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

“The Crucible” revived by the National Actors Theater, December 23, 1991