Tag: acting
For Hnath, ‘Hillary and Clinton’ Are a, If Not the, Real...
Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow cannonade a gratifying 90-minute, intermissionless play.
She’s Lear, She’s Here, Get Used To It
One thing about this obtuse king is undeniably magisterial: a larger-than-life rage.
What Becomes of Jussie Smollett Now?
What kind of career will Jussie Smollett have now? Will he even have one? I suppose his staunchest defenders will take umbrage at these...
Halley Feiffer: Writing New Roles One Play at a Time
How an actor who has always been a writer became a writer who has always been an actor.
My Heart Doesn’t Belong to ‘Daddy’
Jeremy O. Harris' play, starring Alan Cumming and set in a pool, barely makes a ripple.
‘Transit’ Strike: An Interview with Franz Rogowski
The 33-year-old German actor is about to take the movie world by storm.
In Season 3, HBO’s ‘True Detective’ Finally Gets a Clue
A show returns to critical-darling status...if you can forgive Stephen Dorff's wig.
Please, Lynn Nottage, Don’t Make Me ‘Meet Vera Stark’!
One of our towering dramatic playwrights finds no time for comedy.
Revisiting the Comic Tragicomedy of Sean O’Casey
Irish Rep reexamines a challenging classic, set during the Irish War for Independence.
My Journey with Orson Welles (and the Betacam)
The co-author of the new play "Maverick" remembers the year he worked with a genius.
Mars Never Seemed So Close, or So Far Away
After an abortive launch, Erin Treadway finally blasts off in the new play "Spaceman."
Sorry, Globes: Patricia Arquette Was a ‘Dannemora’ Dud
Three words: director Ben Stiller. Oh, and maybe there's a fourth word: misogyny.
Shepard’s ‘True West’ May Not Be So True After All
I used to think this was a great play. Now I fear it's a great play wrapped in a gimmick.
And the Oscar Goes to…Blanche Walsh?
The idea of "movie star" was built for her. She deserves the first "Forgotten Women" Oscar.
In ‘Lab’ Strike Against B’way, Is Actors’ Equity Overreaching?
Writers disrespected...non-union actors bullied...Broadway pros offer a sharp critique.
Atticus Finch Galvanizes Broadway
Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" astounds with the great Jeff Daniels.
Let’s Disconnect the ‘Disconnect’ in Nonprofit Theater
Just because a play delivers "excellence" doesn't mean it delivers "impact."
Pastors, Skaters, Lady Gaga: Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson on 2018’s Best Films
Vox's film critic joins CFR's Sean Douglass and Jose Solís to review their "favourite" movies of the year.
Mossad, Charlie and Khalil: ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ Comes to TV
The Arab-Israeli conflict rages on, making a TV version of John Le Carre's 1983 novel sadly relevant.
Thrills, Chills, Battle of Wills: Theresa Rebeck’s ‘Downstairs’ Terrifies
With Tyne Daly and Tim Daly reaching new acting heights, what is the playwright afraid of?
RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
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Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
