Friday, April 26, 2024

Illinoise: Lots of Good Noise To Dance To by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Choreographer Justin Peck presents a stage adaptation of Sufjan Stevens’ boffo album with total finesse The post Illinoise: Lots of Good Noise To Dance To appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:59PM

Illinoise: Sufjan Stevens’ Popular ‘Illinois’ Sung and Danced to Some Effect by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury adapt, Peck directs and choreographs a game singing and dancing troupe The post Illinoise: Sufjan Stevens’ Popular ‘Illinois’ Sung…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:58PM
Thursday, April 25, 2024

The Great Gatsby: Fitzgerald’s Roaring ’20s Classic Musicalized as a Loud Whimper by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Bookwriter Kait Kerrigan, composer Jason Howard, lyricist Nathan Tyson director Marc Bruni caught with their talents down The post The Great Gatsby: Fitzgerald’s Roaring �…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM

The Great Gatsby: All That Glitters, But Short on Depth by Sandy MacDonald

★★★☆☆ All the fixings – including some snazzy sets and standout stars – don't suffice to hoist this musical into the top rank. The post The Great Gatsby: All That Glitters, B…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:54PM

Mother Play: Evicting Not-So-Dear Old Mom, with Martinis by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jessica Lange, and Jim Parsons star as Paula Vogel's struggling family The post Mother Play: Evicting Not-So-Dear Old Mom, with Martinis appeared first o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:25PM

Mother Play: A Memory Play, Plus Cockroaches by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Jessica Lange, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Jim Parsons star in the world premiere of Paula Vogel's comedy-drama depicting the lives of a mother and her two children over the cou…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:24PM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Uncle Vanya: Disoriented Scenes From a Country Life by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★☆☆☆ Chekhov’s oft-produced tragicomedy gets a misfire of a revival at Lincoln Center The post Uncle Vanya: Disoriented Scenes From a Country Life appeared first on New York Sta…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM

Uncle Vanya: Anton Chekhov’s Updated Bored Folks More Boring Than Need Be by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Steve Carell, Alfred Molina, Alison Pill, Anika Noni Rose in Heidi Schreck's new translation, directed by Lila Neugebauer The post Uncle Vanya: Anton Chekhov’s Updated Bor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Mary Jane: Rachel McAdams, Suffering with a Smile by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ The movie star makes her Broadway debut in Amy Herzog's award-winning drama about a mother caring for a seriously ill child. The post Mary Jane: Rachel McAdams, Suffering wi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM
Monday, April 22, 2024

The Heart of Rock and Roll: Huey Lewis Has Broadway Hearts Beating by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Gordon Greenberg directs, and Lorin Latarro choreographs, a nifty book by Jonathan A. Abrams The post The Heart of Rock and Roll: Huey Lewis Has Broadway Hearts Beating appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM

Patriots: Russian History Rendered with Shakespearean Theatricality by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Michael Stuhlbarg and Will Keen star in Peter Morgan's drama about the war of wills between a Russian oligarch and Vladimir Putin. The post Patriots: Russian History Rendere…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:25PM

Patriots: A Startling Autocrat-Oligarch Exposé by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Peter Morgan's explosive drama, with Rupert Goold directing the astonishing Michael Stuhlbarg The post Patriots: A Startling Autocrat-Oligarch Exposé appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:24PM
Sunday, April 21, 2024

Cabaret: Immersive, Ambitious, All Too Timely by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The August Wilson Theatre has been transformed into the Kit Kat Club. Would you like to buy a girl a drink? The post Cabaret: Immersive, Ambitious, All Too Timely appeared fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:25PM

Cabaret: Come for the Pre-Show, and Oh, There’s Also the Musical by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Eddie Redmayne plays the Emcee in this Broadway transfer of the heralded, immersive London production. The post Cabaret: Come for the Pre-Show, and Oh, There’s Also the Mu…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:24PM
Saturday, April 20, 2024

Hell’s Kitchen: Alicia Keys’ Life Inspires a Swell Musical by Bob Verini

★★★☆☆ A tender coming-of-age extravaganza, with characters to root for and music to die for The post Hell’s Kitchen: Alicia Keys’ Life Inspires a Swell Musical appeared first o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:56PM

Hell’s Kitchen: Welcome to Alicia Keys’ New York by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The 16-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter brings her music and her vision to Broadway The post Hell’s Kitchen: Welcome to Alicia Keys’ New York appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:55PM

The Grapes of Wrath: Ricky Ian Gordon’s Opera Deserves a Real Run by Sandy MacDonald

MasterVoices revives their 2010 concert staging of this opera version of the Steinbeck novel The post The Grapes of Wrath: Ricky Ian Gordon’s Opera Deserves a Real Run appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00AM
Friday, April 19, 2024

Stereophonic: We’re With the Band by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ David Adjmi and Will Butler’s studio-set play moves to Broadway with a cast in perfect harmony and every note intact The post Stereophonic: We’re With the Band appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:55PM

Stereophonic: Birthing a Rock Album With Playfulness and Passion by Bob Verini

★★★★★ David Adjmi takes us behind the music to reveal how the magic gets made The post Stereophonic: Birthing a Rock Album With Playfulness and Passion appeared first on New York S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:54PM
Thursday, April 18, 2024

Suffs: Shaina Taub Wins By a Landslide by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Nikki M. James, Grace McLean, Jenn Colella, Emily Skinner, and an exceptional cast spark this new musical about the battle for equal voting rights in America, circa 1915 The …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:25PM

Suffs: The Brilliant New Musical That Demands to be Heard by Roma Torre

★★★★★ Shaina Taub’s suffs are young, scrappy and hungry in their heroic battle to win the vote. The post Suffs: The Brilliant New Musical That Demands to be Heard appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:24PM

Still: Love in the Age of Polarization by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Tim Daly and Jayne Atkinson play former lovers whose reunion after many years soon turns fraught in Lia Romeo's intimate comedy-drama. The post Still: Love in the Age of Pol…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

The Wiz: Revival Doesn’t Ease Down the Road Easily by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Nichelle Lewis is Dorothy in Amber Ruffin's revamping of the audience favorite The post The Wiz: Revival Doesn’t Ease Down the Road Easily appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:56PM

The Wiz: Not an Oz-Picious Revival by Bob Verini

★★☆☆☆ A revival's choices elicit more head-scratching than cheering The post The Wiz: Not an Oz-Picious Revival appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:55PM
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Sally & Tom: The Oddest, Most Emblematic Couple in U.S. History by Sandy MacDonald

★★★★★ There’s no way to sugarcoat Thomas Jefferson’s abuse of Sally Hemings, but Lori-Parks whips up an entertaining gloss. The post Sally & Tom: The Oddest, Most Emblemati…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:29PM

Sally & Tom: Follies of a Founding Father by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ Suzan-Lori Parks melds the Thomas Jefferson/Sally Hemings mystery with the struggle for freedom in our own day The post Sally & Tom: Follies of a Founding Father appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:28PM
Sunday, April 14, 2024

Lempicka: Admired Artist Tamara de Lempicka Musicalized, With Limited Artistry by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Eden Espinosa stars in Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould's tuner, directed by Rachel Chavkin The post Lempicka: Admired Artist Tamara de Lempicka Musicalized, With Limited Arti…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:55PM

Lempicka: A Paint-by-Numbers Old-School Musical by Sandy MacDonald

★★☆☆☆ Daubed with broad strokes, this sweeping bio-musical proves at once arty and inept. The post Lempicka: A Paint-by-Numbers Old-School Musical appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:54PM
Thursday, April 11, 2024

The Outsiders: The Popular Novel and Film is Now a Killer Musical by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ The S. E. Hinton classic gets the Broadway treatment courtesy of a gang of talented young guns led by director Danya Taymor. The post The Outsiders: The Popular Novel and Fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM

The Outsiders: Let’s Get Ready to Rumble! by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ The classic YA novel, previously made into a hit 1983 film, has been unconvincingly adapted as a Broadway musical. The post The Outsiders: Let’s Get Ready to Rumble! appea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM

Macbeth (an undoing): The Shakespeare Classic Undone to a Fare-Thee-Well by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Zinnie Harris is the problematic playwright as well as the much more adept director of this ill-advised project The post Macbeth (an undoing): The Shakespeare Classic Undone…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:50PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards