Rip Van Winkle, Newly Awake, Meets His Neighbors Onstage
An outdoor production that draws from the Hudson Valley community aims to unearth the strangeness in Washington Irving’s classic story.
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An outdoor production that draws from the Hudson Valley community aims to unearth the strangeness in Washington Irving’s classic story.
By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER
South African-born, Mr. Murray went to Broadway by way of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In a busy career, he was nominated for three Tony Awards.
By NEIL GENZLINGER
A production with same-sex leads is one of many signs that directors are approaching the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic with new eyes.
By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES
In this winning new musical, a 12-year-old girl is spurred to action by her far-flung imaginary friends.
By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI
Ms. Harris got her start with the Second City and went on to win a Tony Award and to appear in films like “A Thousand Clowns” and “Nashville.”
By RICHARD SANDOMIR
Ben Brantley and his London counterpart Michael Billington find much that’s enthralling about the state of playwriting in their countries.
By BEN BRANTLEY
A future-shock musical comedy about redhead rights could use a makeover.
By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI
Best known for a revelatory staging of “Morning’s at Seven,” he also directed Noël Coward in his final West End stage performance.
By NEIL GENZLINGER
This wan resuscitation of the 1990 movie about a Cinderella prostitute is likely to make you nostalgic for Julia Roberts’s original performance.
By BEN BRANTLEY