Jonathan KalbMar 8, 20203 minWest Side BananaIvo van Hove’s retooled version of West Side Story opened a little more than two weeks ago and has already triggered such a gale of buzz,...
Jonathan KalbMar 4, 20205 minExploding FactsDocumentary theater’s special power and credibility have always come from an appeal to fact. The problem is, the current moment of obscen...
Jonathan KalbFeb 16, 20203 minMedea in Your Living Room Simon Stone’s Medea doesn’t feel much like an adaptation of Euripides. It’s a contemporary play about a woman named Anna—an accomplished ...