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Sunday, May 20, 2018

UPPERS AND DOWNERS by Sandy MacDonald

This spirited revival delivers a relatively swift descent into hell.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:18PM
Tuesday, June 6, 2017

THROUGH A CHILD'S EYES by Sandy MacDonald

A little-known prequel to D-Day is brought to light in this high-spirited tragicomedy.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 03:54PM

TASTY TREAT by Sandy MacDonald

Sondheim’s glorious score rings out in this intimate, immersive staging.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 02:54PM
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

FAMILY STRUGGLES by Sandy MacDonald

Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon alternate lead roles in this sturdy revival.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 09:36PM
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

LABOR OF LOVE by Sandy MacDonald

Bette Midler is every bit as superb as you’ve heard.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:06PM
Wednesday, April 12, 2017

BRITTLE BONES by Sandy MacDonald

The colorful, quirky movie loses its magic on the way to the stage.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:54PM
Sunday, February 26, 2017

JAKE OF ALL TRADES by Sandy MacDonald

Jake Gyllenhaal takes to the musical stage like a tested pro in what is unfortunately a budget production.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 07:04PM
Monday, January 30, 2017

MOTLEY CREW by Sandy MacDonald

Justice is served in this out-of-the-box rendering of Shakespeare.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:42PM
Saturday, November 26, 2016

BLENDED FAMILIES by Sandy MacDonald

William Finn’s 1992 portrait of an unconventional clan proves its staying power.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:12PM
Monday, September 19, 2016

Review: "A Taste of Honey" is bittersweet at Pearl Theatre Company by Sandy MacDonald

The mystery is why Shelagh Delaney's funny, touching & extraordinarily prescient 1958 play has sat on the shelf so long. It is no mystery that REBEKAH BROCKMAN is a revelation in the role o…

SOURCE: Time Out at 03:51PM
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

GET IT WHILE YOU CAN by Sandy MacDonald

A brilliant cast suffuses a potential downer of a musical with light and laughs.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 10:52PM
Friday, March 25, 2016

STAR-CROSSED by Sandy MacDonald

Self-interested adults do their best to thwart a budding romance.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:12PM
Saturday, March 19, 2016

WAVES OF LOVE by Sandy MacDonald

This top-shelf musical revival makes 1934 Budapest feel brand new.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 12:26AM
Monday, March 14, 2016

HIDDEN IDENTITIES by Sandy MacDonald

A fractured folk tale from the 70s roars back to life in this inspired revival.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:50AM
Monday, December 14, 2015

GENERATION ROCK by Sandy MacDonald

The stage version proves a worthy successor to the film, fuled by dazzling underage talent.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:01PM
Friday, November 6, 2015

SMOTHER MOTHER by Sandy MacDonald

Inspired design and perfectly cast actors breathe new life into a classic.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 10:22PM
Thursday, October 15, 2015

RODEO ROMANCE by Sandy MacDonald

There’s plenty of passion but little spark in this reboot of Sam Shepard’s 1983 psychodrama.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 01:04AM
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Review: ‘Believers,’ a Couple’s Extreme Tests of Faith by Sandy MacDonald

Ken Jaworowski’s play at the WorkShop Theater depicts a dispiriting devolution in a marriage, with two sets of actors portraying a couple over two decades.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:52PM
Sunday, August 23, 2015

HALF COOKED by Sandy MacDonald

Annie Baker s latest is more ruminative, less compelling than her previous work.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:25PM
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

DULL WIZARDRY by Sandy MacDonald

A delicate Ariel salvages a night of skimpy stage magic.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:42PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

NAKED BONES by Sandy Macdonald

Stripped to the essentials, this ageless tragedy excoriates anew.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION by Sandy Macdonald

Big shows brought in record money, but some of the smaller productions were the ones that shined the brightest.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

DIRECTIONLESS DEMONS by Sandy Macdonald

Passing virtues aside, here the scales tumble toward the plodding and dull.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

NEITHER COMEDY NOR TRAGEDY by SANDY MACDONALD

A valiant attempt to reconcile light and dark ends up a bit of a muddle.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

SWEET LOVERS LOVE THE SPRING by Sandy MacDonald

For Shakespeare lovers able to make it to Lenox, Massachusetts, this production makes for a lovely summer show.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

CATFISH ROW by Sandy MacDonald

Tweaking hasn’t hurt a bit; this spirited revival pumps the life back into a sometimes troubled, still treasured classic.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

HIGH DIVE IN A BARREL by Sandy MacDonald

Mary Testa tackles the role of a lifetime – and survives!

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

MARITAL MAYHEM by Sandy MacDonald

Gross miscasting mars Noel Coward’s witty celebration of a volcanic marriage.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

SOUP TO NUTS by Sandy MacDonald

Broadway continues its winning streak with another banner year.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

POWER SUBVERTED by Sandy MacDonald

A thing of darkness becomes a source of fascination in Rocco Sisto s Caliban.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

KISS WITH A FIST by Sandy MacDonald

Jenn Gambatese runs away with director Rob Ruggiero’s faithful revival.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

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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