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Friday, February 21, 2020

Anatomy of a Suicide at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Alice Birch brings a unique take to the intergenerational story, depicting three women simultaneously and exploring how they are connected by shared trauma that is passed down over time.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:06AM
Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Review: Dr. Ride's American Beach House at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

: Liza Berkenmeier's historically inspired play offers a meditation on queer desire and repression.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:10AM
Saturday, September 7, 2019

Betrayal review at Curtain up by Jacob Horn

betrayal19.html' Jamie Lloyd directs a compelling, minimalist take on Pinter's play with impressive Broadway debuts by Zawe Ashton, Charlie Cox, and Tom Hiddleston.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:40PM
Thursday, September 5, 2019

Review: Betrayal at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Jamie Lloyd directs a compelling, minimalist take on Pinter's play with impressive Broadway debuts by Zawe Ashton, Charlie Cox, and Tom Hiddleston.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:43PM
Friday, July 19, 2019

Review: Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Curtainup Critic: Jacob Horn Introductory excerpt Halley Feiffer's contemporary take on Checkov's Three Sisters. . .It's a curious venture, sometimes uneasy, but often compelling. There…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 12:57PM
Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Review: Fairview at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Review: Fairview at curtainup.com/ ackie Sibblies Drury's challenging and smart Pulitzer Prize–winner receives an encore run at Theatre for a New Audience

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 12:27PM
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Review: The Secret Life of Bees at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

An adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd's best-seller brings together a creative team of heavy hitters.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:39PM
Friday, May 10, 2019

Review: BLKS at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Aziza Barnes offers a thoughtful and entertaining contribution to the "Millennial angst" genre.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:37AM
Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Review: Faust 2.0 curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

An intriguing modernization of Goethe's dense tragedy gets lost in a multimedia spectacle

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:48PM
Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Review:Alice By Heart at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

a new musical by the Spring Awakening team initiates MCC's beautiful new main stage. . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:30AM
Friday, January 25, 2019

Review: The Convent at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Jessica Dickey's new play, about a group of women who go on a retreat to live like nuns from the Middle Ages, tackles female relationships and self-empowerment.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:42AM
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

under the Radr Report at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

We sample 2 plays from the festival . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:03AM
Monday, December 17, 2018

Review: Slave Play at curtainup.com by Jacob Horn

Emerging playwright Jeremy O. Harris marks his New York debut with a bold look at the legacy of racism and its relationship with sexuality.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:05PM
Friday, November 9, 2018

Review: Lewiston/Clarkston at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

. A powerful play diptych by Samuel D. Hunter is performed in full for the first time at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.

SOURCE: Clarkston at curtainup.com at 04:12PM
Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Review: Stars in the Night at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Immersive theater meets a ghost tour in the streets of DUMBO.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:30AM
Saturday, August 25, 2018

Review: Henry VI—Part 1 and Part 2 at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

An ambitious production of Shakespeare's historical trilogy by the National Asian American Theater Company.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:22AM
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Review: Othello at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

This summer's Shakespeare in the Park season kicks off with an Othello for the #MeToo era.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:57AM
Monday, June 11, 2018

Review: Secret Life of Humans at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

David Byrne's play about what it means to be human is located at the intersection of science and philosophy.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:20AM
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Review: Light Shining in Buckinghamshireat curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Caryl Churchill's early play is back at New York Theatre Workshop

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:59PM
Thursday, April 19, 2018

Review: The Seafarer at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Matthew Broderick plays an understated devil in the Irish Rep's new production of Conor McPherson's Christmas play.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:54AM
Thursday, March 29, 2018

Review: The Winter's Tale at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

The Winter's Tale - Theater for a New Audience embraces Shakespeare's messy tragicomedy with Arin Arbus directing.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:02PM
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Review: Is God Is at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

oHo Rep. moves back into its former home with a clever pulp-inspired revenge fantasia by Aleshea Harris.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:09PM
Friday, December 15, 2017

Review: Twelfth Night, or What You Will at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Fiasco Theater takes up residence at Classic Stage Company for a simple, satisfying production of one of Shakespeare's best plays.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:57AM
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Review: School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Jocelyn Bioh's snappy comedy provides a fresh take on the comedy of high school drama.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:25PM
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Review: A Clockwork Orange at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

stage adaptation of Anthony Burgess's novel joins 1984 in a hot season for dystopia on stage.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:52AM
Monday, September 18, 2017

Review: Inanimate at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

The Flea inaugurates their new theater with a unique take on the romantic comedy by Nick Robideau.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:32PM
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Lear deBessonet stages a delightfully diverting production of this beloved classic at the Delacorte.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:23AM
Friday, May 19, 2017

Review: The Maids at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

The experimental and the traditional collide in José Rivera's adaptation of Jean Genet's play at INTAR.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:13AM
Monday, May 8, 2017

Review: Ernest Shackleton Loves Me at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

A Brooklyn artist and single-mother falls for Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton across time in this quirky musical.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 01:28PM
Friday, March 17, 2017

Review: Joan of Arc: Into the Fire at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

David Byrne's new musical wants to be a character study, but ends up feeling more like an encyclopedia entry instead.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:06PM
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Review: Yen at curtainup.com/ by Jacob Horn

Lucas Hedges leads a powerful cast in Anna Jordan's powerful family drama

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:28PM

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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