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Sunday, October 2, 2022

Leopoldstadt: Stoppard Examines His Roots, in Extraordinary Fashion   by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ The philosophically loquacious playwright switches gears with a gripping personal chronicle The post Leopoldstadt: Stoppard Examines His Roots, in Extraordinary Fashion   ap…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:52PM
Tuesday, June 7, 2022

The Bedwetter: A Laughing Matter, from Sarah Silverman by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Wickedly funny new musical about a sharp-tongued pre-teen with issues demonstrates growing pains    The post The Bedwetter: A Laughing Matter, from Sarah Silverman appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:52PM
Friday, May 6, 2022

Into the Woods: Sondheim Leads Encores Out of Darkness by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Sarah Bareilles, Neil Patrick Harris, Gavin Creel, and more head the cast of Lear deBessonet’s delightful production The post Into the Woods: Sondheim Leads Encores Out of …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:54PM
Monday, May 2, 2022

A Case for the Existence of God: Compellingly Good, from Samuel D. Hunter by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ David Cromer directs Kyle Beltran and Will Brill in dynamic new American play The post A Case for the Existence of God: Compellingly Good, from Samuel D. Hunter appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:54PM
Thursday, April 28, 2022

From Paris: Tartuffe Stripped Bare (Literally) by Ivo van Hove by Steven Suskin

The Comédie-Française presents a stunningly vibrant new/old version of the classic comedy The post From Paris: Tartuffe Stripped Bare (Literally) by Ivo van Hove appeared first on New York…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:31PM
Wednesday, April 27, 2022

John Pizzarelli: Songs of Stage and Screen, at the Carlyle by Steven Suskin

The jazz great and his guitar make a most welcome return to New York's most celebrated nightclub The post John Pizzarelli: Songs of Stage and Screen, at the Carlyle appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:49PM
Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Suffs: New Musical Wins by a Landslide by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Shaina Taub writes and stars in an exciting new musical saluting a band of forgotten but exceptional American heroes The post Suffs: New Musical Wins by a Landslide appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:25PM
Thursday, March 24, 2022

To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim by Steven Suskin

A personal salute to the Master, exceptionally performed The post To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:42PM
Monday, March 21, 2022

At the Wedding: Of Canapés and Cannibals by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Nuptials upended by hilarity in Bryn Turner play at Lincoln Center Theater The post At the Wedding: Of Canapés and Cannibals appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM
Friday, March 11, 2022

Anyone Can Whistle: Famously Troubled Musical, Flaws Magnified by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Santino Fontana and Elizabeth Stanley shine in an under-rehearsed semi-staging of the Sondheim-Laurents not-quite-masterwork The post Anyone Can Whistle: Famously Troubled Mu…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:23AM
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

The Daughter-in-Law: Sons and Lovers and Clinging Mums by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ The Mint returns with D.H. Lawrence’s posthumously unearthed “problem play” The post The Daughter-in-Law: Sons and Lovers and Clinging Mums appeared first on New York S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Thursday, February 3, 2022

The Tap Dance Kid: A Boy and His Tap Shoes by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Fabulous Feet, and a lot of them, at City Center The post The Tap Dance Kid: A Boy and His Tap Shoes appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:46PM
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Clyde’s: Zestfully Tasty New Play from Lynn Nottage, with Cilantro and Dill by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Tasty new play features strong cast conjuring fantastically metaphoric sandwiches The post Clyde’s: Zestfully Tasty New Play from Lynn Nottage, with Cilantro and Dill appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:51PM
Sunday, November 14, 2021

Baby: Charm-filled Maltby-Shire Musical Makes a Welcome Return by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Out of the Box Theatrics offers a diverse and inclusive redraft of the 1983 parenthood musical The post Baby: Charm-filled Maltby-Shire Musical Makes a Welcome Return appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:50PM
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Caroline, or Change: Sharon D Clarke Offers a Bracing Performance in Tesori-Kushner Musical by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ UK-originated revival demonstrates the power and scope of 2004 chamber musical The post Caroline, or Change: Sharon D Clarke Offers a Bracing Performance in Tesori-Kushner M…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:49PM
Sunday, October 17, 2021

American Utopia: David Byrne and His Merry Band Lift Us Back to Our Feet by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Byrne, choreographer Annie-B Parsons, and musicians set St. James rocking The post American Utopia: David Byrne and His Merry Band Lift Us Back to Our Feet appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:50PM
Thursday, October 14, 2021

The Lehman Trilogy: Astonishing Sam Mendes Production Finally Reaches Broadway by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley, and Adrian Lester altogether triumphant as the Brothers Lehman The post The Lehman Trilogy: Astonishing Sam Mendes Production Finally Reache…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:20PM
Sunday, October 3, 2021

Six: Hold on to Your Heads, with Cheers and Huzzahs! by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ The musical juggernaut about displaced royals delivers, with flair, exuberance, and high style The post Six: Hold on to Your Heads, with Cheers and Huzzahs! appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:46PM
Thursday, September 9, 2021

What Happened? The Michaels Abroad: Despair, Dread, Dance, and Lasagna by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Richard Nelson triumphantly completes his Rhinebeck Panorama, with Maryann Plunkett and Jay O. Sanders leading the troupe The post What Happened? The Michaels Abroad: Despai…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:12PM
Monday, August 9, 2021

Merry Wives: Rambunctious Romp from The Public by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Playwright Jocelyn Bioh and director Saheem Ali bring Falstaffian hijinks to Shakespeare in the Park The post Merry Wives: Rambunctious Romp from The Public appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:51PM
Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Putting It Together: Lapine and Sondheim (and Bernadette and Mandy), Via Town Hall by Steven Suskin

A candid discussion about the creation of 'Sunday in the Park with George,' from the creators The post Putting It Together: Lapine and Sondheim (and Bernadette and Mandy), Via Town Hall app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:52PM
Friday, March 19, 2021

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike: Outlandish Comedy Is as Funny as It Gets by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver, and Kristine Nielsen in Christopher Durang's convulsively neo-Chekhovian Disneyish idyll The post Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike: Ou…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:44PM
Monday, March 15, 2021

The Last Five Years: Jason Robert Brown’s Dissection of Marriage, in Song by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Dynamic two-character musical more than retains its power under the spell of Tony-winning director Jason Michael Webb The post The Last Five Years: Jason Robert Brown’s Dis…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:17PM
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Myths and Hymns Chapter 2, Work: A Minor Portion of Guettel’s Major Song Cycle by Steven Suskin

The second installment doesn't have quite the power of the first, nor the likely power of the forthcoming final two chapters The post Myths and Hymns Chapter 2, Work: A Minor Portion of Guet…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:22PM
Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Simply Sondheim: The Master in Revue, Yet Again by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Arlington's Signature Theatre brings us a worthy (if unfocused) evening of Sondheim, headlined by Norm Lewis, Emily Skinner, and Conrad Ricamora The post Simply Sondheim: The…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:20PM
Friday, January 15, 2021

Myths and Hymns Chapter 1, Flight: Adam Guettel and Friends Soar by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ The astonishing song cycle from the “The Light in the Piazza” composer is reconceived for streaming, with exciting results The post Myths and Hymns Chapter 1, Flight: Ad…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:50PM
Thursday, December 10, 2020

An Evening With Audra McDonald: Online Gala Reveals Star in Top Form by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ The exceptional entertainer brings her superb concert act onto your screen The post An Evening With Audra McDonald: Online Gala Reveals Star in Top Form appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:27PM
Wednesday, December 2, 2020

The Prom: Streep and Corden Conquer All, with Sequins by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Ryan Murphy brings the Broadway musical to the screen, with sparkling glitz and plenty of heart The post The Prom: Streep and Corden Conquer All, with Sequins appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:02PM
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Anyone Can Whistle: New (Old) Complete Recording of Iconoclastic Sondheim Masterwork by Steven Suskin

The ill-fated early musical by Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents is extravagantly celebrated, with Julia McKenzie and Maria Friedman in the spotlight The post Anyone Can Whistle: New (Old…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:51PM
Saturday, November 28, 2020

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Jefferson Mays Spellbinding as a One-Man Cast of Fifty by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Theatrical magic works its wonders in this marvelous telling of the time-tested tale of the triumph of humanity over humbug The post Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Jef…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:00PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

What the Constitution Means to Me: Heidi Schreck Tells Us What We Need to Hear by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ The award-winning play is even more relevant today, dangerously so The post What the Constitution Means to Me: Heidi Schreck Tells Us What We Need to Hear appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:14PM

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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