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Saturday, July 23, 2022

Anything Goes, Barbican review - shipboard frivolity still fizzes, mostly by Matt Wolf

Last summer's hit Cole Porter revival is itself now revived, now with Kerry Ellis as Reno Sweeney, replacing Sutton Foster

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 11:08AM
Friday, July 22, 2022

'Closer' review — 25 years on, Patrick Marber's play struggles to connect by Matt Wolf

Ella Hunt gives a breakout performance opposite Jack Farthing in patchy 25th anniversary revival of Patrick Marber's London and Broadway play.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:04AM
Thursday, July 21, 2022

Putin, Chekhov and the Theater of Despair by Matt Wolf

In London, a new play about President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and a revival of “The Seagull” explore undercurrents of pain.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:33AM
Thursday, July 7, 2022

On the London Stage, Families in Disarray by Matt Wolf

Two new plays, “The Southbury Child” and “Mad House,” explore domestic discord with contrasting degrees of success.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18AM
Monday, July 4, 2022

'King Lear' review — 25 years later, Kathryn Hunter still gives an astounding 'Lear' by Matt Wolf

Kathryn Hunter revisits Lear in a patchy production that co-stars Hunter's boss, Globe artistic director Michelle Terry

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 10:53AM
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

A Doll's House, Part 2, Donmar Warehouse review - Noma Dumezweni nails it by Matt Wolf

Broadway entry from 2017 is the rare sequel that richly delivers Slamming the door on experience comes with repercussions in A Doll's House, Part 2, the thrilling Broadway entry from Americ…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 10:12AM
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

'That Is Not Who I Am' review — a significant play that deserves attention by Matt Wolf

Siena Kelly in superb form in a play by newcomer Dave Davidson - or maybe not .....

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 10:50AM
Thursday, June 16, 2022

'Jitney' review — August Wilson's drama is worth the ride by Matt Wolf

Tinuke Craig directs Sule Rimi and a fine ensemble in early August Wilson drama

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:55AM

In London, a Twist on ‘Legally Blonde’ and ‘Oklahoma!’ by Matt Wolf

The updated musical version of the popular film challenges preconceived notions about the protagonist’s appearance. A take on “Oklahoma!” similarly offers a twist on a classic.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AM
Friday, June 3, 2022

'Britannicus' review — classical drama brings fresh energy and adventure by Matt Wolf

Sirine Saba is Agrippina and Nathaniel Curtis Britannicus in rare sighting of 17th-century classic by Racine, directed by Atri Banerjee

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:04AM
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Review: Amy Adams in a Too-Fragile ‘Glass Menagerie’ by Matt Wolf

In a rare stage outing for the actor, in London, she plays the central character in Tennessee Williams’s play as more of a fusspot than a harridan.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:06PM
Friday, May 27, 2022

'Henry VIII' review — Tudor history and contemporary gender politics collide by Matt Wolf

Adam Gillen, the National's recent Mozart in Amadeus, plays the much-married English monarch in anarchic Amy Hodge production

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:15PM
Thursday, May 26, 2022

A Theatrical Neophyte With the Know-How of a Pro by Matt Wolf

Jodie Comer, from the TV series “Killing Eve,” makes a thrilling stage debut in “Prima Facie” on London’s West End.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:33AM
Wednesday, May 18, 2022

'The House of Shades' review — a compelling intergenerational drama loses its way by Matt Wolf

Anne-Marie Duff shines in overly sprawling, diffuse play set between 1965 and 2019

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:03AM
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

'Old Friends' in concert was a Stephen Sondheim tribute for the ages by Matt Wolf

Bernadette Peters, Michael Ball, Imelda Staunton and more led a legendary one-off concert in honour of a musical theatre legend

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:38PM
Friday, April 29, 2022

Review: In ‘Jerusalem,’ a Once-in-a-Lifetime Performance, Again by Matt Wolf

Mark Rylance is back in a role that won him a Tony more than a decade ago. But this London production isn’t just coasting on past kudos.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:33PM
Thursday, April 28, 2022

The Carnage of War, in Punchdrunk’s New London Show by Matt Wolf

The immersive theater company’s production invites up to 600 spectators to roam freely around a loose re-creation of the siege of Troy’s aftermath.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:36AM
Monday, April 25, 2022

Marys Seacole, Donmar Warehouse review - frustrating yet unflinching by Matt Wolf

Off Broadway hit builds to a furious climax in London bow Inspiration jostles irritation in Marys Seacole, Jackie Sibblies Drury's Off Broadway hit from 2019 that has arrived at the Donmar …

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:24AM
Thursday, April 21, 2022

'Bonnie and Clyde' review — a cartoonish take on a killer couple by Matt Wolf

Francis Mayli McCann is the reason for being of this London musical engagement, following its concert debut on the West End in January

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 01:04PM
Sunday, April 17, 2022

'Scandaltown' review — clever Restoration comedy quickly wears thin by Matt Wolf

Mike Bartlett opens his third London play in quick succession, this one starring Rachael Stirling

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:45AM
Thursday, April 14, 2022

Trump and Moses: American Power Brokers on London Stages by Matt Wolf

In new works by English playwrights, the 45th U.S. president plots to become the 47th, and the New York urban planner Robert Moses loses his mind.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:54AM
Friday, April 8, 2022

'The Fever Syndrome' review — an overwritten yet vivid family drama by Matt Wolf

Robert Lindsay and Lisa Dillon in inter-generational family drama set in Manhattan.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 10:06AM

Anyone Can Whistle, Southwark Playhouse review - full-on bonkers by Matt Wolf

Niche Sondheim gets an, um, no-trumpets-barred revival Musicals don't get madder than Anyone Can Whistle, the 1964 Broadway flop from onetime West Side Story and Gypsy collaborators Stephen…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:06AM
Monday, April 4, 2022

'To Kill a Mockingbird' review: Rafe Spall shines in Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation by Matt Wolf

Rafe Spall and David Moorst headline London version of Broadway smash, alongside Tony winner Jim Norton as the Judge.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:51PM
Monday, March 28, 2022

'Clybourne Park' review — Bruce Norris's Pulitzer-winning play combines smarts and savagery by Matt Wolf

Imogen Stubbs and Richard Lintern excel in revival of Bruce Norris scorcher

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 05:53AM
Thursday, March 17, 2022

Stars Battle It Out on London Stages by Matt Wolf

In West End productions, Jonathan Bailey and Taron Egerton play a fighting couple, and Kit Harington from “Game of Thrones” plays the warrior king in “Henry V.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AM
Thursday, March 10, 2022

'Maria Friedman and Friends — Legacy' review — a soul-stirring concert commemorates musical theatre titans by Matt Wolf

Maria Friedman is back, this time with a concert show that includes her gifted young son, Alfie

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 01:13PM
Tuesday, March 8, 2022

'Bloody Difficult Women' review — Brexit politics take centre stage by Matt Wolf

Jessica Turner is excellent as Theresa May in critic-turned-playwright Tim Walker's look at the run-up to Brexit.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:22PM
Friday, March 4, 2022

'The Merchant of Venice' review — Shakespeare's comedy possesses a new and recharged ruthlessness by Matt Wolf

Moral depravity looms large in exciting, heavily cut take on Shakespeare's eternally vexed 'comedy'

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 05:46AM
Thursday, March 3, 2022

'The Woods' review — David Mamet's play returns as a sluggish battle of the sexes by Matt Wolf

Francesca Carpanini inherits a role once played by Patti LuPone in interminable two-hander, first seen in 1977

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:10PM
Friday, February 25, 2022

Review: Conversation and Conflict, as Warhol Meets Basquiat by Matt Wolf

Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope give memorable performances as the odd couple artists in Anthony McCarten’s new play, “The Collaboration.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:48AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre