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The Theatre Openings and Previews As You Like It John Doyle's production of the Shakespeare comedy features Hannah Cabell, Ellen Burstyn, and André de Shields, with original music by Stephen [...]

Byline: -Hilton Als THE THEATRE New Direction The singular vision of David Cromer. Directors who have an interest in style are not prevalent in the American theatre. Mostly, directors are [...]

Byline: -Michael Schulman THE THEATRE SPRING PREVIEW Blanche in Brooklyn The Mt. Rushmore of twentieth-century American playwrights would have three obvious contenders: Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, and Eugene O'Neill. (The [...]

Byline: -Hilton Als THE THEATRE Poetry in Motion John Ashbery's translation of Rimbaud provides inspiration for the Civilians. "Collected French Translations," the two-volume edition of the poet and critic John [...]

Byline: -Hilton Als THE THEATRE Dirty Rotten Scoundrel A musical based on a Eudora Welty tale is revived Off Broadway. For a time, my mother supported her children as a [...]

Byline: -Hilton Als THE THEATRE Estate Value Discovering a Russian master. It was the late actress Kim Stanley who alerted me to Chekhov's greatness. Years ago, I was trying to [...]

Byline: -Hilton Als THE THEATRE 'TIS THE SEASON Works by Dylan Thomas and Thornton Wilder conjure holidays past. The language around christmas is usually pretty treacly, as befits the season. [...]

Byline: -Michael Schulman THE THEATRE AMBASSADRESS Lupita Nyong'o brings her humane star power to the Public. In 2013, Lupita Nyong'o made one of the most memorable film débuts in recent [...]