★★★★☆ Behind the scenes of Steven Spielberg's legendary blockbuster, co-authored by (and starring) the son of its most explosive player The post The Shark Is Broken: “Jaws” Sta…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:54PMTwo history-based dramas from The National Theatre: One zings, the other doesn't The post From London: Football, The National Psyche, and Mark Rylance Too appeared first on New York Stage Re…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:53AMThe Stratford Festival does Canada proud with a range of offerings, including wildly innovative approaches to Shakespeare The post From Stratford, Ontario: The Plays – and the People – A…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:00AM★★★★☆ Taylor Mac surprises with an Ibsenesque take on a long-ago plague parallel to our own The post From Boston: Taylor Mac Displays a Soulful Change-of-Pace with Joy and Pandemic…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:20AM★★★★★ Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford, and "Hamilton" creatives elevate a musical classic to unprecedented heights The post Sweeney Todd: God, That’s Great appeared first on New Y…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM★★★★★ Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown examine the historical roots of our national malaise, in this bold, character-driven staging starring Ben Platt The post Parade: An America…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM★★★☆☆ Musicalization of the 1945 holiday classic is easy to swallow, like a good eggnog The post From Connecticut: Christmas in Connecticut, With Tidings of Comfort appeared first…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:42AM★★★★★ A high-octane, audience-pleasing vaudeville, spun out of a cinematic classic, creates a bunch of glittering new stars The post Some Like It Hot: Nobody’s Perfect, But This…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:53PM★★★★★ Audra McDonald brilliantly brings to life a masterful examination of bigotry and violence by a 91-year-old Broadway novice The post Ohio State Murders: Grabbed by the Throat�…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:23PM★★★★★ David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori transform a quirky black comedy into a tuneful affirmation of life and difference The post Kimberly Akimbo: The Sweet Musical Treat W…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:53PM★★★☆☆ Ukrainian artist Igor Golyak plays fast and loose with a classic text, to intriguing if mixed results (with Baryshnikov) The post From Boston: Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard in …
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:00AM★★★★☆ The renovated Huntington reopens with a full-blooded, full-voiced revival of an August Wilson classic The post From Boston: Joe Turner’s Back, Powerful As Ever appeared fi…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:26PM★★★★★ The power of music to empower, powers a rousing theatrical experience The post From Boston: Sing Street Soars appeared first on New York Stage Review.
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:35PM★★☆☆☆ A cinematic salute to an inspiring teacher is musicalized into something less than inspiring The post From Maine: Mr. Holland’s Opus Hits Some Clinkers appeared first on N…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59AM★★★★★ Broadway veterans demonstrate stardom's power to make a Sondheim gem glitter ever more brightly The post From Massachusetts: Celebrate Everything Passing By, With Sondheim ap…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:53PM★★★☆☆ Jerry Lewis's classic 1963 farce, pleasantly musicalized, has its (buck) teeth pulled The post From Maine: The Nutty Professor, Transformed From Wild To Mild appeared first o…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:57AM★☆☆☆☆ A glum expressionistic concert does a classic Frank Loesser score, and the audience, no favors The post From Massachusetts: Most Happy In Concert, Most Dispiriting In Executi…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:44AMA provocative new play, and a grand musical revival, prove that the Pittsfield-based Barrington Stage is alive and well The post From Massachusetts: Barrington Bounces Back with Warhol &…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:37AM★★★★★ The first U.S. regional production reframes Matthew López's Olivier & Tony-winner as an intimate epic The post From Boston: The Inheritance Hands Gay History Over to Reg…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:10AM★★★☆☆ A long, smartly-written dysfunctional-family drama that feels somewhat longer than necessary The post From Boston: Our Daughters Like Pillars Offers Family Friction, Northeas…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00AM★★★★☆ A one-of-a-kind musical creator unravels the very strands of human identity The post A Strange Loop: The I’s Have It in a Remarkable Musical Achievement appeared first on N…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:51PM★★★★★ Thornton Wilder's epic, and epically funny, American classic is reborn in a brilliant new staging The post The Skin of Our Teeth: We Will Survive appeared first on New York S…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:54PM★★☆☆☆ Beanie Feldstein gives us a different take on the long-ago legend, but the rest is the same old fast shuffle The post Funny Girl: Fanny Is Funny But ‘Funny’ Is Flat appea…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:53PM★★★★☆ An entertaining revival of Richard Greenberg's award winner about baseball and identity sacrifices some edge The post Take Me Out: A Solid Three-Bagger appeared first on New…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM★★★☆☆ Susan Hill's cozy ghost story gets a cozy mounting in a cozy pub The post The Woman in Black: A Satisfying Victorian Creepshow appeared first on New York Stage Review.
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:09PM★★★★☆ A gifted dancer-choreographer taps into mood and meaning with a stunning troupe of artists The post From Massachusetts: Ayodele Casel Chasing Magic (And Catching It) appeared…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:00PM★★☆☆☆ Sorry to say, an intriguing true story is fictionalized into something less than intriguing The post From Massachusetts: Sister Sorry, Regrets Only appeared first on New York…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:00PM★★★★★ Shakespeare's all-powerful sorcerer Prospero, driven near-mad, learns the power of redemption on Boston Common The post From Boston: The Tempest, A Perfect Storm and a Perfec…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:41PM★★★★☆ Legendary veteran of Broadway's Golden Age shares his career highs, though not the lows The post John Cullum, An Accidental Star: Stardom No Accident appeared first on New Yo…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:59PM★★★☆☆ Dan Cleary’s salute to post-WWII Americana is sweet, sentimental, safe—and shallow The post Middletown: Those Were the Days? Really? appeared first on New York Stage Revi…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:58PM★★★★☆ The Tik Tok generation cooks up a streaming tribute to a Pixar classic of their youth The post Ratatouille: The Rat In The Hat Strikes Back appeared first on New York Stage R…
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