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Saturday, April 27, 2019

Link Link Circus: Isabella Rossellini, Pan the Dog Explain It All by David Finkle

★★★★ The actress-model, seeking a Master's degree in animal behavior, turns it delightful The post Link Link Circus: Isabella Rossellini, Pan the Dog Explain It All a…

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Thursday, April 25, 2019

Beetlejuice: Tim Burton's 1988 Cult Film Kinda Musicalized by David Finkle

★★★ Alex Brightman is the major bright spot in Alex Timber's stage transfer The post Beetlejuice: Tim Burton's 1988 Cult Film Kinda Musicalized appeared first on New York S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:45PM[SHARE]
Monday, April 22, 2019

All My Sons: Arthur Miller's Family-Secrets Tragedy in A-Plus Revival by David Finkle

★★★★★ Annette Bening, Tracy Letts, Benjamin Walker outstanding under Jack O'Brien's direction The post All My Sons: Arthur Miller's Family-Secrets Tragedy in A-…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 21, 2019

Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain: Less Than Instructive by David Finkle

★★ A 1942 World War II pamphlet brought to the stage a bit on the late side The post Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain: Less Than Instructive appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:40PM[SHARE]
Saturday, April 20, 2019

For Hnath, 'Hillary and Clinton' Are a, If Not the, Real Thing by David Finkle

Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgrow cannonade a gratifying 90-minute, intermissionless play. The post For Hnath, 'Hillary and Clinton' Are a, If Not the, Real Thing appeared first on Clyde Fit…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 11:02AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Socrates: Tim Blake Nelson Writes the Hemlock Drinker a Spiffy Toast by David Finkle

★★★★★ Michael Stuhlbarg is back on the boards, as good"or better"than ever The post Socrates: Tim Blake Nelson Writes the Hemlock Drinker a Spiffy Toast appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM[SHARE]
Monday, April 15, 2019

17 Border Crossings: Thaddeus Phillips Journeys With Great Success by David Finkle

★★★★ A unique look at how differently borders are patrolled around the globe, directed by Tatiana Mallarino The post 17 Border Crossings: Thaddeus Phillips Journeys …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 7, 2019

Oklahoma!: It May Not Be Necessary to 21st-Century-Update a Classic by David Finkle

★★★ Daniel Fish directs the Oscar Hammerstein II-Richard Rodgers musical with and without aplomp The post Oklahoma!: It May Not Be Necessary to 21st-Century-Update a Classi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:51PM[SHARE]
Friday, April 5, 2019

Sincerely, Oscar: Great Lyricist Hammerstein II Is Mistreated in a Revue by David Finkle

★ Soprano Doreen Taylor conceives and writes a below-par showcase for herself and Azudi Onyejekwe The post Sincerely, Oscar: Great Lyricist Hammerstein II Is Mistreated in a Revue appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:06PM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 4, 2019

She's Lear, She's Here, Get Used To It by David Finkle

One thing about this obtuse king is undeniably magisterial: a larger-than-life rage. The post She's Lear, She's Here, Get Used To It appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

I Carry Your Heart: A Play About a Transplant And What Else Is Planted by David Finkle

★★★★ Georgette Kelly keenly sees how many hearts are affected after one meaningful operation The post I Carry Your Heart: A Play About a Transplant And What Else Is P…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:30PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 28, 2019

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: Director Shana Cooper's Furious Take by David Finkle

★★★★ An unusually well-spoken, even well-declaimed treatment, choreographed by Erika Chong Shuch The post The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: Director Shana Cooper's Furiou…

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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Ain't No Mo': This In-Yo'-Face Revue Asks If Blacks Should Fly to Africa by David Finkle

★★★★ While examining USA racism playwright-actor Jordan E. Cooper reaps chills, laughs The post Ain't No Mo': This In-Yo'-Face Revue Asks If Blacks Should Fly to Afri…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:50PM[SHARE]
Monday, March 25, 2019

Accidentally Brave: Maddie Corman Bravely Tells Her Startling Story by David Finkle

★★★★ When a "well-known-ish" actress learns her husband's dark secret, she attempts to right her upturned life The post Accidentally Brave: Maddie Corman Bravely Tell…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:30PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

White Noise: Suzan-Lori Parks Offers a Brilliant Approach to Racism by David Finkle

★★★★★ Oskar Eustis neatly helms a work best seen before its heady contents are noised about The post White Noise: Suzan-Lori Parks Offers a Brilliant Approach t…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:50PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Juno and the Paycock: Sean O'Casey's Tragedy In Top-Drawer Revival by David Finkle

★★★★ Neil Pepe directs an inspired cast, headed by Ciaran O'Reilly, Maryann Plunkett and John Keating The post Juno and the Paycock: Sean O'Casey's Tragedy In Top-Dra…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:44PM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 17, 2019

After: Battling Parents with Combative Sons Ferociously Lock Horns by David Finkle

★★★★ Michael McKeever's play, directed by Joe Brancato with a strong cast, disturbs with great effect The post After: Battling Parents with Combative Sons Ferociously…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:39PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Surely, Goodness and Mercy: A 12-Year Old Good But Maybe Too Good by David Finkle

★★★ Chisa Hutchinson's play includes the 23rd psalm and is just as hopeful The post Surely, Goodness and Mercy: A 12-Year Old Good But Maybe Too Good appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 10, 2019

If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka: Black Sure Is Beautiful Here by David Finkle

★★★★ Tori Sampson's allegory heartily examines beauty definitions, with Leah C. Gardiner directing The post If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka: Black Sure Is Bea…

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Fleabag: Waller: A Very Funny Girl With Sex Always on Her Mind by David Finkle

★★★★ Phoebe Waller-Bridge arrives from Great Britain, impressing stateside audiences with her talent The post Fleabag: Waller: A Very Funny Girl With Sex Always on H…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Imagining Madoff: Deb Margolin's Imagination Runs Brilliantly Wild by David Finkle

★★★★ The Ponzi criminal seen raving and ranting in a knock-out performance by Jeremiah Kissel The post Imagining Madoff: Deb Margolin's Imagination Runs Brilliantly W…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:30PM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 3, 2019

Dying in Boulder: Linda Faigao-Hall's Drama Dies More Than One Way by David Finkle

★★★ A Buddhist-style death wish is examined from a perspective not sympathetic to religion The post Dying in Boulder: Linda Faigao-Hall's Drama Dies More Than One Way appea…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:01PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 25, 2019

Marys Seacole: An Everywoman Play That Hits and Misses Targets by David Finkle

★★★ Jackie Sibblies Drury's work tributes a famous healer but doesn't entirely heal itself The post Marys Seacole: An Everywoman Play That Hits and Misses Targets appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 20, 2019

The Play That Goes Wrong: Rarely Does Anything Go So Right by David Finkle

★★★★★ The long-running British send-up moves to a new address, keeping its old hilarity The post The Play That Goes Wrong: Rarely Does Anything Go So Right appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:51PM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 14, 2019

Switzerland: Patricia Highsmith in Person Niftily Fictionalized by David Finkle

★★★★ Joanna Murray-Smith imagines how the thriller author might handle a non-Tom Ripley young man The post Switzerland: Patricia Highsmith in Person Niftily Fiction…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:15PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

My Very Own British Invasion: A Warped Brit-Based Jukebox Tuner by David Finkle

★★ Herman's Hermit's lead singer Peter Noone's story, via Rick Elice, with nostalgic rock ditties The post My Very Own British Invasion: A Warped Brit-Based Jukebox Tuner appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:27AM[SHARE]
Sunday, February 10, 2019

The Light: Playwright Loy A. Webb Tackles Woman-Man Problem by David Finkle

★★★★ McKinley Belcher III and Mandi Masden give their impressive all under director Logan Vaughn The post The Light: Playwright Loy A. Webb Tackles Woman-Man Problem …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM[SHARE]

Mies Julie and The Dance of Death: Strindberg Strengthened, Weakened by David Finkle

Yale Farber's Mies Julie ★★★★ smartly transforms Strindberg, while The Dance of Death revival ★★ merely smarts The post Mies Julie and The Dance of Dea…

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

Call Me Madam: Irving Berlin's Tuneful Laugh at 1950s Politics by David Finkle

★★★★ Carmen Cusack goes for broke and nicely gets there in the satirical Ethel Merman showcase The post Call Me Madam: Irving Berlin’s Tuneful Laugh at 1950s P…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:58AM[SHARE]
Monday, January 28, 2019

Gatz: Elevator Repair Service's Penthouse-High Great Gatsby Transfer by David Finkle

★★★★★ Every word of Fitzgerald's masterwork faithfully read and acted with loving urgency The post Gatz: Elevator Repair Service’s Penthouse-High Great G…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:46PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Eddie and Dave: Amy Staats Salutes Van Halen With a Half-Salute by David Finkle

★★★ A musical spoof that amuses for a while before becoming a typical rock-band demise tale The post Eddie and Dave: Amy Staats Salutes Van Halen With a Half-Salute appeare…

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off