The articles on this page originally appeared in The New Yorker magazine, in some cases in a slightly different form. Reprinted by permission.
Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins,” February 11, 1991
David Hirson’s “La Bête,” February 25, 1991
Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers”; “Henry IV, 1 & 2″ at the Public, March 11, 1991
Eileen Atkins in “A Room of One’s Own”; Tracey Ullman in “The Big Love, March 18, 1991
“Miss Saigon” on Broadway, April 29, 1991
“The Secret Garden” on Broadway, May 13, 1991
Timberlake Wertenbaker’s “Our Country’s Good,” May 20, 1991
Sam Shepard’s “States of Shock”; “The Way of the World” at the Public, June 3, 1991
Elaine May’s “Mr. Gogol and Mr. Preen” at Lincoln Center, June 24, 1991
Shaw’s “Getting Married” revived at Circle in the Square, July 8, 1991
“Othello” at the Delacorte Theater, July 15
Charles Busch’s “Red Scare on Sunset,” August 5, 1991
“Unidentified Human Remains,” September 30, 1991
“Babylon Gardens,” October 21, 1991
“Dancing at Lughnasa,” November 4, 1991
“A Piece of My Heart,” November 18, 1991
“Pericles” at the Public, December 9, 1991
