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In ‘The Receptionist,’ good help is hard to find
Katie Finneran is the reason to see 'The Receptionist' Off-Broadway. Whether the slow-burn revival earns the wait is another question.
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Fridamania: Why 2026 is Frida Kahlo’s biggest year yet
Kahlo’s impact has reached global proportions, and this summer, Fridamania proves her allure is stronger than ever.
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In ‘John of John,’ Douglas Stuart returns to familiar and fertile territory
Douglas Stuart's “John of John” delivers a quietly devastating portrait of a father and son who struggle to tell their…
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Tony Award nominations: 7 standouts, surprises and snubs
Our hot take on the 2026 Tony nominations: who earned it, who got overlooked, and one category that needs a…
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August Wilson’s words still sing in ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’
Taraji P. Henson and Cedric "The Entertainer" are exactly as good as you'd hope. It's August Wilson who's the real…
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5 regional productions worth the trip this May
Our top picks include a world premiere by Liz Duffy Adams and new takes on Little Women and Oedipus.
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Even Tony Danza can’t dig ‘Broken Snow’ out of its own drift
Tony Danza haunts "Broken Snow" as a father with unforgivable secrets, but the play is too tangled in its own…
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Inside Brendan Hunt’s Beatles obsession lives a love letter to his mom
Emmy winner Brendan Hunt brings the Beatles and his late mother to Steppenwolf in a bittersweet solo triumph.
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Book review: Isabel Klee let every dog in. Love took longer
A warm, funny memoir that sneaks up on you and actually earns the tears.
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