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Thursday, January 30, 2025

‘During wartime, you also do laundry’: a new play brings the experience of war in Gaza to the US by Gloria Oladipo

A Knock on the Roof from Khawla Ibraheem follows Miriam, who lives under Israeli occupation with her son “How far can you run in five minutes?” It’s a critical question the actor and w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM
Thursday, January 23, 2025

English review – funny and moving Pulitzer prize winner makes Broadway leap by Gloria Oladipo

Todd Haimes Theatre, New York Sanaz Toossi’s 2023 recipient makes an effortless transfer, focusing on Iranian students studying English, a play that brings both laughter and real emotion I…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30PM
Tuesday, December 17, 2024

‘Eureka Day’ satire takes well-honed jabs at liberalism by Gloria Oladipo

In his Broadway debut, Jonathan Spector delivers a funny, though imperfect, lampoon of anti-vaccine parents in the California Bay Area during a mumps outbreak. 

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Home review – a 70s play returns to Broadway with mixed results by Gloria Oladipo

Todd Haimes Theatre, New York A hit-and-miss coming-of-age tale from late playwright Samm-Art Williams covers aspects of the Black experience with detail, but uneven direction distracts In S…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30PM
Thursday, April 25, 2024

The Great Gatsby review – a literary classic becomes a Broadway dud by Gloria Oladipo

The Broadway Theatre, New York F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel makes an underwhelming transfer to the stage in a bombastic yet misfiring new production The musical currently playing at the Broa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM
Thursday, March 14, 2024

The Notebook review – hit romance lands on Broadway a little underwritten by Gloria Oladipo

Schoenfeld Theatre, New York The much-loved romantic drama, made into a hit movie in 2004, reaches Broadway with some parts intact but with others sorely missing For diehard fans of romantic…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00PM
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Brooklyn Laundry review – John Patrick Shanley’s sudsy drama is a washout by Gloria Oladipo

New York City Center, New York David Zayas and Cecily Strong try to breathe life into a small-scale tale but are betrayed by lackluster dialogue and a thin plot It’s hard to discern a high…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06PM
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins: ‘I’ve stopped needing to ask for permission’ by Gloria Oladipo

The two-time Pulitzer prize finalist talks his starry Broadway play Appropriate and handling the pressures put on Black playwrights Branden Jacobs-Jenkins invites you to look. The playwright…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM
Friday, November 3, 2023

I Need That review – Danny DeVito makes an awkward return to Broadway by Gloria Oladipo

American Airlines Theatre, New York A funny performance from the actor is the only saving grace of Theresa Rebeck’s messy comedy drama about a hoarder Dear non-Black playwrights with a pan…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Here We Are review – posthumous Stephen Sondheim musical is hit-and-miss by Gloria Oladipo

The Shed, New York The legendary composer and lyricist’s take on two surrealist Luis Buñuel movies is a patchy satire With much anticipation, Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, Here We A…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM
Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding review – wildly entertaining but overstuffed by Gloria Oladipo

Samuel J Friedman Theatre, New York The Harlem-set comedy drama is a delightful ode and visual feast, but efforts to cover too much ground are a hindrance An African hair braiding shop is it…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37PM
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

‘A crisis unlike any other’: famed LA theater cancels upcoming season amid financial woes by Gloria Oladipo

The Mark Taper Forum’s new season – featuring female and non-binary playwrights – was scratched and layoffs were announced A theater that has become the mainstay of Los Angeles’ arts…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:13AM
Thursday, April 13, 2023

Fat Ham review – Pulitzer-winning Hamlet revision hits Broadway by Gloria Oladipo

American Airlines Theatre, New York James Ijames’s electrifying take on Shakespeare’s classic, with a Black queer man at its centre, makes for a smart update James Ijames’s Fat Ham dan…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM
Thursday, March 9, 2023

A Doll’s House review – Jessica Chastain captivates in minimalist revival by Gloria Oladipo

Hudson Theatre, New York The Oscar winner makes for an exceptional Nora in a visually muted yet emotionally effective remount of Ibsen’s classic drama Gone is the elaborate 19th-century ho…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30PM
Friday, December 9, 2022

Ohio State Murders review – Audra McDonald soars in an unsteady mystery by Gloria Oladipo

James Earl Jones Theatre, New York The Broadway debut of 91-year-old playwright Adrienne Kennedy provides its captivating lead star with stellar moments but lacks insight Ohio State Murders …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18AM
Monday, December 5, 2022

Ain’t No Mo review – absurdist and uneven satire about race in America by Gloria Oladipo

Belasco Theatre, New York Jordan E Cooper’s lively and provocative Broadway debut has moments of insight and wit but some of its targets feel dated “Ain’t no mo tears to be shed. Ain�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PM
Thursday, October 20, 2022

Topdog/Underdog review – Corey Hawkins triumphs in Suzan Lori-Parks revival by Gloria Oladipo

Golden Theatre, New York The actor makes a searing impact in the surreal Pulitzer prize-winning play about two brothers, Lincoln and Booth, struggling to get by in America Abraham Lincoln wa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:19PM
Thursday, October 13, 2022

The Piano Lesson review – August Wilson revival hits a bum note by Gloria Oladipo

Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York John David Washington and Samuel L Jackson star in a tonally misjudged drama oddly played for awkward laughs August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson is not a com…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30PM
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

L Morgan Lee on making Broadway history: ‘I could not stop crying’ by Gloria Oladipo

The actor has become the first openly trans performer to receive a Tony nomination for her role in the Pulitzer prize-winning musical A Strange Loop L Morgan Lee, the first openly trans pers…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PM
Tuesday, May 17, 2022

A Strange Loop review – Michael R Jackson’s thrilling Broadway triumph by Gloria Oladipo

Lyceum Theatre, New York The audacious and uproarious musical, which leads this year’s Tony nominations, is a meta masterpiece about a Black queer writer writing about a Black queer writer…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03PM
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

for colored girls: the 40-year-old masterwork that’s still inspiring audiences by Gloria Oladipo

A Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange’s ‘choreopoem’ shows how it remains relevant In the first five minutes of the late artist Ntozake Shange’s masterwork, for colored…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:13PM
Monday, October 18, 2021

Thoughts of a Colored Man review – Black Brooklyn life explored on Broadway by Gloria Oladipo

John Golden Theatre, New York The first Broadway show to be written, directed by, starring and produced by Black artists offers a patchy mix of insight and unoriginality What does it mean to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM
Monday, October 11, 2021

Chicken and Biscuits review – under-baked Broadway comedy by Gloria Oladipo

Circle in the Square Theatre, New York A funeral at a Black church promises chaotic and culturally specific comedy but the end-product feels more like a broad, lukewarm sitcom “It’s not …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:34PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime