Jennifer Vanasco

One of the best new musicals of the season tells the story of what happens after 38 planes are diverted to a small town in Newfoundland once US airspace closed.

An original musical written by children for children is canceled at a Brooklyn public school after criticism and worries it may violate the line separating church and state.

Laura is in a wheelchair. Tom is in his 50s. It's not easy to see what director Sam Gold's vision is in this version of Tennessee William's classic play.

Gyllenhaal plays George in the first act as someone who's unhappily obsessed with his art, his gaze fixed to the pad on his lap or the painting on the wall. 

The latest play from MacArthur 'genius' grant winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins tackles the big issues: Life. Death. God. 

Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Drama from 2004 is about a man in crisis. But it is much more than that.

Caryl Churchill's new play now at BAM was written before the election, even before Brexit, but it taps into the inexpressible, simmering anger that can feel widespread.

When Cheryl Parks saw a call from an unknown number on her cellphone, she picked it up. Later, she was very, very sorry.

She returns to the role of Norma Desmond after winning a Tony for her performance 22 years ago as the aging, silent screen star.

Playwright Tanya Saracho has big ambitions here: race, class and immigration.

Local voters say they're impressed with the job President Trump is doing so far.

Anna Jordan's play starring Oscar nominee Lucas Hedges does the extraordinary: It creates empathy for people we otherwise would likely have no empathy for.

Weeks after the historic march, activists and organizers are trying to keep people involved in fighting for change.

Thousands of protesters lined the sidewalks around Grand Army Plaza to say the Senate Minority Leader isn't doing enough.

While other Republicans criticize immigration order, Donovan wants to give the idea a chance.

At a cafe run by refugees and political asylees in New Jersey, the magnitude of President Trump's executive edicts reverberate in heartbreaking ways. 

As directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, this magnificent production is one of the best shows to be staged this year.

A fierce, dark comedy is ripe with humor — and horror.

Climate experts say the new record confirms there's a problem.

The three new Second Avenue subway stations are praised for being clean, modern, and having great public art. Street buskers aren't finding the stations quite as welcoming.