For playwrights, family dramas are never just about families.

In "Translations," Brian Friel's theatrical masterpiece grapples with how naming affects cultures, identities, relationships and more; something already familiar with the Catholic church.

Three new Off-Broadway shows don’t just show us what draws musicians to their chosen medium; they make us hear it, with often bracing effect.

Sondheim has left the building, and he lives on only in interpretation and iteration, no less than Shakespeare or Mozart.

Can I get an amen?

“Dead Man Walking” is a deeply human story about truth, forgiveness and the possibility of redemption. It is a journey into which everyone—from the singers to the audience—is invited.