David Fox

THEATER REVIEW: Murder on the Orient Express Arrives at McCarter by Way of Hollywood

This playful take on Agatha Christie’s mystery delivers more chuckles than chills.

The best of this viscerally thrilling but interpretively odd take on Shakespeare’s play is very fine indeed.

A terrific cast scores in Nicky Silver’s coruscating, hilarious comedy.

In this extraordinary sensory experience, the human dimension sometimes fades into the background.

Douglas Williams’ funny, touching play may be the best 90 minutes you’ll spend in a theater this year.

John Pollone’s potentially interesting play is undermined by sitcom shtick.

Every entertaining minute is awash in excess in a show that practically defines “guilty pleasure.”

A beautiful production and a reminder of what brought many of us to opera in the first place.

Lee Coffey’s virtuoso play is a sobering glimpse of a world we don’t often see on stage.

Idiopathic Ridiculopathy’s little gem of a show has something profound to offer

This gorgeous, provocative production reimagines the play from the inside out.

This story of black sisters born in the 19th Century feels itself to belong to another time.

These idiosyncratic, often illuminating productions now at McCarter register in surprising ways.

Playwright Mary Tuomanen’s quirky voice will delight some viewers and infuriate others.

In an often-dazzling parade of comic shtick, the sentimental side of Neil Simon tends to disappear.