Kristine Nielsen

Matilda Bad Guy: "I Play A Damaged Girl"

The Drama Desk had a wonderful luncheon at Sardi's on Friday, where the topic was "The Art of Storytelling." And while learning about that art, we also were lavished with some prime examples of it. One of the panelists, Bertie Carvel, plays the evil headmistress Miss Trunchbull in the dark musica ... More >>

Vanya and Mound Builders Defy Categorization

Puzzle pieces

Vanya And Sonia And... My Review

Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a comic tour de force about a bunch of Chekhovian characters full of yearning, who are simply waiting for the blue heron to appear to give them some peace. David Hyde Pierce and Kristine Nielsen are siblings (by adoption) living in their l ... More >>

All About Sigourney Weaver's New Star Turn

"It's a 'What if?' play," said playwright Christopher Durang at yesterday's meet-and-greet for his comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which is moving to Broadway. "I thought, 'What if I had lived all my life [in a country home] with my sister and we were just miserable?" As a result, the ... More >>

Ethan Hawke Tackles Ivanov, Christopher Durang Tries a Comic Remix With Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Welcome to Chekhov Town

3C: Bad Company

David Adjmi's new comedy is sadly no laughing matter

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, La Bete, and A Life in the Theatre--Second Helpings on 45th Street

A fake Andrew Jackson and a fake Moliere join a real Patrick Stewart on Broadway

Durang's Torture Gets Laughs, LaBute's Reasons Brews Anger, Howe's Manet Equals Wordplay

Steve & Idi Is Intriguingly Weird

And intrigue bogs down Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Boeing-Boeing

Doubt on a Limb

Eras apart, A.R. Gurney and St. John Hankin find common spirit in class-conscious comedy

Backstage Business

In Curtains and Our Leading Lady, show people get their scalpels out

Lear Window

Kevin Kline prepares to scale the mad king's heroic heights and war-torn politics

Even Bad Is Better 'Off'

If this season was any indication, the future is brighter Off-Broadway

Wonder Boys

Holy superhero! Comic-book tale needs more Biff! Bam! Pow!

Durang's Miss Witherspoon: Reincarnation Condensed Milk, With a Twist.

Nielsen, Rating

A daft match made in heaven: Author and star of Betty's Summer Vacation reunite in lunacy

Unexciting Ride

What is Streetcar's dull competence good for? Showing what's not dull about Streetcar.

Steve Martin's Panty Lines

Greeks and Geeks

In the Limeylight

The Wild Party 3

The 45th Annual OBIE Awards

Heady Amusements