Saturday, June 16, 2018
Mr. Byrnes' script does address the promised issues of the ascent of man, including snippets of BBC's Michael Parkinson's 1970s interviews with Jamie's grandfather who affirmed the constant …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 04:18PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 14, 2018
After its previous three-time extended sold out run at the York Theatre Company, "Desperate Measures" is back Off-Broadway and the antics of rabble-rousing Johnny Blood are as bodacious and …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 08:57AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 13, 2018
The playwright's attempt to find Martha at the end of Albee's play "destroyed by this idea of motherhood, of not living up to this very traditional idea of what it means to be a woman" and t…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 09:47AM[SHARE]Friday, June 8, 2018
Ms. Ensler attempts to continue that commitment in "Fruit Trilogy," Abingdon Theatre Company's final mainstage production of its twenty-fifth anniversary season. Currently in its "New York p…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:27PM[SHARE]Monday, June 4, 2018
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), global leader in music rights management, has extended the application deadline for The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Librettists Workshop to Friday, June 8th…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:30PM[SHARE]This lyrical and lushly realized play is part of poet, filmmaker and playwright Donja R. Love's exploration of queer love at pivotal moments in Black history.
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:34PM[SHARE]Friday, June 1, 2018
Condola Rashad explores the layers of Saint Joan's character with a finesse that leaves little of "The Maid's) personality undefined. The journey from soldier to prisoner to saint is beatifi…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:35PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 29, 2018
The New York Theatre Workshop has revived this critically important 1976 drama at an opportune time. Like Tony Kushner's "Angels in America," Caryl Churchill's "Light Shining in Buckinghamsh…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 11:10AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 26, 2018
Ciarán O'Reilly directs with his keen eye for subtlety and with his steady hand of encouragement. He teases from the exceptional cast the nuances of each character, especially important i…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:12PM[SHARE]Monday, May 14, 2018
In an explosive unison Greek-Chorus, the girls share their wish that society would urge the importance of their personal individuality as much as their sexually stereotyped identities. It is…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:51PM[SHARE]Monday, May 7, 2018
Miriam Buether's inventive set and Paul Gallo's surreal lighting allow the audience to be reflected in the set's transparent wall. The audience not only "listens in" to the conversation: the…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 10:30AM[SHARE]Friday, May 4, 2018
Under Jack Cummings III's careful direction, the cast captures the essence of Tennessee Williams' seminal work in the Classic Stage/Transport production. Each member of the ensemble cast dev…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 10:48AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced toda…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 01:12PM[SHARE]Friday, April 20, 2018
Under Jo Bonney's fluid direction, the scenes move seamlessly from one to the other. A sliding panel (sometimes more than one) signals the scene changes allowing the action to proceed withou…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 05:31PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 19, 2018
This story of a mother and daughter " both who have lost their ways and their centers " find their ways to break down all the walls that have separated them in the past and start over as "li…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 04:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Under Daniel Aukin's captivating direction, the engaging cast reveals the depth of meaning and the layers of rhetorical argument in Joshua Harmon's explosively honest and intriguing script. …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:38PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Under Trip Cullman's discerning and originative direction, the action moves carefully from scene to scene with the tension created by the unfolding conflicts of the characters driving an eng…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:02PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Under Michael Greif's exacting and precise direction, the action moves forward smoothly with clarity and determination. The cast of eighteen, many of whom play multiple roles, are uniformly …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:37PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Despite the "language" and a few questionable "choices," what could be wrong with a musical that ultimately encourages the audience members to "Take care of yourselves and each other" and fe…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:17PM[SHARE]Friday, March 23, 2018
Under Lila Neugebauer's capable direction, the three actors distill Edward Albee's characters with authenticity and believability. No captives are taken here in this brilliant battle for sur…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 05:47PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 18, 2018
This animus is the combative "stuff" of Max Baker's "Hal & Bee," currently being presented by Stable Cable Lab Company and The New Light Theater Project at 59E59 Theaters. In this allegorica…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 05:26PM[SHARE]Monday, March 12, 2018
Occasionally, Eisa Davis's Millsap and Zach Grenier's McDowell ratchet up that rhetoric with compelling performances that briefly enliven the otherwise bland action. Whether those moments ju…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 04:47PM[SHARE]Friday, March 9, 2018
Amidst palace intrigue and political shenanigans, the relationship between Farinelli and the King blossoms as Philippe identifies deeply with the famous maestro, comparing their "regal" iden…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:39PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 8, 2018
Under Matthew Dunster's keen direction, the members of the cast uniformly deliver stunningly authentic performances that honor Martin McDonagh's rich, dark approach to disturbingly significa…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 11:24AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 4, 2018
Under Oliver Butler's direction, the actors wrestle with the plays disparate themes (perhaps too many unresolved conflicts?) with honesty. Happy Endings, guilt, fear, catharsis " all get ban…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:41PM[SHARE]Friday, March 2, 2018
As the distance between Azeem and Saima widens and Azeem's reluctance to compromise his values strengthens, his life begins to spin out of control. What happens to Azeem, how he reconciles h…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:34PM[SHARE]Monday, February 26, 2018
Evanna Lynch finds the core of Runt's dilemma with a superior acuity. Colin Campbell captures the chilling time when playfulness can become profound commitment. Their characters are authenti…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:01PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 21, 2018
In two thirty-five-minute acts, playwright James Inverne attempts to convince the audience that "music helped Israel find its cultural identity during its formative years." In the first shor…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:41PM[SHARE]Monday, February 19, 2018
John Lithgow is a joy to watch and a joy to listen to. He remains one of our finest actors on stage and on screen. His performance in his "Stories By Heart" is no exception to those expectat…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 04:40PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 15, 2018
Evidence of the results of the correlative "Fall" myth motif is the contemporary chorus of continued denials of systemic racism in America " and indeed amidst the resurgence of white separat…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:21PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 27, 2018
The success of "The Children," currently playing at Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, is primarily the result of playwright Lucy Kirkwood's effective and judicious us…
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