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Sunday, November 9, 2025

The Queen of Versailles: Kristen Chenoweth Vehicle Breaks Down by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Stephen Schwartz-Lindsey Ferrentino musical, Michael Arden directing, tell rich Jackie Siegel's tale The post The Queen of Versailles: Kristen Chenoweth Vehicle Breaks Down a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:58PM
Thursday, November 6, 2025

44 The Musical: The Obama Years, Satirized with Four-Letter Words by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Eli Bauman's musical mistakes vulgarity for actual entertainment, with a hard-working cast vainly trying The post 44 The Musical: The Obama Years, Satirized with Four-Letter …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM
Sunday, November 2, 2025

Pygmalion: Shaw’s Classic Greek Myth Update Is Classily Resculptured by David Finkle

★★★★☆ David Staller's Gingold Theatrical Group plays GBS fast, loose, and well, and the strong cast plays along The post Pygmalion: Shaw’s Classic Greek Myth Update Is Classily R…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:50PM
Thursday, October 30, 2025

Bat Boy: Musical: Bloodsucker Tale Is Way Too Batty by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ At City Center, this allegedly true story, musicalized a nearly decade ago, tells a too-dull tale The post Bat Boy: Musical: Bloodsucker Tale Is Way Too Batty appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:23PM
Monday, October 27, 2025

Endgame: Urgent Samuel Beckett Thoughts on Death, Gamely Played by David Finkle

★★★★☆ The master playwright has his abandoned figures facing their usual hypnotic concerns in this Druid production at the Irish Arts Center The post Endgame: Urgent Samuel Beckett…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:45PM
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Oratorio for Living Things: Musically Captivating, Text Effect Not So by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Heather Christian's acclaimed piece, directed by Lee Sunday Evens, in blurred delivery The post Oratorio for Living Things: Musically Captivating, Text Effect Not So appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God: One Woman’s Proof by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Jen Tullock performs a version of distancing herself from the evangelical church The post Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God: One Woman’s Proof appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:47PM
Sunday, October 5, 2025

Are the Bennet Girls Ok?: Not in Bedlam’s Jane Austen Send-Up by David Finkle

★☆☆☆☆ Emily Breeze's supposedly funny satire is directed by Eric Tucker, to no avail The post Are the Bennet Girls Ok?: Not in Bedlam’s Jane Austen Send-Up appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Monday, September 29, 2025

Punch: Sin, Redemption Delivered with Emotional Wallop by David Finkle

★★★★☆ James Graham tells true story, Adam Penford directs theatrically, Will Harrison tour de forces The post Punch: Sin, Redemption Delivered with Emotional Wallop appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:29PM
Sunday, September 28, 2025

The Honey Trap: The Irish Troubles Dealt with Intriguingly by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Leo McGann's circuitous drama, Matt Torney directing, actor Michael Hayden impressing The post The Honey Trap: The Irish Troubles Dealt with Intriguingly appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM
Thursday, September 18, 2025

Mexodus: Significant Take on Today’s Immigrant Situation by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Musician-Songwriter-Actors Brian Quijada and Nigel D. Robinson speak up and sing out The post Mexodus: Significant Take on Today’s Immigrant Situation appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Art: Male Friends Argue on a Flashy Canvas by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Scott Ellis directs Yasmina Reza's click, with Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris The post Art: Male Friends Argue on a Flashy Canvas appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Sunday, September 14, 2025

The Wild Duck: Rare Ibsen Revival Not to Be Ducked by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Simon Godwin directs a first-rate cast, including Nick Westrate and Alexander Hurt The post The Wild Duck: Rare Ibsen Revival Not to Be Ducked appeared first on New York Stag…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:02PM
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

The Brothers Size: As Forceful as Tectonic Plates Shifting by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Bijan Sheibani, Tarell Alvin McCraney co-direct McCraney's superbly-cast brotherhood play The post The Brothers Size: As Forceful as Tectonic Plates Shifting appeared first o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Mamma Mia!: Beloved Tuner Revival Not a Winner Taking It All by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ A strong touring company cast is undone by too-loud versions of Andersson-Ulvaeus Top 40 clicks The post Mamma Mia!: Beloved Tuner Revival Not a Winner Taking It All appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Thursday, August 7, 2025

Ava, The Secret Conversations: An Ill-Conceived Gardner Glance by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Elizabeth McGovern stars as the film star, Aaron Costa Ganis as biographer Peter Evans The post Ava, The Secret Conversations: An Ill-Conceived Gardner Glance appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM
Thursday, July 24, 2025

Ginger Twinsies: Kevin Zak’s Parent Trap Spoof Not So Gingerly Achieved by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Playwright Zak also directs a cast willing to go for broke from the get-go, no matter how short the results fall The post Ginger Twinsies: Kevin Zak’s Parent Trap Spoof Not…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM
Thursday, July 17, 2025

The Weir: The Conor McPherson Bar Play Easily Vaults a High Bar by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Ciarán O'Reilly directs the Irish Rep revival for the fourth time, with actors Dan Butler, Sean Gormley, John Keating back again The post The Weir: The Conor McPherson Bar P…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:59PM
Thursday, July 10, 2025

Heathers The Musical: Longtime Fans Will Cheer the Revival, Others May Not by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Kevin Murphy, Laurence O'Keefe adapt the teen flick, Andy Rickman directs, with a cast of belters who do what they're asked to do The post Heathers The Musical: Longtime Fans…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:10PM
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Beau: Country-Western-Rock Musical Sneaks Into Town an Instant Marvel by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Writer-lyricist-composer Douglas Lyons, composer Ethan D. Pakchar, director-choreographer Josh Rhodes succeed brightly The post Beau: Country-Western-Rock Musical Sneaks Int…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:04AM
Monday, June 16, 2025

Kafka: The Beloved, Truly Awesome Writer, Brilliantly Conjured by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Writer-Performer Jack Klaff pays profound, tireless homage to the Prague master, Colin Watkeys, directing The post Kafka: The Beloved, Truly Awesome Writer, Brilliantly Conj…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00AM
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Call Me Izzy: Jean Smart Extremely Smart in Smart Jamie Wax Character Study by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Sarna Lapine directs the six-time Emmy winner soloing as a talented but oppressed trailer-park housewife The post Call Me Izzy: Jean Smart Extremely Smart in Smart Jamie Wax …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:00PM

Prosperous Fools: Taylor Mac Takes on Molière But Not Prosperously, Foolishly by David Finkle

★☆☆☆☆ Darko Tresnjak directs the misguided satire, with Mac as Artist and Jason O'Connell and Sierra Boggess as other targets The post Prosperous Fools: Taylor Mac Takes on Molièr…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Monday, June 2, 2025

The Imaginary Invalid: Moliére Classic in Robust Good Health and Humor by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Jesse Berger scrupulously directs Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation, Mark Linn-Baker heading smart cast The post The Imaginary Invalid: Moliére Classic in Robust Good Health and …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:31PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Lights Out, Nat King Cole: Keep this Musical’s Lights Shut Off by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor, who directs, concoct the beloved singer's historic tv series not well The post Lights Out, Nat King Cole: Keep this Musical’s Lights S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:21PM
Sunday, May 18, 2025

Bus Stop: William Inge’s Tony-Nominated Work on a Loving Return Trip by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Jack Cummings III directs the insightful comical, dramatic work about made and missed connections, with grade-A cast The post Bus Stop: William Inge’s Tony-Nominated Work o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Thursday, May 8, 2025

The Black Wolfe Tone: Kwaku Fortune’s Forceful Semi-Autographical Solo Click by David Finkle

★★★★☆ The actor, new to the Manhattan Stage, makes himself known, as does director Nicola Murphy Dubey The post The Black Wolfe Tone: Kwaku Fortune’s Forceful Semi-Autographical …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Stranger Things—The First Shadow: Stage Version of Series Maybe Not Strange Enough by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ The Duffer Brothers go Broadway, Kate Trefry scripts, Stephen Daldry directs, Louis McCartney leads hard-working cast The post Stranger Things—The First Shadow: Stage Versi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:59PM
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.: What If Caryl Churchill Returns at Her Near Best by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ The often enigmatic playwright unfurls four one-acts, James MacDonald directing, Deirdre O'Connoll, others acting nicely The post Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.: What If …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

All the World’s a Stage: Small Town Musical Grippingly Staged by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Adam Gwon's new musical is a pleasure, aided by cast and director Jonathan Silverstein The post All the World’s a Stage: Small Town Musical Grippingly Staged appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Sunday, April 13, 2025

The Swamp Dwellers: Wole Soyinka’s Significant Early Play by David Finkle

★★★★☆ The 1986 Nobel Prize-winner looks closely at Nigeria's swamp area, with Awoye Timpo directing The post The Swamp Dwellers: Wole Soyinka’s Significant Early Play appeared fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:53PM

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