In the Next Room or the vibrator play
Sarah Ruhl's odd but somehow moving new play combines farce and drama for a challenging examination of women's sexuality in the repressive Victorian era. More »

Ragtime
In a season full of star vehicles, the revival of "Ragtime" rides onto Broadway with nary a box-office name and steamrollers its way to the top of the heap. More »

Finian's Rainbow
"Finian's Rainbow" is a magical production that should enchant both lovers of the Golden Age musical and those who favor more-contemporary fare. More »

Brighton Beach Memoirs
Director David Cromer seems to have an affinity for classic Americana. Here he is giving us a sparkling account of "Brighton Beach Memoirs," Neil Simon's autobiographical tale. More »

After Miss Julie
After Roundabout's recent "Bye Bye Birdie" debacle, it's heartening to be able to report that the company has bounced back with a gripping production. More »

Memphis
Powerhouse singing and dancing and a star-making performance by Chad Kimball elevate "Memphis" beyond its simplistic book. More »

Bye Bye Birdie
Roundabout Theatre Company's misbegotten revival of this classic piece of Broadway Americana is dead on arrival at the new Henry Miller's Theatre. More »

Oleanna
Douglas Hughes reconsiders David Mamet's explosive two-hander about sexual harassment, and with powerhouse performances from Julia Stiles and Bill Pullman, it's more than just a one-sided battle. More »

The Royal Family
George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's 1927 comedy returns to Broadway in a riotous, over-the-top staging in which everyone from the leads to the walk-ons shines. More »

Hamlet
Film star Jude Law tackles Shakespeare's greatest role and emerges with flying colors, but the rest of the company finishes far behind. More »

Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher invites audiences to a combination standup act and slumber party in a dryly funny stage memoir. Hollywood dish and life lessons are served with wit and style. More »

Superior Donuts
The plot may be a familiar one, but Tracy Letts' new play, set in a Chicago doughnut shop, is populated with believable, lovable characters. Tasty and fresh as a doughnut right out of the oven. More »

A Steady Rain
Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, a pair of movie action heroes, get down and dirty in Keith Huff's explosive two-hander, proving theater can still whup film's ass. More »

Burn the Floor
This dazzling Latin and ballroom dance revue is brilliantly performed by a cast of international dancesport champions. More »

Phèdre
Theater and film combine in an exciting synthesis in NT Live's first presentation, Jean Racine's "Phèdre."  More »

August: Osage County
More than a year after it opened, "August: Osage County," Tracey Letts' Pulitzer Prize–winning dysfunctional-family drama, retains enough heavyweight punch to knock audiences out. More »

9 to 5
"9 to 5" aims low and hits its target squarely. And that's the difference between creating a classic and just a fun but evanescent night out. More »

Waiting for Godot
Samuel Beckett's existentialist cry of despair spotlights the tedium humans face as they realize that their pursuits and objectives are meaningless. More »

Accent on Youth
Samson Raphaelson's "Accent on Youth" is the kind of play for which the word "chestnut" was appropriated. More »

Desire Under the Elms
As he did with his groundbreaking 1999 revival of  'Death of a Salesman', Robert Falls shatters expectations and forces us to rethink an American classic. More »

The Philanthropist
In the early 1970s, Christopher Hampton's "The Philanthropist" must have shocked some audiences with its frank-for-its-time depiction of violence and loose sexuality. More »

The Norman Conquests
It's proving to be a stellar year for revivals on the Great White Way, but none packs as much comic punch as the Old Vic Theatre Company's splendid production of Alan Ayckbourn's "The Norman Conquests." More »

Mary Stuart
As adapted by Peter Oswald and directed with a contemporary angle by Phyllida Lloyd, this 18th-century chestnut set in the 16th century has the look and feel of the 21st. More »

Joe Turner's Come and Gone
When I saw August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" 21 years ago, I thought, Wow. That's his best yet. After seeing Lincoln Center Theater's loving revival, I thought, Damn. That's his best ever. More »

Blithe Spirit
It's clear that audiences filling the Shubert Theatre have not come principally to see Blithe Spirit, Noël Coward's classic comedy of whimsy and the occult. They are there to see Angela Lansbury. More »