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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Jan Maxwell shares why she is retiring from Broadway by Diane Snyder

One of New York’s greatest troupers is set to retire after she reprises a smashing role in Scenes from an Execution

SOURCE: Time Out at 06:04PM
Monday, June 8, 2015

Review: An Act of God by Diane Snyder

Thank the comedy gods for Jim Parsons. The Emmy-winning sitcom actor turns frankincense into gold as the titular character in An Act of God.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:09PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

IDENTITY CRISIS by Diane Snyder

This enduring dark comedy falls short of its full comedic and tragic potential.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

NYMF-o-Mania by Diane Snyder

Lots of young writers spin fictional stories from real worlds they know. But not too many have the experience to tell the tale of a juvenile who's committed murder.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

ORDINARY SOULS by Diane Snyder

The characters in Samuel D. Hunter’s compelling new play resonate in their realism.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

TEN YEARS LATER by Diane Snyder

Robert Boswell’s undercooked play takes 80 minutes to get to the good stuff.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

LIVING WAGE by Diane Snyder

George Bernard Shaw s 1905 exploration of capitalism and charity is still very much relevant today.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

A FRESH CLASSIC by Diane Snyder

Bartlett Sher s staging is a delectable feast for the eyes, ears and heart.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM
Sunday, May 10, 2015

Review: Something Rotten by Diane Snyder

Nothing stinks in Something Rotten!, a delightfully irreverent mash-up of Broadway musicals and Shakespeare that should keep audiences laughing for many years to come.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 09:54PM
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Review: Gigi by Diane Snyder

Oh, Gigi! What have they done to you?

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:06PM
Thursday, April 16, 2015

Review: Skylight by Diane Snyder

Skylight remains as smart, stirring and knotty as the characters it depicts.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 12:30AM
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Review: The Audience by Diane Snyder

Helen Mirren and writer Peter Morgan were lauded for their great work on the 2006 film The Queen. But they haven’t finished with Her Royal Highness just yet.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 08:37PM
Monday, March 9, 2015

Some Pleasure in Fish in the Dark by Diane Snyder

Rosie Perez and David in Fish in the Dark.I didn't expect to enjoy Fish in the Dark as much as I did. That's not to say I had a great time. Larry David's Broadway debut as actor and author i…

SOURCE: Blank New World at 05:56PM
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Review: Honeymoon in Vegas by Diane Snyder

A gaggle of airborne Elvis impersonators are the high point of the new Broadway musical Honeymoon in Vegas.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:45PM
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Review: The River by Diane Snyder

Hugh Jackman proves his theatrical prowess extends beyond the musical theater stage with The River.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 08:38AM
Saturday, November 8, 2014

Review: The Last Ship by Diane Snyder

Sting’s first score for the Broadway stage is filled with hauntingly beautiful songs about loss, regret, hope and redemption.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 02:32PM
Friday, October 17, 2014

Theater Close-Up: Home Theater on PBS by Diane Snyder

I was late to the party in discovering Richard Nelson's Apple Family Plays. I caught only the last two during their Off Broadway runs at the Public Theater. So I was delighted to hear that o…

SOURCE: Blank New World at 04:32PM
Monday, July 7, 2014

Is Religion Your Thing? by Diane Snyder

Religion isn't really my thing, but that didn't prevent me from thoroughly enjoying Renee Calarco's The Religion Thing, currently on the boards at the Cell thanks to Project Y Theatre, origi…

SOURCE: Blank New World at 04:39PM
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Slow-Going for Donogoo by Diane Snyder

The Mint Theater strays from its usual diet of British and Irish drama with a French curiosity from 1930 called Donogoo, about a South American land scheme. But comedy doesn't always transla…

SOURCE: Blank New World at 04:43PM
Saturday, May 31, 2014

Review: The Cripple of Inishmaan by Diane Snyder

Once again Daniel Radcliffe is playing an orphan...but this one has no magic tricks up his sleeve.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 02:17PM
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Scene-stealing Rivals by Diane Snyder

Memorable performances sometimes pop up where you don't expect them. Sheridan's The Rivals is best known as the play that features the word-misusing Mrs. Malaprop, but the best performances …

SOURCE: Blank New World at 05:59PM
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Review: Casa Valentina by Diane Snyder

The girls in their summer dresses are actually a bunch of guys in Casa Valentina.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 12:49AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Annapurna | Acorn Theatre (at Theatre Row) | Plays & Shows | Time Out New York by Diane Snyder

Nick Offerman wears only a filthy apron and an oxygen tank in a backpack when Sharr White’s Annapurna begins. But that physical exposure is nothing compared to the emotional one awaiting h…

SOURCE: Time Out at 04:40AM
Friday, April 11, 2014

Review: Bullets Over Broadway by Diane Snyder

Woody Allen’s buoyant, occasionally dark but ultimately gleeful adaptation of his 1994 film is easily one of this season’s musical highlights.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 06:24AM
Sunday, April 6, 2014

Review: The Realistic Joneses by Diane Snyder

With The Realistic Joneses, Will Eno's first play to reach Broadway, more theatergoers will have a chance to sample the weirdness that defines his world and clever wordplay...

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:19PM
Thursday, April 3, 2014

Lotta Lear-ing Goin' On by Diane Snyder

There's been some kvetching about the number of King Lears treading the boards of New York theaters this season, but I don't mind at all. Maybe it's because it takes me awhile to fully proce…

SOURCE: Blank New World at 05:13PM
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Object of Adulation by Diane Snyder

Cuban playwright Eduardo Machado usually writes about his heritage, but Worship is about the often unhealthy, tumultuous relationship between students and the mentors they, well, worship. It…

SOURCE: Blank New World at 05:51PM
Monday, March 24, 2014

Review: Mothers and Sons by Diane Snyder

A riveting performance from Tyne Daly solidifies Sheryl Kaller’s stirring production.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:47PM
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Review: All The Way by Diane Snyder

In between the drama that marked JFK's and Richard Nixon's years in the White House, Lyndon Johnson's presidency tends to get lost. But a new play salutes the crafty Texan.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 05:04PM
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Modest Middle by Diane Snyder

Similarities abound between Marty, Paddy Chayefsky's best-known work from the 1950s, and Middle of the Night, a less-familiar play from that same decade, now being revived Off Broadway by th…

SOURCE: Blank New World at 03:59PM
Friday, February 21, 2014

Sailing for Redemption by Diane Snyder

Irish Rep's new musical, about convicts bound for Australia, has a book by Thomas Keneally (Schindler's List), music and lyrics by Larry Kirwan (the group Black 47) and direction and design …

SOURCE: Blank New World at 05:01PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards