★★★★★ Theatrical magic works its wonders in this marvelous telling of the time-tested tale of the triumph of humanity over humbug
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Feingold on Old Movies for Theater Lovers: Val Lewton’s ‘Cat People’ (1942) & ‘The Curse of the Cat People’ (1944)
Producer Val Lewton’s two “Cat People” movies, from World War II, are like nothing you’ve ever seen.
The Seven Deadly Sins: The Weill-Brecht 40-Minute Opera in Top Form
★★★★★ Director-choreographer Gary Clarke leads strong cast through each sin with hectic ease
A Touch of the Poet: Cuccioli Stuns in Strong O’Neill Revival
★★★★☆ Ciarán O’Reilly directs able cast in a work from the playwright’s intended 11-play cycle
Feingold on Old Movies for Theater Lovers: William Wyler’s ‘Counsellor-at-Law’
Manic and hectic, New York is full of stories that can drive people to, and sometimes over, the edge. William Wyler’s ‘Counsellor-at-Law’ captures that excess in all its glory.
The School for Wives: An All-Women Cast Goes #MeToo on Molière
★★★★☆ Tonya Pinkins has a high time under Lucie Tiberghien’s direction
Who’s Your Baghdaddy: Going to Iraq and Ruin
★★★☆☆ Post-9/11 satire may or may not be your cuppa joe in the current moment, but streaming staging is something to see
Death of a Salesman: Brian Dennehy Sells It With a Smile and a Shoeshine
★★★★★ Don’t miss this chance to see a revelatory revival of Arthur Miller’s iconic American tragedy
Death of a Salesman: Brian Dennehy is the Unforgettable Forgotten Man
★★★★★ Robert Falls directs Dennehy, Elizabeth Franz, and other stalwarts in Arthur Miller’s magnificent work
Show Boat: Francesca Zambello’s Revival Goes Upstream and Down
★★★☆☆ The seminal Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II musical as inevitable as ol’ man river