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★★★★☆ When a master playwright takes on the mystery of sight (in its many senses), it pays to listen. The post Molly Sweeney: An Ideal Cast Adds Insight and Int…
★★★☆☆ Playwright/performer NSangou Njikam, accompanied by some gifted colleagues, gets to the heart of hip-hop culture. The post Syncing Ink: A Crack Ensemble R…
★★★☆☆ Absurdism triumphs in this crazy combo meal of modern dating mores plus culinary pretention. The post Staff Meal: Chef's Kiss for a Kooky Pastiche appeare…
★★★☆☆ All the fixings " including some snazzy sets and standout stars " don't suffice to hoist this musical into the top rank. The post The Great Gatsby: All …
MasterVoices revives their 2010 concert staging of this opera version of the Steinbeck novel The post The Grapes of Wrath: Ricky Ian Gordon's Opera Deserves a Real Run appeared first on Ne…
★★★★★ There's no way to sugarcoat Thomas Jefferson's abuse of Sally Hemings, but Lori-Parks whips up an entertaining gloss. The post Sally & Tom: The Oddest…
★★☆☆☆ Daubed with broad strokes, this sweeping bio-musical proves at once arty and inept. The post Lempicka: A Paint-by-Numbers Old-School Musical appeared firs…
★★★★☆ "Loss is fast, and grief is slow…. At the grief hotel, you get to stop time." The post Grief Hotel: A Bizarre Business Plan That Doubles as a Clever Lei…
★★★★☆ Brian Friel's early character study " an exercise in ego vs. id " proves surprisingly timely and compelling. The post Philadelphia, Here I Come: Two Aces…
★★★★☆ This "circus musical" occupies an impressively big tent, probing the power dynamics that affect the human animal. The post Water for Elephants: A Thrillin…
★★★☆☆ Cecily Strong does her utmost as a spinster (yes, the dated epithet is apt) desperate to find a mate at all costs. The post Brooklyn Laundry: Management N…
★★★☆☆ A shy courage infuses this recessive exercise in responding to emotional trauma. The post I Love You So Much I Could Die: A Relatable Palliative appeared …
★★☆☆☆ Eddie Izzard's formidable talent is spread a bit thin in this daunting abridgment of Shakespeare's masterwork. The post Hamlet: A Tour de Force That Fails…
★★☆☆☆ Poke a troll and you might discover its soft underbelly. The post Russian Troll Farm: The Hijinks Are Far from Hilarious appeared first on New York Stage…
★★★★☆ Gabby Beans portrays a writer-in-training at three distinct junctures in her life, slightly jumbled to fascinating effect. The post Jonah: Three Ages of W…
★★☆☆☆ Brian Friel's Ballybeg aristos face reduced circumstances, with varying degrees of grace (and varying degrees of acting skill). The post Aristocrats: Bria…
★★★☆☆ The book could use a some beefing up, but the music is a treat " an extraordinary experience in so intimate a space. The post Buena Vista Social Club: Go …
★★★★☆ With a bold, groundbreaking documentary as inspiration, this brave new musical delivers depth and delight. The post How to Dance in Ohio: Exuberance Trium…
★★★★☆ The travails of a born outsider, coping with inconceivable hardships in the South Africa of four decades ago, tragically resonates to this day. The post L…
★★★★☆ A crack cast reinvigorates Eric Idle's irreverent slice of highly improbable history. The post Spamalot: Spamalot: Trumpeting the Return of a Raunchy Musi…
★★★★☆ A singing sextet in pre-WWII Berlin wows the cabaret crowd " but proves powerless against the Gestapo The post Harmony: Superb Singing Marks Barry Manilow…
★★★★☆ Nathan Lane hosted an evanescent revival of his too rarely seen collaboration with Stephen Sondheim. The post The Frogs: They're Back and Bouncier Than Ev…
★★★☆☆ With additions from the Rodgers & Hart songbook, this updated interpretation is juicy if not entirely cohesive The post Pal Joey: At City Center, Puri…
★★★☆☆ Each recovery story is unique, but this one proves overly schematic. The post Dig: Theresa Rebeck could delve a bit deeper appeared first on New York Stag…
★★★★☆ A clever script and a versatile cast transform a horror classic into pure fun and games The post Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Tickles Ingeniously appeared…
★★★★☆ Bloom is back, spilling and spewing her neuroses and obsessions " wittily. The post Death, Let Me Do My Show: Rachel Bloom picks up the pieces post-Covid…
★★★☆☆ Sometimes a supposed tribute is an ill-camouflaged insult. Brittany Spears gets lionized in this femmage; Betty Friedan, not so much. The post Once Upon a…
★★★★☆ Family dynamics get a tragicomic treatment in this tale of three virtual orphans surviving precariously in contemporary London. The post Cassie and the Li…
★★★★★ With surgical precision and abundant sympathy, Branden Jacob-Jenkins dissects the Class of 2002. The post The Comeuppance: A High-School Reunion Prompts S…
★★★★☆ A cuddly Fagin? Raúl Esparza pulls off an improbable transmogrification in this Encores! staging The post Oliver!: A Problematic Classic Benefits From …
★★★★☆ Not every woman wants " or needs " a makeover, but plenty of women enjoy initiating them. Toxic or benevolent? You get to decide. The post Summer, 1976: A…
★★★★☆ Fledgling playwright Julia Izumi works out Tolstoy's dictum about families unhappy and otherwise in this loopy portrait of three adult Asian adoptees. The…
★★★★☆ Chaucer's outspoken, sex-positive "Wife of Bath," as updated by Zadie Smith, has some insights to share, along with a remedial agenda. The post The Wife o…
★★★☆☆ Suzan-Lori Parks musicalizes the 1972 film with a skilled cast and crew but sugarcoats the original's gritty realism The post The Harder They Come: Crime …
★★★★☆ A trio of differently abled performers embody Ryan J. Haddad's rollicking collection of real-life tales. The post Dark Disabled Stories: Bodily Challenges…
★★★★☆ With this, her first produced work, Nottage tossed out the rulebook for "well-made" plays and came up with a doozy. The post Crumbs from the Table of Joy:…
★★☆☆☆ Anyone who attempts to tread in Wilde's footsteps had better be devilishly adroit " sadly not the case in this clumsy exercise. The post The Rewards of Be…
★★★★★ Alexander Zeldin's "you-are-there" study of a London housing shelter delivers edge-of-the-seat impact The post Love: This Is No Place Like Home appeared f…
★★★☆☆ Hovering midway between parody and homage, this modernist rendering of a justifiable classic proves neither illuminating nor much fun. The post The Seagul…
★★★★★ Finally, a kiddie show with an on-point message, snazzily presented. The post Hip Hop Cinderella: A Clever Update Leaps Far into the Future appeared first…
★★★☆☆ Maybe take a step back if your babysitter offers to "co-parent"? A cautionary tale from the mommy-wars front. The post Lucy: Devil Child or Target of a De…
Alt-darling Justin Vivian Bond celebrates the true spirit of the season. The post Oh Mary, It's Christmas!: Justin Vivian Bond brings joy to Joe's Pub appeared first on New York Stage Review.
★★★★★ With words and gestures alone, Eddie Izzard recreates Dickens' beloved bildungsroman. The post Eddie Izzard Performing Charles Dickens' Great Expectations…
★★★★☆ What with all the treacle on offer this month, you may savor something a little more spicy. The post Bridget Everett & The Tender Moments: Boldly O'er…
★★★★★ Traversing the entire Black experience in the U.S., "Mo'" is a bumpy ride " one you don't want to miss. The post Ain't No Mo': Three Centuries of Oppressi…
★★★★☆ The inventive, nonexploitative circus flies high in this, its 45th embodiment. The post Big Apple Circus: It's Back and Buoyant, with a Message appeared f…
★★☆☆☆ The entire Judeo-Christian creation myth, wrapped in one woman's very trying week. The post The Gett: The Epic Story of Creation, Cut Down to Human Size a…
★★★☆☆ A rare opportunity to hang out with London's witty literary crowd, circa 1770. The post Boswell: History Comes to Life, Juicily, in This Clever Bio-Play …
★★★★★ The last chapter in a young girl's abbreviated life proves heartwarmingly hilarious The post Kimberly Akimbo: A Doomed Teen Valiantly Seizes the Day appea…
★★☆☆☆ Unimaginatively script aside, this rehashed fairy tale features some spectacular dancing. The post Only Gold: At Least the Dancing Shines appeared first …
