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1. REVIEW: ‘Rapture, Blister, Burn’ studies women who want it all
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... hovers over “Rapture, Blister, Burn,” a rich and thoughtful new play by Gina Gionfriddo that opened on Tuesday at Playwrights Horizons, which originally produced the late author’s Pulitzer-winning “The ...

2. The Drama Desk Awards: In the press room with the winners
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

...  To Stephen Karam, the newly created Sam Norkin Off Broadway Award: The profoundly moving Sons of the Prophet confirmed his status as one of the most promising playwrights of his generation.  ...

3. REVIEW: ‘Slippery As Sin' will have you roaring
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... words, while McCarter commissions new plays by recognized playwrights, such as the current “Are You There, McPhee?” by John Guare, some of its own staff is having to plow the fields of the hinterlands ...

4. REVIEW: Visit ‘Clybourne Park’
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... years. First staged by Playwrights Horizons in early 2010, “Clybourne Park” nabbed a Pulitzer Prize in 2011 but only now arrives on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theater, where it opened on Thursday with ...

5. REVIEW: ‘The Big Meal’ serves lifetimes
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... drama and “The Big Meal,” which opened last week at Playwrights Horizons, is striking. Dan LeFranc’s ultimately touching new play is seamlessly crafted and the piece is charmingly acted by a company ...

6. REVIEW: ‘Assistance’ studies a staff’s afflictions
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... latest play, “Assistance,” which opened Tuesday at Playwrights Horizons, is an ironic, snarky comedy about several young people coping as best as they can with a monster. The monster is one Daniel Weisinger, ...

7. REVIEW: Meet ‘Rutherford & Son’
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... as playwrights. Set in the north of England, Sowerby’s absorbing story regards an upper middle class family dominated by John Rutherford (Robert Hogan), a ruthless glass manufacturer whose tyranny affects ...

8. REVIEW: ‘Blood Knot’ twists with time
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... midtown skyline. These bright environs are Spartan but cheerful and welcoming with creamy walls and blond woodwork, accented by jumbo-sized portraits of playwrights like Edward Albee and Horton Foote whose ...

9. REVIEW: ‘Yosemite’ studies misery
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

Kathryn Erbe portrays a sorrowful mom in Daniel Talbott’s new drama BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM OFF BROADWAY REVIEW Rattlestick Playwrights Theater gives Daniel Talbott’s “Yosemite” ...

10. REVIEW: ‘Maple and Vine’ retreats to the 1950s
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... comfortable Eisenhower era. That’s the nifty premise for Jordan Harrison’s intriguing new play “Maple and Vine.” Quite a thoughtful piece, “Maple and Vine” opened Wednesday at Playwrights Horizons and ...

11. REVIEW: ‘All-American’ suggests TV-Land
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... produce “All-American.” After only three seasons, viewers are accustomed to seeing this admirable series present fairly adventurous fare created by newcomer playwrights. The author, Julia Brownell, undoubtedly ...

12. REVIEW: Taste ‘Milk Like Sugar’
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

Inner-city drama on teen pregnancy opens at Playwrights Horizons BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM OFF BROADWAY REVIEW Hanging around a tattoo parlor, three inner-city teenagers impulsively ...

13. REVIEW: ‘Asuncion’ depicts a loser
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... by Manhattan Theatre Club, he also has been trying his hand at writing plays. Eisenberg’s “Asuncion” opened on Thursday at the Cherry Lane Theatre in a world premiere by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater ...

14. REVIEW: Pay attention to ‘Motherhood Out Loud’
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... and Beth Henley are the best known playwrights among the dozen writers who contribute works to “Motherhood Out Loud,” a winning collection of bittersweet reflections about being a mom. Even those of ...

15. REVIEW: ‘Completeness’ thoroughly charms
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... a good deal more than older viewers. Not to be ageist, mind, but Itamar Moses’ new romantic comedy, which opened Tuesday at Playwrights Horizons, is brightly composed in a language of love that young ...

16. REVIEW: ‘4000 Miles’ covers the distance between two generations
(Entertainment/Movies)

... shows for a bargain $20 ticket. This play is loosely connected to Herzog’s “After the Revolution,” which premiered at Playwrights Horizons last season and regarded a Manhattan family of long-time lefties ...

17. REVIEW: Best shrug off ‘The Shaggs’
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... the World” is the late ‘60s saga of three talent-free teen sisters whose blue-collar dad obsessively drives them to become a rock band. Opening on Tuesday at Playwrights Horizons, this musical with a ...

18. REVIEW: ‘Lysistrata Jones’ scores big
(Entertainment/Movies)

... opens on Broadway REVIEW: ‘War Horse’ runs away with hearts REVIEW: ‘Go Back to Where You Are’ opens at Playwrights Horizons JOIN US AT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM: IN OUR NEWSROOM ON FACEBOOK ...

19. REVIEW: Country music-making ‘Lucky Guy’ packs a heap o’ hee-haws
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... ‘Go Back to Where You Are’ opens at Playwrights Horizons JOIN US AT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM: IN OUR NEWSROOM ON FACEBOOK ON TWITTER  ...

20. REVIEW: ‘Knickerbocker’ talks about fatherhood
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... Belarus Free Theatre troupe opens three-play season REVIEW: ‘Wonderland’ opens on Broadway REVIEW: ‘War Horse’ runs away with hearts REVIEW: ‘Go Back to Where You Are’ opens at Playwrights Horizons ...