The Little Mermaid is one all wet fishy tale. Dare we say, it sinks like a stone before it even gets out of the harbor.

This Macbeth is overlong, but Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood give compelling performances as the Thane and his Lady

Electroshock treatment, bipolar disorder...not your average subjects for a musical. But Next to Normal is seldom depressing. In fact, it's a daring, mostly successful musical.

The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island is one of the quirkiest, most offbeat shows in years. The title may be offputting , but the animated projections are cool.

This revival of Beth Henley's Pulitzer -prize winning comedy has one problem. It's not funny-and that's because it begins where it should end. Nonetheless, it's still a serviceable vehicle under Kathleen Turner's direction.

True believer or atheist, Grace, with Lynn Redgrave, giving an impassioned performance, will have you believing -in the power of fine acting.

Not even the fabulous Christine Ebersole can save this Encores! presentation of Applause. When all is said and done, this seldom-seen musical proves to be second-rate

There's little hand clapping for the City Center Encores! Applause. For starters, leading lady Christine Ebersole, great as she is, lacks the requisite bitchiness, for the role of Margo Channing- think Lauren Bacall or Bette Davis.

As with most of Mike Leigh's work, Two Thousand Years is a truthful look at a British family. It's also that rare play that successfully mixes politics, religion and domestic infighting.

In Bruges can't quite escape the feeling of being a second-hand knock-off Pulp Fiction. Much of the script seems calculated to shock.