
Close’s strong, unyielding matriarch is sister to Norma Desmond from “Sunset Boulevard,” the actress’ last role on Broadway twenty years ago
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Mike Nichols Appreciation: A Humane, Witty Renaissance Man
Sketch comic turned director turned EGOT, he had the kind of career — and life — that could only happen in the 20th century
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‘By the Water’ Theater Review: Superstorm Sandy Returns, This Time with Glimpses of Arthur Miller
Sharyn Rothstein’s new play recalls Miller’s “All My Sons,” and to her credit, the absorbing story deserves more than its current one act
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‘Punk Rock’ Theater Review: Simon Stephens’ New Play Is Much More Than a ‘Curious Incident’
Some of the British slang doesn’t translate, but Stephens’ grasp of those young hormones that can create a “Lord of the Flies” situation does cross the pond
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‘Side Show’ Theater Review: Bill Condon Gives Twin Dreamgirls Another Shot at Stardom
In this smashing new revival, the Hilton sisters are treated as “freaks,” but Condon quickly ups the glam quotient to create a novel Cinderella story
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‘The River’ Theater Review: Hugh Jackman Gives a Lesson in Fly-Fishing
There’s much talk about reflection and recycling in Jez Butterworth’s play about a devoted fisherman-womanizer. But where’s the sexual heat?
