Thursday, 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 08:00PMTuesday, October 15, 2019
For all its wit, structural sophistication, and still-resonant political punch, 'Soft Power' is probably still too weird and freethinking to convert the masses.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00PMThursday, October 10, 2019
A story of one man's toxic masculinity and the humiliating wake-up call he needed.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00PMMonday, October 7, 2019
At times it's overwritten, easily distracted and a bit glib, but for what he manages to do, Jeremy O. Harris deserves a standing ovation.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:53AMTuesday, September 24, 2019
Despite the fact that it keeps you guessing as to what s real or not, this play fails to achieve any dramatic intrigue.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 10:12PMTuesday, September 17, 2019
Tears spring to eyes, pauses drag too long, recalling a limp episode of couples therapy.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:30AMTuesday, September 3, 2019
From the Broadway run of Jeremy O. Harris’ 'Slave Play' to a musical set to Alanis Morissette songs, here's what you should be getting tickets for this fall.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:00PMMonday, August 12, 2019
This jukebox musical's title may imply speed and drama, but that's exactly what's lacking in 'Bat Out of Hell.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:15AMThursday, August 8, 2019
The two actors put the world of grief on delicate display in transferring 'Sea Wall/A Life' to Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PMMonday, August 5, 2019
Remixed and retooled for Broadway, it turns out 'Moulin Rouge!' has some relevance left after all.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:21PMWednesday, July 10, 2019
The production deploys a silent film aesthetic and runs July 17–20.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:41PMThursday, June 20, 2019
April Matthis is magic as Toni Stone, the first woman to play professional baseball.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:42PMMonday, June 17, 2019
In 'A Strange Loop,' identity crisis drives a dense, whirling vortex of satire and self-discovery to dazzling effect.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PMSunday, June 16, 2019
Indie-pop luminary Regina Spektor is preparing for her debut on the Great White Way.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:30AMThursday, June 13, 2019
Despite the serious talent arrayed on both sides of the footlights, one longs for a taste of the mystical rapture the characters seem to be feeling on stage.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PMAlthough it drags a bit, this piece about Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher boasts humor, excellent acting and staging, and some impressive wigs.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 12:36AMTuesday, June 11, 2019
Shakespeare in the Park delivers the freshest and funniest 'Much Ado About Nothing' you've seen yet.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00PMThursday, June 6, 2019
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Historically, Tony voters reward stars, snobby hits and anything that opened in the spring. What will that mean for this year's unconventional contenders? Here are our predictions.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00AMThursday, May 30, 2019
More than 30 years after its debut, a Broadway revival shows the sexual politics of Terrence McNally's Reagan-era romance to be just as relevant today.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PMMonday, May 20, 2019
Seeing young women commandeer the weird energy of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' you realize: gee, these characters seem really insecure about their masculinity.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:52AMSunday, May 19, 2019
In his new lyrical chorus, 'Octet,' Dave Malloy probes the inner lives of eight online addicts who meet in a church basement for a program where they find comfort in each other’s stories.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PMThursday, May 16, 2019
Jesse Eisenberg’s slow-boiling new work layers cringe comedy with moments of pathos.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 09:06PMMonday, May 13, 2019
A revival of 'Curse of the Starving Class' at the Signature Theatre highlights both the punk rock spirit and dated nature of Sam Shepard's work.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00PMMonday, April 29, 2019
Although the piece runs runs a bit long, talented actors and a savvy director get you to care about a clan of cold-blooded capitalists.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:48PMIt may not be Shakespeare, but this is a savvy and fiercely acted modern revival of John Webster s revenge tragedy.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:48PMBetween Sam Gold s staging and Glenda Jackson s performance, this production unfortunately falls flat.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:48PMLucas Hnath s fictionalized account of behind-the-scenes maneuvering during the 2008 presidential campaign is tightly written, but it pulls too many punches.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:48PMArthur Miller s play about risking lives in exchange for corporate profiteering has not lost its relevance.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:48PMWednesday, April 24, 2019
'Ink' focuses on the early days of 'The Sun,' before Murdoch's global news empire profoundly shaped—and coarsened—the world we live in.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PMMonday, April 22, 2019
In Taylor Mac's new play, an updated take on 'Titus Andronicus,' Nathan Lane plays a street clown who survived the hangman and one day dreams of being called a fool.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:18AM 
