Tuesday, December 6, 2022
With gorgeous performances and a highly theatrical presentation, this moving play depicts the fate of early 20th century Chinese immigrants in the U.S.
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Gay icon Samuel Steward’s amazing life from academic, to tattoo artist and to porno author is depicted in performance artist John Kelly’s mesmerizing show.
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An hour-long exhibition of gorgeous clowning inspired by Jewish texts from acclaimed performer Richard Saudek; Dana Dailey is his formidable partner.
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Jefferson Mays’ Scrooge and his amazing 50+ Dickensian characters are all dazzling in this high tech theatrical new stage version of the classic tale.
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Steven Skybell is stupendous as Tevye in director Joel Grey’s visually arresting and emotionally stirring revival which embraces the show’s Jewishness.
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Marjan Neshat is riveting as a Brooklyn café owner searching for her missing gay best friend in Puerto Vallarta in David Cale’s suspenseful solo play.
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An imaginary 16th century English poet’s unabashedly bawdy offbeat recital showcases writer and performer Gordon Boudreau’s comic timing and erudition.
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A sensational trio of actors portray New England working class mothers and their middle-aged children in this academic new play.
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An exceptional Asian cast, arresting runway staging and the powerful writing, all make this an absorbing revival of the author’s 1966 existential drama.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 09:20PMLinda Lavin is supreme as an elderly woman striving to be an actress who bonds with an infirm young gay man in this fantastical and uneven new play.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 09:17PMMonday, October 31, 2022
This muddled 1960’s television talk show social justice fantasia is energized by Stan Buturla’s majestic performance as the network’s patrician owner.
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Gabriel Byrne’s transporting solo show chronicles his journey from Irish poverty with physical and sexual abuse to the salvation of getting into the theater.
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An Irish theatre troupe’s hilarious, poignant and beguiling meta deconstruction; the audience wears headsets to hear the director’s droll commentary.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 08:42PMCorey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II are dazzling as two brothers on the skids in this searing revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.
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Surprises abound in this smart comedy thriller dealing with a married couple’s off beat gameplaying; it’s deliciously performed and impeccably staged.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 02:12PMSaturday, October 15, 2022
The 1926 source material of the Bob Fosse musical gets a spirited revival by a troupe whose age 50+ members perform their quaint roles with gusto.
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Douglas McGrath recounts his harrowing experiences at 14, with a female middle school teacher in his solo play which is deftly directed by John Lithgow.
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This exuberant revival of the classic 1969 political musical is performed by a terrific non-traditional ensemble who realize the show’s enduring appeal.
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Law office intrigue ensues after a female partner and a male associate’s affair is discovered in this wickedly funny and wonderfully performed comedy.
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The historic 1965 English university race in America debate between the two cultural titans is recreated in this theatrical curio thru wonderful acting.
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Tom Stoppard’s entrancing epic drama charts a Viennese Jewish family’s lives from 1899 to 1955 and is theatrically rendered by director Patrick Marber.
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David Zayas is majestic in this uneven contemporary drama depicting underclass lives which features two outstanding actors with disabilities.
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In the waiting room of a NYC skin cancer clinic we get to know four diverse patients in this unsatisfying play that is well-performed and crisply mounted.
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This Off-Broadway revival of the classic musical is richly entertaining due to its sensational cast and superlative score, book and staging.
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This energetically performed and well-presented musical spoof of the Netflix Sci-Fi series will delight fans and its zaniness should entertain non-viewers.
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This splendid outdoor production of Wilde’s classic comedy has clever staging, lively performances and is part of the Phoenix Festival: Live Arts in Nyack.
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Good-natured zaniness abounds as that boy who won’t grow up and Captain Hook appear at the home of a contemporary American family in this zesty fantasia.
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Theaterscene.net’s owner Jack Quinn and his editor-in-chief Victor Gluck recently erased my name from the site and so far have deleted 80+ of my articles.
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A vivacious quintet portray college theater students who’ve competed for the role of Lady Macbeth in this hilarious and knowing dark campus comedy.
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Jack, Rose and The Heart of the Ocean are all in this sly, clever and amusing musical spoof hosted by “Celine Dion,” which is uproariously performed.
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Ira Levin’s sense of eerie foreboding initially looms over playwright Brian Watkins’ entrancing drama, "Epiphany." As a reunion dinner party comically unfolds, we anxiously await superna…
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