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Jesse Oxfeld

Jesse Oxfeld is the former publisher and executive editor of Tablet Magazine, Senior Editor at New York Magazine, and Co-Editor at gawker.com. He has been a theater critic for the Observer since 2009.

'Regular Singing.' (Photo by Joan Marcus)

So Long, Farewell: Richard Nelson’s <em>Regular Singing</em> Is Extraordinary

By Jesse Oxfeld
Ian McKellen, left, and Patrick Stewart in 'No Man’s Land.' (Photo by Joan Marcus)

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow: Vladimir and Estragon Are Waiting Once Again—but This Time With the Star Power of Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart

By Jesse Oxfeld

Family Circus: <em>Taking Care of Baby</em> Is a Taut, Chilling Mystery

By Jesse Oxfeld
Mark Rylance in 'Twelfth Night.' (Photo by Joan Marcus)

The Magic of Theater: The Globe Gives Us Shakespeare as Shakespeare Intended

By Jesse Oxfeld
Misha Seo, Vanessa Aspillaga, Emily Meade and Laurie Metcalf, from left, in 'Domesticated.' (Photo by Joan Marcus)

Dancing, Dreaming and Cheating: <em>Domesticated</em> Is a Dizzying Journey Into a Scandal’s Aftermath

By Jesse Oxfeld
'Good Person of Szechwan.' (Photo by Carol Rosegg)

Good Times at the Public: Lear DeBessonet Finds the Fun in Brecht

By Jesse Oxfeld
Fun Home won best musical at last night's Tony Awards, and star Michael Cerveris won Best Actor in a Musical. (Photo by Joan Marcus)

Domestic Affairs: In <em>Fun Home</em>, Alison Bechdel’s Memoir Is Brought to Vivid Life on the Stage

By Jesse Oxfeld
'A Night With Janis Joplin.' (Photo by Joan Marcus)

A Night Without Janis Joplin: A New Musical About the Singer Hits All the Songs but Lacks a Story

By Jesse Oxfeld
'Big Fish.' (Photo by Paul Kolnik)

Gone Fishing: <em>Big Fish</em> Charms, and <em>Bad Jews</em> Is Vicious

By Jesse Oxfeld

Lessons in Revival: <em>The Glass Menagerie</em> Has Been Brought Back Brilliantly

By Jesse Oxfeld
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