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The article reviews a revival of Terence Rattigan's drama "The Winslow Boy," starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Cumpsty and the Roundabout Theater Company, performed at the American Airlines Theater in Manhattan, New York City.

The article reviews several plays performed in Manhattan, New York City in 2013 including "Bad Jews," "Betrayal," and ""Big Fish."

The article reviews several plays performed in Manhattan, New York City in 2013 including "Arguendo," "Brendan at the Chelsea," and "Buyer & Cellar."

Luminaries of 17th-century England are resurrected and made to do the frug in ''Or,'' a playful, funny and inventive comedy by Liz Duffy Adams now playing at the Julia Miles Theater. The fruging is figurative, obviously. The pioneering female writer Aphra Behn, the celebrated actress Nell Gwynne and the king, Charles II, do not actually cavort in miniskirts, fringed vests and beads, making like Austin Powers and friends in this frisky historical romp produced by the Women's Project. But Ms. Adams discerns in the new liberalities and sense of adventure that followed the return of royalty to the English throne in the 1660s a heady foretaste of the culture that would flower on Carnaby Street and elsewhere three centuries later. With the Puritans vanquished, the theaters reopened and women finally allowed to pursue careers as actors, a new sense of freedom invigorated society. The ribald comic style that would come to be known as Restoration comedy soon began to prance across the stages. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In the classical French play ''Phedre'' Racine dramatized in theatrical verse the notion that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. But the fury of a New Yorker who believes that she has been made to stand in line unnecessarily and unjustly is not to be idly dismissed either. I witnessed a vivid illustration of this truth when I arrived at the Directors Guild of America screening room in Manhattan on Thursday to attend a viewing of ''Phedre,'' starring Helen Mirren, the first ''live'' broadcast of a stage production from the National Theater in London. Lined up outside the theater on the West 57th Street sidewalk were patrons who had bought tickets for the sold-out 7:45 p.m. screening. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Theater Charles Isherwood [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Forget three. Two is crowd enough in ''The Four of Us,'' a comic drama by Itamar Moses about a pair of aspiring writers and their egos, one tender and one Teflon. A clever if modest study of the strains that success can put on a sturdy friendship, the play is less flashy but far more appealing than Mr. Moses' notable previous drama about the anxieties and rewards of the artistic life, ''Bach at Leipzig.'' It is crisply staged for Manhattan Theater Club by the director, Pam MacKinnon (Edward Albee's ''Peter and Jerry''), on a snazzy set by David Zinn dominated by four doors and a glossy floor, all painted a rich blue. A bilious green would be a more obvious choice. The signal emotion of envy does not take long to emerge in this play about a young novelist and a playwright embarking on careers simultaneously but not with equal eclat. (It has been speculated that the play was partly inspired by Mr. Moses' friendship with Jonathan Safran Foer, author of the acclaimed ''Everything Is Illuminated.'') [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reviews the ongoing play "Trumpery," directed by David Esbjornson, and starring Bianca Amato and Michael Countryman, performed at the Linda Gross Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, through December 30, 2007.

The article reviews the theater program "Intimate Exchanges," written by Alan Ayckbourn and directed by Ayckbourn and Tim Luscombe, performed at the 59E59 Theaters in Manhattan, New York City.

The article reviews the theatrical production "The Bluest Eye," directed by Lydia Diamond, presented at the Duke Theater on 42nd Street in Manhattan, New York City.

The article reviews the theatrical production "Losing Louie," directed by Jerry Zaks and starring Scott Cohen, performed at the Biltmore Theater in Manhattan, New York City.

The article reviews the theatrical production "Sandra Bernhard: Everything Bad & Beautiful," written by Sandra Bernhard, performed at the Daryl Roth Theater, Manhattan, New York City.

Reviews the "The Downtown Plays," directed by John Rando and starring Joel de la Fuente, Ross Gibby, Josh Hamilton and Jackie Hoffman at the Michael Schimmel Center in Lower Manhattan.

The article reviews several theatrical productions in Manhattan, New York City in 2013 including the revival of "Annie," by James Lapine, starring Lilla Crawford, Anthony Warlow and Faith Prince, performed at the Palace Theater, "Kinky Boots," starring Stark Sands and Billy Porter, performed at the Al Hirschfeld Theater, and the theatrical adaptation "Matilda the Musical," directed by Matthew Warchus and starring Bertie Carvel, performed at the Shubert Theater.