“The Servant of Two Masters” is a light amusement
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey features Goldoni’s best-known comedy
Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) was a prolific Venetian writer of plays and libretti. He created a new...
“Madame Butterfly” at the Princeton Festival was world class
Madame Butterfly at the Princeton Festival
Madame Butterfly, by Giacomo Pucchini, was not well received in its 1904 premier but quickly became a universal favorite...
“Mercy” pits revenge against redemption
New Jersey Repertory presents Mercy
Mercy, a new play by Adam Szymkowicz, is being given its world premiere by the New Jersey Repertory Company in...
“Songbird”: Chekhov in the Deep South
Two River Theatre presents Songbird for its season finale
Two River Theatre in Red Bank has chosen Songbird, an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s play The Seagull. Transplanting the play...
“Half Time” proves that age is only a number
Paper Mill Playhouse has another hit to end the season
The Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn closes its 2017-2018 season with a new musical, Half...
Princeton Festival presents a perennial favorite
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum at the Princeton Festival
This perennial favorite fully upheld the Princeton Festival’s traditionally high standards in...
“Tartuffe” both amuses and disappoints
Tartuffe is presented by the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Molière (born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin; 1622-1673) is considered one of the greatest French playwrights and a...
“Turning Off the Morning News” is dark, absurd, and hilarious
Turning Off the Morning News at Princeton's McCarter Theatre
Playwright Christopher Durang and the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton have long had a fruitful relationship....
“Caged” is a stark drama on the effects of incarceration
Passage Theatre's Caged deserves to be seen
There have been many plays about men in prison, usually focusing on the crimes committed or the...
“The Nerd” is a weighty farce for a spring evening’s diversion
George Street Playhouse ends the season with The Nerd
An all-too-familiar nightmare is the houseguest who just will not leave. The dread of seeing...