William Inge’s Come Back, Little Sheba (1950) seems to owe much to the plays of his friend and mentor (and probable sex partner) Tennessee Williams—and in particular to 1944’s The Glass Menagerie. For instance, when Inge’s protagonist, Lola Delaney, …Read more

Scott and Ralph live together but might as well be continents apart. Even when they’re sitting next to each other, they are glued to their devices: Scott to his phone on which he types furiously at all times, and Ralph to his laptop where he’s updati …Read more

What do you do when you’re trapped in a dead-end, minimum wage job ruled by a string of unsympathetic managers? Such is the plight of the coworkers in the Labyrinth Theater Company’s Dolphins and Sharks, a stunning new play that examines the conflict …Read more

Sweeney Todd, arguably one of the darkest pieces in the musical theater canon, becomes darker yet in the fantastically staged new production from the UK’s Tooting Arts Club, performed at Greenwich Village’s Barrow Street Theater. The entire space has …Read more

With its mentor project, the Cherry Lane Theatre pairs emerging playwrights with established mentors to celebrate new work from new artists. Kicking off this year’s series, Ren Dara Santiago presents The Siblings Play, a touching portrayal of three s …Read more

Australia’s Erth Visual & Physical Company comes to New York February 4th and 5th to perform four performances of Dinosaur Zoo Live!, an interactive theatrical event for kids. We spoke with puppeteer Miron Gusso to find out more about the show. W …Read more

Even though Orange Julius has some elements that would lead some people to label it as either a “queer” or “Vietnam” play, its writer Basil Kreimendahl has managed to juggle with these elements in such way that the play defies easy categorization. Ra …Read more

For a long time, I’ve been obsessed with J.D. Salinger. In high school, Catcher in the Rye was one of my favorite novels, one that encapsulated the alienation that is so common in high school. Later in life, I read all of Salinger’s work, his daughte …Read more

In Ride the Cyclone, six Canadian teenagers board a roller coaster — and only one makes it out alive. The question of which teen ultimately escapes this tragic fate is at the center of this witty new musical, which is now playing at the Lucille Lorte …Read more