Thursday, August 10, 2023
★★★★☆ 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 09:54PMWednesday, July 19, 2023
Two 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 10:53AMSunday, July 9, 2023
The 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 11:00AMWednesday, May 10, 2023
★★★★☆ 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 11:20AMSunday, March 26, 2023
★★★★★ 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 08:54PMThursday, March 16, 2023
★★★★★ 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 09:55PMThursday, December 15, 2022
★★★☆☆ 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 07:42AMSunday, December 11, 2022
★★★★★ 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 09:53PMThursday, December 8, 2022
★★★★★ 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 10:23PMThursday, November 10, 2022
★★★★★ 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 09:53PMSunday, November 6, 2022
★★★☆☆ 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 06:00AMFriday, November 4, 2022
★★★★☆ 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 01:26PMWednesday, September 14, 2022
★★★★★ 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 12:35PMSunday, September 4, 2022
★★☆☆☆ 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 09:59AMSunday, August 21, 2022
★★★★★ 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 08:53PMFriday, July 29, 2022
★★★☆☆ 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 07:57AMMonday, July 25, 2022
★☆☆☆☆ 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 09:44AMTuesday, June 21, 2022
A 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 10:37AMTuesday, May 3, 2022
★★★★★ 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 10:10AMSaturday, April 30, 2022
★★★☆☆ 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 10:00AMTuesday, April 26, 2022
★★★★☆ 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 09:51PMMonday, April 25, 2022
★★★★★ 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 09:54PMSunday, April 24, 2022
★★☆☆☆ 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 09:53PMMonday, April 4, 2022
★★★★☆ 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 09:55PMSunday, October 31, 2021
★★★☆☆ 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 07:09PMSaturday, October 2, 2021
★★★★☆ 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 05:00PMMonday, August 23, 2021
★★☆☆☆ 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 12:00PMSunday, August 1, 2021
★★★★★ 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 08:41PMThursday, April 8, 2021
★★★★☆ 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 07:59PMMonday, March 22, 2021
★★★☆☆ 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 07:58PMSaturday, January 2, 2021
★★★★☆ 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…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:26AM 
