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Thursday, October 18, 2018

The Lifespan of a Fact review – Daniel Radcliffe's patchy return to Broadway by Alexis Soloski

Studio 54, New YorkAn intriguing premise and a confident assemblage of ideas fall apart onstage despite a trio of strong performancesFact: Lifespan of a Fact is one of the three best new pla…

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15 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend by Alexis Soloski

Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Review: O, for a Muse of Fire, or a Comptroller, to Save ‘Popcorn Falls’ by Alexis Soloski

Armed with money for a theater (which doesn’t exist) to save his town, a mayor tries his hand at playwriting in this two-actor, multicharacter comedy.

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Encounters: Mercedes Ruehl Takes Weekly Strolls With Her Acting Students by Alexis Soloski

The actress, who stars in the Broadway revival of “Torch Song,” is an acting teacher and mentor.

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She’s 17, Sardonic and Ready to Sing in ‘Beetlejuice’ by Alexis Soloski

Condescend at your own risk to Sophia Anne Caruso, the go-to girl for adventurous stage roles. “Even from a young age,” she says, “I had very finicky taste.”

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Critic’s Pick: Review: ‘Rags Parkland’ Plays the Interplanetary Homesick Blues by Alexis Soloski

A folk concert provides the scaffolding for this stealthily moving sci-fi musical.

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Tom Stoppard, Always Tackling ‘The Hard Problem’ by Alexis Soloski

Can a drama about the nature of consciousness be emotional, too? For its latest production, he’s tinkered with the script to firmly answer yes.

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Thursday, October 4, 2018

Review: In This Entertaining ‘Bacchae,’ Dionysus Is a Nasty Woman by Alexis Soloski

Anne Bogart directs a flashy production that puts ancient anxieties about women and power front and center.

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Monday, September 24, 2018

The First Annual Trump Family Special review – outrageous musical can't outdo Donald by Alexis Soloski

Triad theater, New YorkThis musical parody stars Gina Gershon as Melania and is stuffed with unsubtle humour, but no parody is as shocking as the president himselfDemocracy in shambles? Why …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PM
Friday, September 14, 2018

A Word With: Why William Jackson Harper of ‘The Good Place’ Can’t Quit the Theater by Alexis Soloski

Mr. Harper, best known for his sitcom role, is making his debut as a playwright.

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Thursday, September 13, 2018

Review: In ‘The Naturalists,’ a Farm and a Family Evolve by Alexis Soloski

Fine performances elevate Jaki McCarrick’s slow-paced Irish drama, which owes a big debt to Chekhov and O’Casey.

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Friday, September 7, 2018

Review: Nature and Song Bring Electricity to ‘Gospel at Colonus’ by Alexis Soloski

With its focus on exiles finding protection and outcasts earning redemption, this revival of the 1983 production feels more timely than ever.

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Thursday, September 6, 2018

Review: In ‘Private Peaceful,’ a Night of Memories and a Death at Dawn by Alexis Soloski

A solo show about a World War I soldier counting down the hours to his execution for cowardice.

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16 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend by Alexis Soloski

Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Their Latest Risk: Household Objects Playing Shakespeare by Alexis Soloski

For more than 30 years, the British troupe Forced Entertainment has been challenging audiences to imagine bigger. And sit longer.

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Monday, September 3, 2018

socializing with: George Salazar, a ‘Be More Chill’ Star, Heats Up Online by Alexis Soloski

How did an Off Broadway actor wrangle so many followers on Instagram? He hid in the bathroom.

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Thursday, August 30, 2018

8 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend by Alexis Soloski

Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.

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Thursday, August 16, 2018

Pretty Woman review – Broadway romcom transfer is a tasteless disaster by Alexis Soloski

Nederlander Theater, New YorkThe dated gender politics of the Julia Roberts hit fail to receive an upgrade in a shallow musical that falls apart on stageTuneful, schlocky, and deeply offensi…

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Monday, August 13, 2018

He Used to Move Pianos. Now He Moves Audiences. by Alexis Soloski

Stephen Payne, a longtime understudy, gets his first Broadway starring role in “Straight White Men.”

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Monday, August 6, 2018

Review: Whimsy, Horror and Missing Bones in ‘Hunter John and Jane’ by Alexis Soloski

Two lost souls (one literally back from the afterlife) meet in a gritty city park in Amina Henry’s overstuffed but empathetic play.

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Friday, August 3, 2018

Learning Lines. And Crossing Them. by Alexis Soloski

A brief (recent) history of plays, films and TV shows exploring the fraught, sometimes predatory relationship between directors and their charges.

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Thursday, August 2, 2018

Review: Mike Birbiglia Has a ‘New One.’ It’s Funny Until It Isn’t. by Alexis Soloski

Mr. Birbiglia’s solo show about becoming a father is at first excruciatingly funny and then just kind of excruciating.

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6 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend by Alexis Soloski

Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.

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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Homeland's Mandy Patinkin: ‘Reality, for me? Not so good’ by Alexis Soloski

The outspoken star, who has recorded a ‘prayer for peace’, gives a few clues about how the show might end – and says why he’s more comfortable with fantasy than the real world“Let�…

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Thursday, July 26, 2018

Head Over Heels review – Go-Go's jukebox musical packs a power-pop punch by Alexis Soloski

Hudson Theatre, New YorkA zippy, frothy combination of songs from the Go-Go’s and a bawdy Shakespearean comedy plot delivers goofy, if forgettable, funJust your everyday genderqueer pastor…

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Monday, July 23, 2018

Straight White Men review – Armie Hammer skewers male privilege in dark comedy by Alexis Soloski

Hayes Theater, New YorkA subversive look at masculinity boasts canny, self-aware performances and a shrewd dissection of gender rolesAt the end of the pre-show announcement for the Broadway …

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Monday, July 16, 2018

Review: ‘Fire in Dreamland’ Is a Parable of Love and Licorice by Alexis Soloski

Rinne Groff’s new play, at the Public Theater, brings arguments about art and relationships to Coney Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Review: A Stranger, Sexier Version of ‘Peter Pan’? It’s Leonard Bernstein’s. by Alexis Soloski

In this production of J.M. Barrie’s 1904 play, Bernstein’s neglected score brings out the characters’ melancholic desires.

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Thursday, July 12, 2018

12 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend by Alexis Soloski

Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.

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Review: ‘Gone Missing,’ Now a Poignant Reminder of a Career Cut Short by Alexis Soloski

The death of the show’s composer, Michael Friedman, makes this musical about loss an accidental and indispensable elegy.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Review: Mummenschanz Offers Wonder, and a Grumpy Trash Bag by Alexis Soloski

This Swiss mime troupe’s show “you & me” is like the Muppets, but heavily influenced by French surrealism and a few psychotropics.

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All that Chat

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 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic