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TIME STANDS STILL
The first new play on Broadway in 2010 is Donald Margulies's Time Stands Still, presented by Manhattan Theatre Club. It tells the story of a photojournalist, played by Laura Linney, who returns home after she is wounded in a roadside bombing. Margulies touches on many provocative issues, but the play is ultimately unsatisfying. Read Martin Denton's review to learn more.
In the photo are Linney and Alicia Silverstone in a scene from Time Stands Still (photo by Joan Marcus).
AS YOU LIKE IT AT BAM
The Bridge Project—the partnership between the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Old Vic in London—begins its second season with a revival of Shakespeare's As You Like It. (It's being joined in repertory by The Tempest on Valentine's Day.) We sent Loren Noveck to review As You Like It, and we love how insightful and perceptive she is about what director Sam Mendes is doing in this production. Read the review.
FRIGID NEW YORK FESTIVAL OPENS ON FEBRUARY 24
And nytheatre.com is your guide to this fun winter event, which features 30 shows from the USA and Canada in three East Village venues. Read about the participants in our exclusive festival preview section...and get an overview of the festival in our newest nytheatrecast, in which executive director Erez Ziv gives listeners all the important facts about Frigid!
TOO LITTLE TOO LATE
Red Elevator Productions is presenting this program of six new short plays through Valentine's Day. The works are written by Lucy Alibar, Bekah Brunstetter, Sam Forman, Amy Herzog, Elizabeth Merriweather, and Daniel Talbott. Read Richard Hinojosa's rave review.
NEW AT THE ONTOLOGICAL
The Ontological-Hysteric Theater is hosting The Theater of a Two-headed Calf's new production of Susan Glaspell's 1916 one-act drama Trifles. Matt Roberson provides lots of interesting insights about the play in his review of the production for nytheatre.com.
DADDY
Daddy is a new play by Dan Via about two gay men nearing middle age whose friendship undergoes a couple of serious stresses. Check out Martin Denton's review, and also a very interesting interview that we did with playwright Via and director David Hilder.
SAM SHEPARD, OLD AND NEW
Stan Richardson has a review of Ages of the Moon, the brand-new Sam Shepard play at Atlantic Theatre Company; it stars Stephen Rea and Sean McGinley....And we've just learned that the revival of Shepard's True West at the Lion Theatre has extended its run through Valentine's Day; read our review of this production.
PRESENT LAUGHTER
Roundabout Theatre Company starts off 2010 with a new revival of Noel Coward's popular play about an egocentric actor and the lovers, friends, and staff hovering around him. Victor Garber stars, with Tony winner Harriet Harris on hand as his secretary. Read Jo Ann Rosen's terrific review.
NEW ON NYTHEATRECAST
Dixon Place has a very exciting lineup of new shows in February and March. Learn about many of them in our latest podcast, in which Trav S.D. (who will be performing at DP himself later this month) chats up Julia Pearlstein, Clay MacLeod Chapman, The Venn Diagrams, Jonny Cigar, Kate Brehm and DP producer Leslie Strongwater about their upcoming offerings. Find out more here; download the podcast here.
MILLER TIME
We've just posted Martin Denton's review of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge, which recently opened at Broadway's Cort Theatre with a starry cast headed by Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson. Read Martin's review, which offers a divergent perspective about the show.
