Tuesday, May 1, 2018
SpongeBob, Mean Girls and Harry Potter lead the way after a record-breaking year but are the big-budget productions hampering original alternatives?A humble sponge is feeling pretty good rig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMFriday, April 27, 2018
The production of this history play, by the Public Theater’s Mobile Unit, is a provocative choice in a volatile political moment.
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Bernard B Jacobs Theater, New YorkThe Oscar-winner takes lead duties in a revival of Eugene O’Neill’s epic downer and while his star power is as bright as ever, the production has proble…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48PMMonday, April 23, 2018
In his solo show, Paterson Joseph plays an 18th-century gentleman said to have been the first black Briton to vote.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:48AMSunday, April 22, 2018
Lyric Theater, New YorkJK Rowling’s wildly popular stage show has been brought to life again with audacious production design and crowd-pleasing wonderAnyone who tells you that adolescence…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12PMThursday, April 19, 2018
Vivian Beaumont Theater, New YorkLauren Ambrose and Harry Hadden-Paton deliver standout performances in a crowd-pleasing new production of the classic taleA splendiferous layer cake with a b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33PMWednesday, April 18, 2018
Florida students began rehearsing “Spring Awakening” before the Feb. 14 shooting at their high school. They wanted to keep going. The show’s original cast came to support them.
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In “Saint Joan,” Condola Rashad tackles a classic role. But she’s interested in the woman, not the symbol.
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Monday, April 9, 2018
Harry Connick Jr. is the star attraction in a jaunty if unremarkable musical adaptation of the Oscar-winning film.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:55PMSunday, April 8, 2018
August Wilson theatre, New YorkThe stage adaptation of the hit teen film is a jubilant watch but the songs aren’t quite as catchy as they should be and there’s a mean streak missingMean …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PMWednesday, April 4, 2018
He’s gotten great reviews as the comic center of Tom Stoppard’s “Travesties.” So why is he worried about his lines, his future and the little finger on his left hand?
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Golden theatre, New York Edward Albee’s psychodrama spells out the crueller fortunes of life for three ages of the same woman, leavened with some comic sympathyExistential dread comes very…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMThursday, March 29, 2018
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
A stripped-down version of George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 drama, which is just fine without the music that “My Fair Lady” had.
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Hayes Theater, New YorkA stylish production of Kenneth Lonergan’s 2001 play is brimming with smart dialogue and fine performances Lobby Hero is a play about the way we justify ourselves to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PMThursday, March 22, 2018
St James Theatre, New YorkA likable transfer for the animated phenomenon will please fans but an extended running time highlights a thin plotWant to know the real star of Frozen? That would …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00PMWednesday, March 21, 2018
At this encounter group, the porn addict to your right or left may be an actor. If only the show’s creators had more self-control.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:20AMMonday, March 19, 2018
In this spry and winning show, a Canadian playwright links the story of her great-grandparents to the refugee crisis of the present.
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It’s the grand slam – an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony – and Robert Lopez has done it twice. The EGOT champ and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, his wife and co-composer, talk about penning …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AMThursday, March 15, 2018
Marquis Theatre, New YorkAn island-based assembly of the hit-maker’s most loved tracks is an undemanding watch that could have benefited from more nuanceEscape to Margaritaville, the Jimmy…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00PMBrian Dykstra’s play about a student’s activist artwork lacks the kind of focus that teenagers around the country are bringing to issues like gun control.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:26PMTuesday, March 13, 2018
Tina Fey’s hit teen comedy heads to the stage after a trial run in Washington and a first night of previews suggests fans will be happyIt was a Monday. So no one wore pink. Mean Girls, bas…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:26AMFriday, March 9, 2018
NBC’s “Rise,” isn’t “Glee” and it isn’t “Fame.” “The mantra is to always keep it as realistic and honest as possible,” said its showrunner, Jason Katims.
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Pershing Square Signature Center, New YorkThe actor stars in an intimately staged yet strangely old-fashioned rendition of the Tony award-winning writer’s playGood for Otto, David Rabe’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00PMThe British actor, a star of “Downton Abbey” who will appear in “My Fair Lady” on Broadway, seeks a taste of home in the West Village.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:00PMThis ragged “Orange Is the New Black” parody is set in an all-female animal shelter where dogs and cats don’t get along. How will Pipsy survive?
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