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July 2, 2020 1:10 pm

And So We Come Forth: The Apple Family Seems Exhausted by Current Events

Richard Nelson’s latest Rhinebeck drama offers a chat ‘n’ chew over interesting times

June 25, 2020 12:00 pm

Feingold on Old Movies for Theater Lovers: Preston Sturges’ ’The Palm Beach Story’

If you’ve never seen ‘The Palm Beach Story,’ and are among the lucky folk soon to taste its delights for the first time, what a treat you have in store.

June 8, 2020 3:40 pm

Feingold on Old Movies for Theater Lovers: Charles Laughton’s ‘The Night of the Hunter’

Night of the Hunter opening

The first—and last—film Charles Laughton ever directed was poorly received and badly marketed in its initial release, though it’s now widely, and rightfully, acclaimed

May 28, 2020 10:00 am

Feingold on Old Movies for Theater Lovers: An Introduction

This is the inaugural column of a new series. While we’re all obliged to shelter in place, for who knows how long, and virtual encounters online are the only safe ones, I’ve decided to put into words an idea I’ve long cherished: to curate a series of screenings of great films from the past that…

May 12, 2020 10:00 am

The Feingold Column: My Recycled Repertoire, and Why (Two Long-Ago American Plays) 

The Cat and the Canary 1939

Michael Feingold looks at two popular century-old plays which had enduring afterlives, “Nothing But the Truth” and “The Cat and the Canary”

May 3, 2020 11:05 am

The Feingold Column: My Recycled Repertoire, and Why (Pagnol’s Topaze) 

Barrymore and Pagnol

From John Barrymore to Fernandel to Peter Sellers, actors all over the world have put their stamp on Marcel Pagnol’s Topaze.

April 30, 2020 2:20 pm

What Do We Need to Talk About?: Apple Tart for the Soul

Nelson’s Apple Family returns, virtually, to engage and comfort deprived theater fans

April 30, 2020 2:15 pm

What Do We Need to Talk About?: An Apt Chat and Chew Over Current Events

Richard Nelson’s fresh slice of Rhinebeck life is a screenshot reflection of our troubled times

April 27, 2020 2:47 pm

Intermission Talk: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration

The beloved and respected songwriter is saluted by the brightest Broadway entertainers of today

April 27, 2020 12:27 pm

Intermission Talk: Sondheim’s Starry Online 90th Birthday Concert

Raul Esparza

After a few technical difficulties, ‘Take Me to the World’ was the Sondheim celebration that theater-starved Broadway babies were waiting for

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From Cambridge: Rhinoceros, Or Welcome to Zoo(dys)topia

By Bob Verini

★★★★★ John Turturro and Paul Giamatti topline a stunning cast in Diane Paulus’s revival, hilarious and horrifying by turns

The Winter’s Tale: Shakespeare’s Romance Right for Summer

By David Finkle

★★★★★ Daniel Sullivan directs with his standard skill, Raúl Esparza, Lily Rabe head superb cast

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein’s Play Shows Its Age

By Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Jean Lichty plays the title role in this unevenly acted revival also featuring Montego Glover and Robert Sean Leonard

An American Daughter: Wendy Wasserstein Revival Falters

By David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ The swift-tongued playwright takes on a flawed powerful woman, Sarna Lapine directs

CRITICS' PICKS

Just in Time: Jeremy Jordan Will Be Your Bobby Darin From Now On

★★★★☆ Replacing Jonathan Groff, the Broadway veteran delivers a stellar turn in the musical that merits a repeat viewing.

The Saviors: What Would Jesus Do?

★★★★☆ Writer Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio offer a tender drama of faith and friendship

Giulia The Poison Queen of Palermo: Pure Theatrical Alchemy

★★★★★ Death really does become her, as the writer, composer and star - Jennifer Nettles - serves up a killer new musical.

women of Birthright

Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

★★★★☆ Politics underscore but don’t overpower the character-driven epic from Jonathan Spector

Melanie Moore in Black Swan. Photo by Hawver and Hall

From Cambridge, MA: Black Swan, Tu-Tu Thrilling

★★★★☆ Classy musicalization of a psychosexual cinethriller uses human and technical legerdemain to spellbind

Death of a Salesman: More Relevant Than Ever

★★★★★ Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott star in Joe Mantello's emotionally searing revival.

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