Theatre Reviews

1. Review: In ‘The True,’ Edie Falco Stars as the Soul of an Old Machine

   Albany politics in 1977 may not seem very scintillating. But Ms. Falco brings out the buried drama of an ambitious woman in a man’s political world.

2. What if the Guy With the Red Pencil Is Nuts?

   Bobby Cannavale is a showy journalist, Daniel Radcliffe a stickler for the truth. In “The Lifespan of a Fact,” their face-off takes on epic proportions.

3. ‘Who Will Remember Her, Once She is Buried?’

   In plays like “Intractable Woman,” about a murdered investigative journalist, Stefano Massini seeks to create a “biopsy of reality.”

4. This Season’s Most Produced Play: ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’

   Lucas Hnath’s Ibsen sequel will be seen at 27 theaters, and work by women is dramatically represented on American Theater magazine’s annual tally.

5. ‘A Little Life’ Comes to the Stage. The Audience Can’t Look Away.

   Hanya Yanagihara’s best-selling novel includes many disturbing scenes. In a new production in Amsterdam, the director Ivo van Hove puts that cruelty center stage.