Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Librettist Madeline Myers and lyricist Benjamin Velez received this joint award during a NYC ceremony co-hosted by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Maury Yeston.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 09:41AMMonday, January 27, 2025
Young Marlon Brando auditions for Tennessee Williams in this smart, enchanting and moving fantasia; it is impeccably written and grandly performed.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 02:13PMSaturday, January 11, 2025
Heroin addicts, sex workers and a jaded cop, people Richard Vetere’s searing and vividly presented underclass drama set in the seedy Brooklyn of 1971.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 11:00AMFriday, December 27, 2024
U.S. banker Jacob Schiff’s battle against Russian antisemitism is depicted in this theatrical fantasia, Mark Twain and other celebrities appear as well.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 08:26AMMonday, December 16, 2024
Bill Irwin and Jessica Hecht are featured in this topical satire; an elementary school committee grapples with vaccine policy during a mumps outbreak.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 03:15PMThursday, December 12, 2024
Zachary Quinto is among the name cast members in this confounding and unsatisfying Christmas Eve dysfunctional family drama which is smoothly presented.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 05:00PMA white, straight recent Harvard graduate goes up to an older, Black gay man’s Amsterdam hotel room in this fiercely performed psychological drama.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 03:03PMThursday, December 5, 2024
An adaptation of a horror novel, a majestic performance by Len Cariou and a powerful play in Spanish, were highlights of the New York stage this year.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 04:51AMMonday, November 25, 2024
Australian performer Sam Kissajukian’s hilarious and thoughtful solo show contains projections of his arresting artworks amidst his confessions.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 03:27PMWednesday, November 20, 2024
Marisa Tomei is incandescent as a veteran music company executive in this scorching David Mamet-style drama; a young new female hire upends a corporation.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 02:05PMMonday, November 18, 2024
Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski and Debra Messing, appear in this twisty Manhattan comedy where party guests’ smart phones reveal dark secrets.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 05:13PMThursday, November 7, 2024
A farmhouse murder and a wacky blind date are the subjects of these one-act plays presented by a theater company devoted to artists over the age of 50.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 08:00AMThursday, October 24, 2024
Renowned Jewish public intellectual Hannah Arendt’s 1933 arrest in Berlin is suspensefully dramatized in this eloquent, well-played historical drama.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 10:12PMFive psychiatric patients’ group therapy sessions are threatened when a corporation acquires the hospital it’s held at in this searing topical drama.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 01:00PMSaturday, October 19, 2024
Tyler Fewin is outstanding as The Monster in this thrilling, new and taut adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel; it is performed in Woodside, Queens.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 10:30AMThursday, October 17, 2024
Jesse James Keitel and Mark Nadler are captivating as they create a 1953 nightclub act for that transgender trailblazer in this nostalgic entertainment.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 05:00PMA dissident Russian author’s 1921 dystopian futuristic novel has been given a theatrically ravishing stage adaptation that is dynamically performed.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 10:14AMWednesday, October 16, 2024
Adam Driver’s charisma is showcased in this trite play about a country music and movie star’s angst; the thrill of seeing him perform live is it here.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 06:15PMTuesday, October 15, 2024
Francesca Faridany and Norbert Leo Butz are towering in this Stoppardian Moscow-set drama where Putin is reelected in 2004, solidifying his power.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 06:00PMWednesday, October 9, 2024
Anthony Edwards and Susannah Flood are entrancing as two lost souls at a small-town diner in this humane and artfully presented small-scale drama.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 06:02PMThursday, October 3, 2024
Robert Downey Jr. dazzles in his NY stage debut as a hard drinking novelist; Andrea Martin is his agent in this challenging play given an epic production.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 07:00AMTuesday, October 1, 2024
A revival of David Henry Hwang’s semi-autobiographical fantasia dealing with the “Miss Saigon” casting controversy and conflicts with his immigrant father.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 05:30PMPissy Myles hosted this event at Red Eye celebrating NYC’s oldest and longest-producing LGBTQ+ theater company; founder Doric Wilson was commemorated.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 06:00AMMonday, September 23, 2024
A disaffected beer-drinking young American nationalist commits suicide in this exhilarating take on “No Exit”; his mother and grandfather torment him.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 05:10AMFriday, September 20, 2024
This uneven corporate intrigue one-act play redeems itself with its fierce conclusion; a trio of talented actors portray the archetypical business types.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 10:23AMTuesday, September 17, 2024
Five Jewish and five Catholic Polish grade school friends come of age during W.W. II in this staggering epic theatrical Holocaust dramatization.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 02:41PMThursday, September 12, 2024
Mia Farrow’s and Patti LuPone’s grand performances as older women put together in Iowa enrich this delightful two-character comedy of opposites clashing.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 05:10PMFriday, August 30, 2024
Santa Claus’ plan to use a new high-powered sled is combatted by a dastardly villain in this charming and smart new musical that is vividly performed.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 11:19AMTuesday, August 13, 2024
Elaine May conversed with veteran film and theater producer Julian Schlossberg to celebrate the publication of his new memoir; it was a hilarious event.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 05:00PMSunday, August 11, 2024
“Death and the Maiden” is vividly performed in Spanish by a fierce cast in this powerful revival; a victim of political oppression enacts vengeance.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 12:20PMThursday, July 11, 2024
Al Smith’s quest to build the Empire State Building in 1930 is depicted in this uneven show; its sparkling performances and fine stagecraft are virtues.
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