2014 Top 10 Theater: Off-Broadway Dominates

The most discernible trend in this year's top 10 theater list is the paucity of any Broadway productions on the list (just 1 of the listed shows), and the total absence of a Broadway musical on this year's list.  Nevertheless, the dominance of New York off-Broadway plays confirms the strength and vitality of New York's non-profit off-Broadway theater companies.  In additional, there was a notable increase in the presence of several productions presented and/or produced in Los Angeles.

Overall, it was an excellent year for new plays, with a couple of strong revivals of modern, yet already classic, musicals given fresh and vibrant interpretations.

1. FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS PARTS 1, 2 & 3 [Public]

2. THE INVISIBLE HAND [New York Theatre Workshop]

3. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME [Broadway]

4. LUNA GALE [CTG/ Kirk Douglas]

5. APPROPRIATE [Signature Theatre]

6. INTO THE WOODS [Wallis/OSF]

7. BETWEEN RIVERSIDE & CRAZY [Atlantic Theater]

8. VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE [CTG/ Taper]

9. SPRING AWAKENING [Deaf West]

10. GRAND CONCOURSE [Playwrights Horizons]

Honorable Mentions: POCATELLO [Playwrights Horizons], STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCE HART [Broad Stage/ National Theatre of Scotland], OUR LADY OF KIBEHO [Signature Theatre]

Best Acting Performances: Alex Sharp (Curious Incident); Mary Beth Fisher (Luna Gale); T. R. Knight (Pocatello); Christine Ebersole (Vanya Sonia); Cate Blanchett (The Maids); Stephen McKinley Henderson (Between Riverside & Crazy); Nneka Okafor (Our Lady of Kibeho);  Quincy Tyler Bernstein (Grand Concourse); Sterling K. Brown (Father Comes Home From The Wars); Jeff Skowron (Into The Woods)