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Laura Esterman and Keith Randolph Smith in Intimacy (©Monique Carboni) For a play that features, among other things, masturbation, ejaculations, fellatio, anal sex, suggestions of incest and frottage—look up that last one if you need to—Thomas Bra… more »

Brian F. O'Byrne and Debra Messing in Outside Mulllingar (©Joan Marcus) Playwright John Patrick Shanley pours on the Irish blarney in Outside Mullingar, which strains mightily for Moonstruck-style whimsy but mainly falls flat. This shaggy dog roma… more »

Frank Langella in King Lear (©Richard Termine) Following in Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi’s recent footsteps in playing King Lear at BAM’s Harvey Theater, Frank Langella provides further proof that the Bard’s late classic has become an essential m… more »

Rebecca Hall (foreground) with Jason Loughlin and Ryan Dinning (background) in Machinal (©Joan Marcus) The Roundabout Theatre Company’s current revival of Sophie Treadwell’s classic 1928 Expressionist drama Machinal represents a marked departure f… more »

Jessie Mueller and Jake Epstein in Beautiful - The Carole King Musical (©Joan Marcus)    Baby boomer musical nostalgists have a lot to choose from on Broadway these days. They can see faux versions of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons… more »