Preview Primer: Try Out the Tryouts

Seeing a show that isn?t necessarily in its final form is part of the appeal of previews.

Theater Listings

Selective listings from theater critics of The New York Times.

Theater Review | ‘Elizabeth Rex’: Shakespeare Cast Party by Royal Command

There?s a ripping good performance taking place in a barn on West 21st Street in Manhattan. The play is ?Elizabeth Rex.?

Theater Review | ‘The New Electric Ballroom’: Here the Gift of Speech Becomes a Bitter Curse

?The New Electric Ballroom? affirms Enda Walsh?s growing reputation as a contender to take his place in the long, distinguished line of great Irish playwrights.

Shopping for Vanities With Joey Arias

Joey Arias, the 49-year-old star of the production, ?Arias With a Twist,? knows about vanity and vanities: he has nine mirrors in his 14-by-6-foot bathroom.

“White Christmas’ To Open November 23

Christmas arrives ahead of Thanksgiving on Broadway this season. “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” has announced it will officially open November 23 — four days before Thanksgiving. Preview performances for the stage version of Berlin’s celluloid classic begin November 14 at the Marquis Theatre. No word yet on who will be in the cast, but the production will be directed by Walter Bobbie. “White Christmas” features a book by David Ives, who adapted Mark Twain’s farce “Is He Dead?” for Broadway…

Theater Review | ‘The New Electric Ballroom’: Here the Gift of Speech Becomes a Bitter Curse

?The New Electric Ballroom? affirms Enda Walsh?s growing reputation as a contender to take his place in the long, distinguished line of great Irish playwrights.

Theater Review | ‘The New Electric Ballroom’: Here the Gift of Speech Becomes a Bitter Curse

?The New Electric Ballroom? affirms Enda Walsh?s growing reputation as a contender to take his place in the long, distinguished line of great Irish playwrights.

City Room: Ask About Times Square’s Future

Taking Questions: Benjamin Chesluk will answer City Room readers’ questions about the development of Times Square and its implications for other cities around the world.

Haley Joel Osment on Broadway

Haley Joel Osment will be making his Broadway debut in David Mamet?s ?American Buffalo.?