Thursday, July 2, 2020
Despite the insane popularity of the brand, delivering an equally great small-screen 'Hamilton' was never a slam dunk.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00AMTuesday, June 30, 2020
Fake piety and the stupidity of the rich prove to be as resonant topics now as they where when Molière wrote 'Tartuffe' in 1664.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:22PMWednesday, June 17, 2020
Audra McDonald, Tituss Burgess and LaChanze are among the celebrity presenters slated to appear at the Antonyo Awards, which kicks off its first edition via a livestream.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:00AMFriday, May 29, 2020
'This House,' now streaming via the National Theatre, chronicles the triumphs and failures of the Labor party's time in power from 1974 to 1977, as they struggled to keep the soon-to-be That…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:16PMMonday, May 25, 2020
The loss of incubators for emerging stage talent will be devastating if Off-Off Broadway venues can't be saved.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00AMThursday, May 21, 2020
In this dazzling one-person show, Simon McBurney tells a series of nested stories about a wild ride into the depths of the Amazon.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:09PMWednesday, May 13, 2020
When the text is as good as in Brian Friel’s 'Molly Sweeney,' even actors emoting at their computer screens with blank backdrops can be engaging viewing.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:34PMThursday, April 30, 2020
Playwright Richard Nelson shows how a thoughtful script and superb actors can make for an hour of online drama that is touching, funny, and deeply satisfying in 'What Do We Need to Talk Abou…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:24PMFriday, March 27, 2020
Get comfortable, turn off the lights, use headphones and give the screen the same attention you would 'the real thing.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:37AMFriday, March 20, 2020
After you've finished streaming some favorite musicals or plays from the comfort of your home, consider these ways of supporting out-of-work actors and theaters that have been forced to clos…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:30AMThursday, March 5, 2020
This Bob Dylan jukebox musical is an interesting experiment in historical mood-setting, but it suffers from too many characters and plot lines.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:48PMMonday, March 2, 2020
This spring on and Off Broadway, the best shows are revivals and memory plays, presenting a window into the past—and maybe also the future.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00AMThursday, February 27, 2020
Despite vibrant acting and intimate scenes, the narrative threads sag in the second half of this coming-of-age drama.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 02:24AMMonday, February 10, 2020
Ruth Negga's must-see turn as Hamlet is so fresh, capturing an essential quality of the melancholy Dane that too many others have lacked.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PMThursday, January 30, 2020
Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale face off in a modern rewrite of the Greek tragedy at BAM.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PMTuesday, January 21, 2020
Although it takes place during World War II, the racism at the heart of this revival feels very relevant today.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:48PMSaturday, January 18, 2020
Heroes peered into the murk and found the white gaze staring back at us.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:48PMThursday, January 16, 2020
15 ways to get seats for $40 or less to opera, dance, theatre, music, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:27PMWednesday, January 15, 2020
Despite the talent of Laura Linney, this inert monologue drags.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 09:36PMAn uprising that starts in a small Massachusetts town takes over the country in Richard Maxwell's 'Queens Row.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:06PMThursday, January 9, 2020
Heroes peered into the murk and found the white gaze staring back at us.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 10:36PMMonday, December 16, 2019
Based on John Carney's '80s-set film from 2016, 'Sing Street' makes a leaden, uninspired Off Broadway debut.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PMThursday, December 12, 2019
'The Thin Place' is a welcome appearance of Hnath the creepy fabulist, the haunted magician who revels in the uncanny and liminal.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PMAn obscure German drama about guilt and mob mentality is the latest play to take on the test of filling the Armory's massive space.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:15AMWednesday, December 11, 2019
Stephen Adly Guirgis new work is messy, crude and puts the characters through hell – in all the best ways.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:42PMThursday, December 5, 2019
Diablo Cody weaves the songs of Alanis Morissette's 1990s megahit into jukebox musical that tries to harness the power of its source material.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PMWednesday, November 20, 2019
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Kristin Chenoweth’s combination of sensuality and chastity is in full force.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:06PMThursday, November 7, 2019
Adrienne Warren, playing Tina Turner, is deserving of applause, but the show around her borders on sacrilege of a living goddess.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PMSunday, October 20, 2019
An amalgam of dance, concert and TED Talk, the sweet, quirky piece comes across as David Byrne’s literal brainchild.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PMThursday, October 17, 2019
Mary-Louise Parker plays a solitary Yale fiction professor who develops a relationship with a first year student. But it doesn't lead where you might think.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PM 
