Theatre Reviews

1. Critic’s Pick: Review: The Metamorphosis of ‘Hadestown,’ From Cool to Gorgeous

   After a downtown stop, a concept album based on Greek myths has become a full-scale Broadway entertainment.

2. Can a Greek Tragedy Help Heal a Scarred City?

   On the ground with the provocative stage director Milo Rau, who brought together European and Iraqi actors for a take on “The Oresteia” set in Mosul.

3. Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge to Perform ‘Sea Wall/A Life’ on Broadway

   The two monologues, which the actors performed last winter Off Broadway at the Public Theater, were written by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne.

4. Review: An Actor’s Life Story Grounds ‘Jack &’ With ‘The Cotillion’

   Kaneza Schaal’s experimental theater work has three sections and is paired with an installation featuring paintings and videos of the show’s inspirations.

5. Big City: ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ Criticizes Capitalism, at $2,000 a Seat

   A sold-out play casts the investment bank as the villain, but lets the plutocrat audience off easy.