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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Twelfth Night: A Rambunctiously Jubilant Fest in Central Park by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Singer-songwriter Shaina Taub shines in this midsummer’s night delight The post Twelfth Night: A Rambunctiously Jubilant Fest in Central Park appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:31PM
Thursday, July 26, 2018

Head Over Heels: A New Musical With Plenty of Surprises by Steven Suskin

★★★ A rollicking Elizabethan musical, with transgender themes and a score, so to speak, by The Go-Go's. The post Head Over Heels: A New Musical With Plenty of Surprises appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM
Thursday, July 19, 2018

Fiddler on the Roof: “If I Were a Rothschild,” in Yiddish by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Fiddler retains full enchantment in Joel Grey's Yiddish-language production The post Fiddler on the Roof: “If I Were a Rothschild,” in Yiddish appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:58PM
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

The Damned: Arms and the Man in the Third Reich by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Ivo van Hove returns to town with a stunning, tour-de-force version of the Visconti film classic The post The Damned: Arms and the Man in the Third Reich appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:39PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018

Mary Page Marlowe: The Six Ages of Woman by Steven Suskin

★★★ Tracy Letts returns with an intriguing notion for a play, perhaps too streamlined for coherence The post Mary Page Marlowe: The Six Ages of Woman appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Carmen Jones: Dat’s Love, Dynamite on 13th Street by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ A rip-roaring reimagining of Hammerstein’s reimagining of Bizet’s Carmen The post Carmen Jones: Dat’s Love, Dynamite on 13th Street appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:31PM

Girls & Boys: Carey Mulligan Astounds in Searing One-Person Play by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Dennis Kelly’s new play exceeds expectations, bolstered by a bravura performance by Carey Mulligan The post Girls & Boys: Carey Mulligan Astounds in Searing One-Person Pl…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM
Thursday, June 21, 2018

Skintight: Beauty Is Fleeting, with Belly Laughs by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Playwright Joshua Harmon returns with his fourth consecutive rewarding comedy The post Skintight: Beauty Is Fleeting, with Belly Laughs appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:31PM

Conflict: Another Impeccable Lost-but-Worthy Play at the Mint by Steven Suskin

★★★ This 1925 politics-and-romance play by a screenwriter and character actor is well revived, if unimportant The post Conflict: Another Impeccable Lost-but-Worthy Play at the Mint app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Friday, June 8, 2018

The Great Leap: Hoop Dreams, in Beijing and San Francisco by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Lauren Yee scores a three-pointer in her American-Chinese basketball play The post The Great Leap: Hoop Dreams, in Beijing and San Francisco appeared first on New York Stage Rev…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:27PM
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Dan Cody’s Yacht: Early Admissions, Good Intentions by Steven Suskin

★★★ Opportunity and privilege collide in Anthony Giardina’s likably intelligent but not quite convincing play The post Dan Cody’s Yacht: Early Admissions, Good Intentions appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM
Sunday, May 20, 2018

Our Lady of 121st Street: The Case of the Nun’s Missing Corpse by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Pulitzer-winner Stephen Adly Guirgis takes us on a wild ride with rhapsodic crests The post Our Lady of 121st Street: The Case of the Nun’s Missing Corpse appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:29PM
Thursday, May 10, 2018

Me and My Girl: Christian Borle Will Have You Doin’ the Lambeth Walk, Oi! by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Borle Sings & Dances & Clowns as the Boy from Down Lambeth Way The post Me and My Girl: Christian Borle Will Have You Doin’ the Lambeth Walk, Oi! appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:28AM
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Dance Nation: Preteens on A Chorus Line by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Clare Barron forges new ground with her clear-eyed account twelve-year-old girls on the cusp The post Dance Nation: Preteens on A Chorus Line appeared first on New York Stage Re…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:16PM
Thursday, April 26, 2018

The Iceman Cometh: Monumental O’Neill, with Monumental Denzel by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ George C. Wolfe and a sterling cast illuminate long night's journey of pipe dreams lost The post The Iceman Cometh: Monumental O’Neill, with Monumental Denzel appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:30PM
Sunday, April 22, 2018

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Broadway’s Enchanted Kingdom by Steven Suskin

★★★★ J.K. Rowling’s immortal wizard vanquishes Broadway, too The post Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Broadway’s Enchanted Kingdom appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:19PM
Thursday, April 19, 2018

My Fair Lady: Sher’s New Production, Warm and Tender As It Can Be by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Lerner & Loewe’s Masterwork Shines in a Masterful New Production The post My Fair Lady: Sher’s New Production, Warm and Tender As It Can Be appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:45PM
Sunday, April 15, 2018

Mlima’s Tale: A Monumental New Play by Lynn Nottage by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ The Pultizer- and MacArthur-winnging playwright delivers a masterwork about ivory trafficking—and much more. The post Mlima’s Tale: A Monumental New Play by Lynn Nottage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM
Sunday, April 8, 2018

Mean Girls: Tina Fey’s Little Foxes Slay Broadway by Steven Suskin

★★★★ The 2004 movie becomes a crowd-pleasing musical, with help from the wizardly Casey Nicholaw The post Mean Girls: Tina Fey’s Little Foxes Slay Broadway appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:39PM
Thursday, March 29, 2018

Three Tall Women: Glenda Jackson on a Ripping Albee Ride by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Glenda Jackson and Edward Albee combine for a scorching Mother's Day The post Three Tall Women: Glenda Jackson on a Ripping Albee Ride appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:50PM
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Yerma: Anguish in the Rain, Transplanted from Spain by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Billie Piper is astonishing as she recreates her Olivier Award-winning role in Yerma The post Yerma: Anguish in the Rain, Transplanted from Spain appeared first on New York Stag…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:00PM
Sunday, March 25, 2018

Angels in America: A Fantasia for All Seasons by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Tony Kushner's modern classic soars in this new production starring Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM
Thursday, March 22, 2018

Frozen: Animated Blockbuster Turns Icebound by Steven Suskin

★★★ The stage version of Disney's screen blockbuster spends a bit too much time in the deep freeze.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

Grand Hotel: Old Berlin in a Stunning New Staging by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Director-choreographer Josh Rhodes makes his mark with an astonishing Encores production

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:43PM
Sunday, March 18, 2018

Harry Clarke: Billy Crudup as The Bloke from Indiana by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Billy Crudup seduces us as a charming Briton in America—or is he?—in this one-person erotic thriller.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Monday, March 12, 2018

Admissions: Lacerating Privilege, with Laughs by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Joshua Harmon's take on school admissions focuses on race, with a dynamic performance from Jessica Hecht.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM
Saturday, July 29, 2017

Where to Catch Your Favorite Stars Onstage This August by Steven Suskin

Three-time Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh, three-time Tony winner Jason Robert Brown, and more play venues around this city this August.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, July 14, 2017

You Are There: Blackout on Broadway by Steven Suskin

A first-hand account of what happened when the lights went out during the 1977 blackout, 40 years ago, onstage at the Broadhurst Theatre--featuring Robert Preston and Jack Gilford.

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 12:43PM
Tuesday, May 9, 2017

4 Concerts and Cabarets Not to Miss This May by Steven Suskin

From Chita Rivera to Lea Salonga, these May shows tout theatre legends in intimate venues.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM
Thursday, April 6, 2017

Off the Boards: Where to See Your Favorite Stars Away From Broadway by Steven Suskin

From star-packed concerts at Carnegie Hall to intimate theatre talkbacks, find out where you can see Jessie Mueller, Ben Platt, Sutton Foster, and more this April.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, March 3, 2017

Off the Boards: Cabaret Around the City by Steven Suskin

Where to see—and hear—your favorite stars away from Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards