“Degenerates” Is Funny, Pervy, and Startling
Else Went’s new play dares to display some empathy for the troubled denizens of the manosphere, Emily Nussbaum writes.
The Theatre
admin Gut Renos of Ionesco and Chekhov
In “Delirium” and “The Cherry Orchard,” experimental directors smash up and rebuild classic plays. Emily Nussbaum reviews.
Seeing It All Hang Out at the Fringe
Emily Nussbaum surveys twenty-odd shows from Edinburgh’s annual avant-garde rumspringa.
Jane Wickline Is Down to Clown in “Dukes”
Emily Nussbaum reviews the musical comedy, in which the “S.N.L.” cast member partners with Liva Pierce in a revue about…
“Birthright” and “Giant” Tackle Jewish Identity
Emily Nussbaum reviews the plays, which explore interpersonal rifts over Israel. Only one of them lets the ugliness linger.
The Rise of the Meta-Gay Show
Emily Nussbaum reviews Morgan Bassichis’s “Can I Be Frank?” and Dylan MarcAurele’s “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical,” in which gay…
The Fear Driving “Well, I’ll Let You Go” and “Othello”
Emily Nussbaum observes that a new Off Broadway play and Shakespeare’s tragedy both hinge on a universal anxiety: How well…
The Redemption of “Vanessa,” a Neglected Operatic Masterpiece
The American composer Samuel Barber’s 1958 opera was in disrepute for decades. A remarkable new production by Heartbeat Opera is…