ELYSA GARDNER
Ms. Gardner has written about theater and music for The New York Times, The…
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Olivia Washington Leads a Flawless Ensemble in a Can’t-Miss Off-Broadway Revival of ‘Wine in the Wilderness’
The Alice Childress work is directed by Broadway veteran LaChanze, a Tony Award-winning actress and singer who has in recent years also turned to producing, with great success.
Celebrated Director Kenny Leon Guides Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, Among Others, Through a New Production of ‘Othello’
The cast also includes Molly Osborne, who is sturdy and winsome as Desdemona, Othello’s doomed wife, and Andrew Burnap as Cassio, the virtuous soldier who becomes a tool in Iago’s scheme to undo Othello by stoking his jealousy.
From Across the Pond, ‘Operation Mincemeat’ Brings Its Gleeful Irreverence to Broadway
The latest English invasion has roots in a tradition that runs through music hall and Monty Python, and obliterates the line between clever and divinely goofy.
Offering a Substantial Infusion of Sheer Joy, ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Moves to Broadway
The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre allows the lavishly gifted performers in Saheem Ali’s company room to spread their wings and soar.
Playwright Joshua Harmon Turns His Focus to His Family for ‘We Had a World’
The one-act piece is as nakedly personal as anything the playwright — whose previous efforts include such witty and poignant works as ‘Bad Jews,’ ‘Significant Other,’ and the harrowing ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ — has ever delivered.
Race Relations in Tiny Maryland Town at Center of Playwright Chisa Hutchinson’s Latest, ‘Amerikin’
After one character who wants to join a white supremacist group takes a required ancestry test and gets some surprising results, ‘Amerikin’ traces the fallout, in which four other characters play substantial roles.
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