Theater

Mac & Me (Review of Taylor Mac, Part I at PIFA, for Parterre Box)

A particular tension—between angry political resistance, and gloriously buoyant queerness—fuels TM24’s immense energy.

Phylicia Rashad’s flashy, shallow production reveals how close this play is to TV comedy.

Less here would be so much more.

This show needs two key ingredients—Englishness and charm. Here, it had neither.

This brilliantly acerbic, absurdist comedy gleefully thumbs its nose at trigger warnings.

Is this once-iconic satire still viable, or a historical curiosity? That is the question.

Michael Hollinger’s funny and clever play could use more gravity.

In Michael Hollinger’s perplexing but enchanting play, getting there is the best part.

With Shaw’s go-big-or-go-home masterpiece, playing it small and safe is not good enough.

Can we please stop fetishizing female angst as the highest form of acting?