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Sunday, October 6, 2019

Round Table: King Arthur Sort of Remembered Then and Now by David Finkle

★★★ Liba Vaynberg's (autobiographical?) play views troubled romance during two disparate eras The post Round Table: King Arthur Sort of Remembered Then and Now appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:30PM

Broadway’s ‘Slave Play’: A Free (But Costly) Racial Satire by David Finkle

Harris' play is so scattershot that his many points, and the fireworks that generate, remain unhappily in chains. The post Broadway’s ‘Slave Play’: A Free (But Costly) Racial Satire ap…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 07:01PM
Friday, October 4, 2019

The New Englanders: Mixed-Race Gay Couple with Daughter Clash by David Finkle

★★★ Jeff Augustin's play doesn't quite get to the bottom of a family's incipient dysfunction The post The New Englanders: Mixed-Race Gay Couple with Daughter Clash appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:42PM
Monday, September 16, 2019

In ‘Wives,’ Playwright Backhaus Tries Comedy — and #MeToo by David Finkle

But why salt so much dialogue with, like, annoyingly contemporary expressions? The post In ‘Wives,’ Playwright Backhaus Tries Comedy — and #MeToo appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 05:00PM
Friday, September 13, 2019

Margaret Trudeau: Certain Woman of an Age: Former First Lady Tells All by David Finkle

★★★ How the onetime headline grabber deals with bipolar disorder and other exigencies The post Margaret Trudeau: Certain Woman of an Age: Former First Lady Tells All appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:33PM
Thursday, September 12, 2019

Only Yesterday: John Lennon and Paul McCartney Caught in the Rain by David Finkle

★★★★ Fans will love what Bob Stevens imagines two Beatles get up to on a documented day off The post Only Yesterday: John Lennon and Paul McCartney Caught in the Rain appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:15PM
Sunday, September 8, 2019

American Moor: Keith Hamilton Cobb Turns an Othello Audition Red Hot by David Finkle

★★★ The playwright/actor questions how effective any understanding between the races can be The post American Moor: Keith Hamilton Cobb Turns an Othello Audition Red Hot appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

Lear: That Old Man I Used to Know: Not the Tragedy You Used to Know by David Finkle

★★★ Writer-director Beth Ann Hopkins fools with Shakespeare's King Lear for intriguing changes The post Lear: That Old Man I Used to Know: Not the Tragedy You Used to Know appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:00PM
Friday, September 6, 2019

On Broadway, ‘Betrayal’ Is the Only Constant of Life by David Finkle

Actors Zawe Ashton and Charlie Fox add immeasurably to the playwright's most biographical work. The post On Broadway, ‘Betrayal’ Is the Only Constant of Life appeared first on Clyde Fitc…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 09:13PM

Dust: Milly Thomas Wrote, Performs an Ashen but Lively Monologue by David Finkle

★★★★ A raw look, directed by Sara Joyce, at what happens after a death that isn't exactly final The post Dust: Milly Thomas Wrote, Performs an Ashen but Lively Monologue appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:44PM
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Felix Starro: Musical on Philippines Psychic Surgery Needs Gurney by David Finkle

★★ Playwright Jessica Hagedorn, composer Juan Obispo take on questionable healing clumsily The post Felix Starro: Musical on Philippines Psychic Surgery Needs Gurney appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM
Monday, September 2, 2019

Hercules: The Strong Man and Huge Cast Sing Lustily on Stage by David Finkle

★★★★ The 1997 Disney cartoon with Alan Menken-David Zippel score transfers under Lear deBessonet The post Hercules: The Strong Man and Huge Cast Sing Lustily on Stage appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:25PM
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Musical Malaise: The Twilight of the Original Score? by David Finkle

The zeitgeist doesn’t bode well for top-flight musical theater scores. Unless... The post Musical Malaise: The Twilight of the Original Score? appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 04:00PM
Sunday, August 25, 2019

House, or How to Lose an Orchard in 90 Minutes or Less: No Ax Needed by David Finkle

★★★★ The Mitu Theater Group reworks Chekhov's "Cherry Orchard" for emphatic new meaning The post House, or How to Lose an Orchard in 90 Minutes or Less: No Ax Needed appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Thursday, August 8, 2019

Sea Wall/A Life: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Sturridge in Great, Nervous Shape by David Finkle

★★★★ Carrie Cracknell forcibly directs tough-minded one-acts by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne The post Sea Wall/A Life: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Sturridge in Great, Nervous Shape appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM
Thursday, August 1, 2019

Love, Noël: Steve Ross, KT Sullivan Honor the Great Coward by David Finkle

★★★★★ Charlotte Moore directs the praise-worthy Barry Day-devised-and-written compilation The post Love, Noël: Steve Ross, KT Sullivan Honor the Great Coward appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:57PM
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

#DateMe An OKCupid Experiment: Comic Robyn Lynne Norris Has Only OK Dating Flings by David Finkle

★★ Audience members get to participate in the six-actor send-up, directed and choreographed by Lorin Latarro The post #DateMe An OKCupid Experiment: Comic Robyn Lynne Norris Has Only OK …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:13PM
Friday, July 26, 2019

Little Gem: Three Generations in One Family Work It All Out by David Finkle

★★★★ Elaine Murphy's engaging play features Marsha Mason, Brenda Meany, and Lauren O'Leary The post Little Gem: Three Generations in One Family Work It All Out appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:00AM
Thursday, July 18, 2019

the way she spoke: Abuse of Women in Mexico Urgently Exposed by David Finkle

★★★ Isaac Gomez asks Kate del Castillo and director Jo Bonney to make his overdone drama lucid The post the way she spoke: Abuse of Women in Mexico Urgently Exposed appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

‘Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow’ Stay Home by David Finkle

There must be method to playwright Halley Feiffer's current madness. The post ‘Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow’ Stay Home appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 09:12PM
Monday, July 15, 2019

‘The Rolling Stone’: Ugandan Homophobia as Modern Tragedy by David Finkle

Despite predictable drawbacks, Chris Urch's theatrical indictment is an important work of art. The post ‘The Rolling Stone’: Ugandan Homophobia as Modern Tragedy appeared first on Clyde …

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 11:26PM
Thursday, July 11, 2019

Promenade: Al Carmines, Maria Irene Fornés Commit the Perfect Tuner by David Finkle

★★★★★ An over-the-top universe, directed by Laurie Woolery and choreographed by Hope Boykin The post Promenade: Al Carmines, Maria Irene Fornés Commit the Perfect Tuner appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:58PM
Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Twohander: Sherie Rene Scott & Leo Norbert Butz Are Friends(?) in Song by David Finkle

★★★★ Dick Scanlan directs, Todd Almond music directs a longed-for, honest show-biz reunion The post Twohander: Sherie Rene Scott & Leo Norbert Butz Are Friends(?) in Song appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:00PM
Thursday, June 27, 2019

Working: Stephen Schwartz and Pals Do Yeoman Revival Work by David Finkle

★★★★ Studs Terkel's classic interviews with Tilly the Toiler, Tommy the Tiller, and others are musicalized with class and concern The post Working: Stephen Schwartz and Pals Do Yeom…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:35AM
Thursday, June 20, 2019

The Mountains Look Different: Hardscrabble West Ireland Doings by David Finkle

★★★★ Micheál mac Líammoír's couldn't-be-more-Irish play, keenly directed by Aidan Redmond The post The Mountains Look Different: Hardscrabble West Ireland Doings appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:31PM
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

How a Michael R. Jackson Musical Throws Us for a ‘Loop’ by David Finkle

An autobiographical musical about an autobiographical musical about -- well, you know. The post How a Michael R. Jackson Musical Throws Us for a ‘Loop’ appeared first on Clyde Fitch Repo…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 01:31PM
Sunday, June 16, 2019

Life Sucks: Playwright Aaron Posner Fun-Fools With Anton Chekhov by David Finkle

★★★★ An expert cast, directed expertly by Jeff Wise, has fun tossing a Chekhovian theme salad The post Life Sucks: Playwright Aaron Posner Fun-Fools With Anton Chekhov appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:40PM
Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Much Ado About Nothing: Director Kenny Leon Sees Shakespeare’s Vision by David Finkle

★★★★★ Danielle Brooks as Beatrice and Grantham Coleman as Benedick lead the superb revival The post Much Ado About Nothing: Director Kenny Leon Sees Shakespeare’s Vision appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:11PM
Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Little Women: Playwright/Actor Kate Hamill Has Her Way with Alcott by David Finkle

★★ The classic American novel updated according to current gender-shifting attitudes The post Little Women: Playwright/Actor Kate Hamill Has Her Way with Alcott appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

‘Long Lost’: New Margulies Play Should Stay Undiscovered by David Finkle

The playwright thinks he’s offering us shocks. They register more like mild nudges. The post ‘Long Lost’: New Margulies Play Should Stay Undiscovered appeared first on Clyde Fitch Repo…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 06:30PM
Monday, June 3, 2019

Nomad Motel: Carla Ching’s Play Pits Parents vs. Children, Sorta by David Finkle

★★★ Playwright Ching is close to getting her California-based drama on the right contemporary path The post Nomad Motel: Carla Ching’s Play Pits Parents vs. Children, Sorta appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

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