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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Review: Roller Disco the Musical! by Sandy MacDonald

This musical based on the silly 1979 film fails to capture the fun of the era.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:58PM
Sunday, June 10, 2012

Review: The Lathe of Heaven by Sandy MacDonald

This striking adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin's complex sci-fi novel unfolds with admirable simplicity.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:01PM
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Review: Revisiting Wildfire by Sandy MacDonald

Lynne Winsterstellar and Nancy Johnston give deft performances in Kari Floren's dramedy about two long-time friends.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, May 20, 2012

Review: She's of a Certain Age by Sandy MacDonald

Susan Charlotte's play about two old friends is too full of dramatic gimmickry.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:59PM
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Review: Take What Is Yours by Sandy MacDonald

This brilliant docudrama revisits the struggle for women's voting rights.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, April 29, 2012

Review: Eavesdropping on Dreams by Sandy MacDonald

Rivka Bekerman-Greenberg's play about a Holocaust survivor and her family is well acted, but feels more like a case study than a full-bodied drama.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:59PM
Monday, April 23, 2012

Review: The City Club by Sandy MacDonald

This new musical set in a jazz club is sunk by its witless, unoriginal script.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:58PM
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Review: Three Sisters by Sandy MacDonald

The Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg offers a well-acted but inertly staged production of Anton Chekhov's classic drama at BAM.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:30PM
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Review: The Morini Strad by Sandy MacDonald

Mary Beth Peil is excellent as an aging violinist in Willy Holtzman's note-perfect play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, April 1, 2012

Review: Obama 44 by Sandy MacDonald

Mario Fratti's mystery about the death of a sexually adventurous Democratic fundraiser is ploddingly plotted.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, March 11, 2012

Review: The Maria Project by Sandy MacDonald

Marcella Goheen's solo docudrama about her family's history is remarkably self-indulgent.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:59PM
Thursday, March 8, 2012

Review: Thirds by Sandy MacDonald

Jacob Appel's play about three squabbling siblings is too predictable and belabored.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Review: Seth Rudetsky's Disaster! by Sandy MacDonald

This musical spoof of 1970s "disaster" movies is downright hilarious.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Review: Menders by Sandy MacDonald

Erin Browne's fantasy tale set in the future is too simplistic to fully care about.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Review: The London Merchant by Sandy MacDonald

Patrick Woodall and Jessica Myhr give adroit performances in this 18th-century play about a young apprentice who falls for a manipulative courtesan.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:58PM
Thursday, January 5, 2012

Review: How the World Began by Sandy MacDonald

Catherine Treischmann's intriguing play pits a Kansas teenager against his teacher.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Review: Farm Boy by Sandy MacDonald

This modest sequel to Michael Morpurgo's runaway hit War Horse is an all-too-predictable tale.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:59PM
Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Review: Post Office by Sandy MacDonald

David Jenkins' homey play about life in a small Illinois town packs both surprising depth and humor.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Review: Captors by Sandy MacDonald

Michael Cristofer gives a riveting performance in Evan Weiner's too-predictable play about the capture of Adolf Eichmann.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Review: Shanghai Lil's by Sandy MacDonald

Jaygee Macapugay delivers a charismatic performance in Pan Asian Repertory's revival of this otherwise middling tuner.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Review: The Sugar House at the Edge of the Wilderness by Sandy MacDonald

Carla Ching's excellent new play is an update on Hansel and Gretel.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Review: Iron Curtain by Sandy MacDonald

Prospect Theater Company revives this hilarious musical about two song-and-dance men conscripted to Moscow during the Cold War.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:58PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Review: The Blue Flower by Sandy MacDonald

Jim and Ruth Bauer's Weimar-era musical is lush and transporting.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Saturday, November 5, 2011

Review: Dreamless Land by Sandy MacDonald

Julia Jarcho's artily fractured play makes it hard for audiences to connect the narrative dots.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Thursday, October 20, 2011

Review: City of Angels by Sandy MacDonald

The Goodspeed Opera House presents a sumptuous revival of the exceedingly well-conceived Broadway musical by Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman, and David Zippel.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Review: Blame It On Beckett by Sandy MacDonald

John Morgiello's little gem of a comedy focuses on an overloaded theater literary manager and his ambitious acolyte.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Friday, October 7, 2011

Review: Southern Comfort by Sandy MacDonald

This musical about a transgender community in Georgia doesn't do full justice to its innately compelling subject.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Review: Motherhood Out Loud by Sandy MacDonald

This evening of thematically-linked one-act plays, written by authors such as Beth Henley and Theresa Rebeck, is beautifully varied and paced.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Friday, September 30, 2011

Review: The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer by Sandy MacDonald

John Malkovich stars in this oddly conceived piece that combines classical music with the story of a real-life psychopath.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Friday, August 26, 2011

‘Unnecessary Farce’ brings unrelenting laughs by Sandy MacDonald

The Boston Globe review of Cape Playhouse's regional premiere of "Unnecessary Farce" starring Dee Hoty, Michael McGrath, John Scherer, Jennifer Cody, and Jeremy Webb.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:09PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011

‘Unnecessary Farce’ brings unrelenting laughs by Sandy MacDonald

DENNIS - Actors have an edge when it comes to writing for actors: Just ask Molière. Actor/playwright Paul Slade Smith, whose “Unnecessary Farce’’ is enjoying a whip-sm…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:44PM

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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
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
TBA: Titanic
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