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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Hold on to Me Darling review – Adam Driver powers electric Kenneth Lonergan play by Jesse Hassenger

Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York The actor makes a compelling lead in the return of the playwright’s textured 2016 play about a celebrity returning home for his mother’s funeral In 2016,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM
Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Joe Rogan’s Netflix special is another tired, and unfunny, tirade | Jesse Hassenger by Jesse Hassenger

The streamer’s latest remarkably laugh-free comedy special is another procession of eye-rolling jokes about cancel culture and LGBTQ+ people He’s the guy from Fear Factor, right? That wo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:26AM
Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The Ally review – intense but unwieldy play tackles big issues by Jesse Hassenger

The Public Theater, New York Josh Radnor is a liberal college professor falling down a slippery slope in a thorny drama that starts with a punch and ends with a heavy hand In The Ally, a new…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM
Monday, November 13, 2023

Harmony review – Barry Manilow’s Broadway musical lacks magic by Jesse Hassenger

Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York The period musical about a German singing group stumbles to the big stage after a troubled decades-long journey, arriving a little worse for wear Harmony, a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:02PM
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Purlie Victorious review – Ossie Davis play makes triumphant Broadway return by Jesse Hassenger

The Music Box Theatre, New York Leslie Odom Jr leads a note-perfect cast in a revival of Ossie Davis’s thoughtful comedy about a preacher scheming to save his church in the Jim Crow South …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30PM
Friday, February 11, 2022

The Music Man review: Hugh Jackman dazzles in uneven Broadway show by Jesse Hassenger

Winter Garden Theatre, New York The actor enthusiastically sings and dances through a big-budget version of the much-loved musical but the show around him isn’t always on his level The new…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PM
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