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Thursday, March 14, 2024

The Notebook: Just Another Love Story, with Kleenex by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Six actors play the two leading characters in this atmospheric musical based on the popular Nicholas Sparks novel The post The Notebook: Just Another Love Story, with Kleene…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM

Ibsen’s Ghost: A Widow’s Revenge, or Beating Around the Busch by Steven Suskin

★★☆☆☆ A promising comedic idea leaves this viewer disenchantedly unengaged The post Ibsen’s Ghost: A Widow’s Revenge, or Beating Around the Busch appeared first on New York Sta…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:59PM
Sunday, March 10, 2024

Dead Outlaw: Raucously Macabre Musical Hits the Rip-Roarin’ Bulls-Eye by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna, Itamar Moses, and David Cromer create a ballad of a failed outlaw, dead and alive The post Dead Outlaw: Raucously Macabre Musical Hits the …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:55PM
Sunday, February 25, 2024

The Hunt: The Darkness That Lurks in the Woods by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Tobias Menzies stars in Rupert Goold's Almeida production of the psychological thriller at St. Ann's Warehouse The post The Hunt: The Darkness That Lurks in the Woods appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Thursday, February 8, 2024

Oh, Mary!: Cole Escola As The Ludicrously Marvelous Mrs. Lincoln by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Uproarious farce sheds new light on the War Between the States, or at least the War Between the Lincolns The post Oh, Mary!: Cole Escola As The Ludicrously Marvelous Mrs. Lin…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Once Upon a Mattress: A Royal Success, at Encores by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Sutton Foster, Michael Urie, Harriet Harris and more lead the cast in a happy revival of the Mary Rodgers—Marshall Barer musical The post Once Upon a Mattress: A Royal Succ…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:55PM
Sunday, January 14, 2024

Beverly Johnson In Vogue: Cover Girl, Breaking Barriers by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Supermodel looks back, 50 (!) years later The post Beverly Johnson In Vogue: Cover Girl, Breaking Barriers appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Sunday, December 10, 2023

How to Dance in Ohio: Talented Cast Overcomes Earnest-but-Ordinary Material by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Good intentions alone, alas, do not a compelling musical make. The post How to Dance in Ohio: Talented Cast Overcomes Earnest-but-Ordinary Material appeared first on New York…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM
Sunday, November 19, 2023

Mind Mangler: Makeshift Magician Makes Mischief by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ 'The Play That Goes Wrong' creators turn their attention to sleight of hand and other illusions The post Mind Mangler: Makeshift Magician Makes Mischief appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM
Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Now You Know; or, How to Make ‘Merrily’ Roll Along by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Led by Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez, and Jonathan Groff, the onetime Sondheim failure is now—finally—a palpable Broadway hit The post Now You Know; or, How to Make �…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:58AM
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Purlie Victorious: Wickedly Funny, Politically Provocative Antebellum Satire by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young in director Kenny Leon's blazing production of the ground-breaking Ossie Davis comedy The post Purlie Victorious: Wickedly Funny, Politically P…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:54PM
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Dig: Theresa Rebeck’s Flavorful Plant-Based Comedy, at 59e59 by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Jeffrey Bean, Andrea Syglowski, and a fine cast nurture this well-potted tale of transplanted roots The post Dig: Theresa Rebeck’s Flavorful Plant-Based Comedy, at 59e59 ap…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:55PM
Thursday, August 10, 2023

The Shark Is Broken: The Greatest Fish Story Never Told by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Ian Shaw's play about his movie star dad fishes for laughs—hook, line, and sinker—on the set of 'Jaws' The post The Shark Is Broken: The Greatest Fish Story Never Told ap…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM
Thursday, August 3, 2023

Back to the Future: Back to Musical Comedy, With Plutonium-Packed Thrills by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Veteran star Roger Bart, new star Casey Likes, and a fabulous flying machine fulfill the promise of this Hollywood fan favorite transformed for the musical stage The post Ba…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:54PM
Thursday, July 20, 2023

Here Lies Love: Innovatively Immersive Musical Retains Disco Sheen, Mostly by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ The visceral impact of the David Byrne-Fatboy Slim-Alex Timbers musical is slightly dissipated as it strives to fill an oversized Broadway house The post Here Lies Love: Inno…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM
Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Prejudice and Pride: Down-Home Tennessee Tuner Is Just What You’d Expect by Steven Suskin

★★☆☆☆ Poor Jane Austen gets pillaged once more, but she’ll survive The post Prejudice and Pride: Down-Home Tennessee Tuner Is Just What You’d Expect appeared first on New York …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

New York, New York: Little Town Blues Lost in Big City by Steven Suskin

★★☆☆☆ High-grade dancing and talented cast weighed down by the plotting of this Kander-Miranda-Stroman melting pot musical The post New York, New York: Little Town Blues Lost in Bi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:53PM
Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Peter Pan Goes Wrong: Heap o’ Corny, Cheesy Mayhem Goes Right by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ The Play That Goes Wrong mischief makers bring their latest to the Barrymore, eliciting guffaws and boos, with pirates, too! The post Peter Pan Goes Wrong: Heap o’ Corny, C…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:54PM
Thursday, April 13, 2023

Camelot: Revival Offers One, and Only One, Brief Shining Moment by Steven Suskin

★★☆☆☆ The Lerner & Loewe musical is unable to live up to its reputation in this Sher & Sorkin revision The post Camelot: Revival Offers One, and Only One, Brief Shining Mom…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:24PM
Friday, March 31, 2023

According to the Chorus: Advice from Backstage, with a Few Too Many Strands by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Karen Ziemba cracks wise in Arlene Hutton's backstage comedy The post According to the Chorus: Advice from Backstage, with a Few Too Many Strands appeared first on New York …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00AM
Thursday, March 16, 2023

Parade: Ben Platt Turns Provocative Musical into Surefire Hit by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Micaela Diamond shares the accolades in the Jason Robert Brown-Alfred Uhry musical, directed by Michael Arden The post Parade: Ben Platt Turns Provocative Musical into Suref…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:56PM
Thursday, March 9, 2023

A Doll’s House: Jessica Chastain Slams the Door, Without Scenery by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Director Jamie Lloyd brings his stark production of Amy Herzog's modernistic adaptation to the Hudson The post A Doll’s House: Jessica Chastain Slams the Door, Without Scen…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:25PM
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

A Bright New Boise: Hunter’s First Play in off-Broadway Premiere by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Author of The Whale and A Case for the Existence of God plants his Idaho roots in this 2010 play set in a Hobby Lobby break room   The post A Bright New Boise: Hunter’s …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:01PM
Monday, December 12, 2022

Merrily We Roll Along: Opening Doors, and How! by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe star in Maria Friedman's sterling revival of the Sondheim-Furth musical The post Merrily We Roll Along: Opening Doors, an…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:58PM
Sunday, November 13, 2022

The Old Man & the Pool: Mike Birbiglia Laps Up Laughs, and How! by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Life, death, and the pursuit of pizza in Brooklyn The post The Old Man & the Pool: Mike Birbiglia Laps Up Laughs, and How! appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:53PM
Friday, November 11, 2022

John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey: East Side After Dark by Steven Suskin

The Café Carlyle back in full swing, with prime entertainment The post John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey: East Side After Dark appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:03PM
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Parade: Triumphant Return of the Jason Robert Brown-Alfred Uhry Musical by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond lead a talented cast in a stunning production of the 1998 musical The post Parade: Triumphant Return of the Jason Robert Brown-Alfred Uhry Music…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:32PM
Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Straight Line Crazy: Ralph Fiennes Is Straight Line Wonderful by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ David Hare distills the rise and fall of master builder Robert Moses The post Straight Line Crazy: Ralph Fiennes Is Straight Line Wonderful appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:53PM
Sunday, October 9, 2022

Death of a Salesman: Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke Bring Classic to Broadway by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Acclaimed London production of Miller masterwork is admirable but not quite exceptional in transfer The post Death of a Salesman: Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke Bring C…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM
Thursday, October 6, 2022

1776: Founding Fathers Declare Independence, Deconstructed by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ The 1969 Revolutionary War musical is enhanced by the players but bloated by ineffective tinkering The post 1776: Founding Fathers Declare Independence, Deconstructed appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM
Sunday, October 2, 2022

Leopoldstadt: Stoppard Examines His Roots, in Extraordinary Fashion   by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ The philosophically loquacious playwright switches gears with a gripping personal chronicle The post Leopoldstadt: Stoppard Examines His Roots, in Extraordinary Fashion   ap…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:52PM

All that Chat

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