The Thrust: In This Weekend’s Shows, Be Careful What You Wish For
Three shows this weekend explore the deepest desires of their characters. Not all goes according to plan.
Read MoreThree shows this weekend explore the deepest desires of their characters. Not all goes according to plan.
Read MoreIn Yussef El Guindi’s latest, an adrift and too-convenient show is saved by an exceptional performance in its final moments. ‘People of the Book’ runs through September 29.
Read MoreIn ‘Language Rooms’ (Pony World, thru 5/4) and ‘Urinetown’ (ACT/5th Avenue, extended thru 6/2), two very different shows grapple with similar themes, showing not-too-far-off modern dystopias in which the bounds of truth and loyalty are tested. Each does so with varying levels of success.
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