Fewer films, more spunk.

Is Broadway ready for a rock musical about bipolar disorder?

André De Shields is back on Broadway in Impressionism.

John Wray makes literary failure look like fun. Let’s see what he can do with success.

A classic political farce gets a reboot.

The Story of My Life doesn’t take the easy road, and isn’t up to the tough one.

It’s one kind of memoir that won’t fall out of publishing-world favor anytime soon: Do something kooky for a year (from transvestitism to aggressive promiscuity) and then write about lessons learned. A look at four new entries in the thriving subgenre.

Eugene O’Neill’s Mourning becomes Lili Taylor.

Denis O’Hare has been weaning himself off Broadway, venturing into increasingly dark territory.

Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky Shaw, is every bit as clever as Tracy Letts’s epic hit August: Osage County.