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Monday, December 9, 2019

Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven: Stephen Adly Guirgis Strikes Again by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ An overstuffed, engrossing, masterful new play from Pulitzer winner Guirgis The post Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven: Stephen Adly Guirgis Strikes A…

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Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Harry Townsend's Last Stand: Wheezy Geriatric Comedy, with Fart Jokes by Steven Suskin

★★ Len Cariou does his best to charm his way through George Eastman's creaky comedy The post Harry Townsend's Last Stand: Wheezy Geriatric Comedy, with Fart Jokes appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Sunday, November 17, 2019

The Inheritance: A Magnificent Look at the Post-'Angels in America' World by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Matthew Lopez's two-part play, with Stephen Daldry at the helm, is not to be missed The post The Inheritance: A Magnificent Look at the Post-'Angels in Am…

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Monday, October 28, 2019

The Michaels: Richard Nelson Extends the Excellence of His Apple and Gabriel Cycles by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Maryann Plunkett, Jay O. Sanders, and Brenda Wehle take us back to another kitchen in Nelson's Rhinebeck The post The Michaels: Richard Nelson Extends th…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:04PM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 17, 2019

The Sound Inside: Mary Louise Parker Spins an Intriguing Literary Yarn by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Adam Rapp makes his Broadway debut with a riveting discourse between two novelists The post The Sound Inside: Mary Louise Parker Spins an Intriguing Liter…

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Soft Power: Hillary Get Your Gun? by Steven Suskin

★★★ A sharp East-West political satire from David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori doesn't quite deliver The post Soft Power: Hillary Get Your Gun? appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:50PM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 10, 2019

Linda Vista: Unadulterated Comedy Back on Broadway, from Tracy Letts by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ The 'August: Osage County' playwright returns with an explosively funny comedy of crotchety manners The post Linda Vista: Unadulterated Comedy Back on Bro…

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Monday, October 7, 2019

The Wrong Man: Joshua Henry Shows Conviction as Man Wrongly Accused by Steven Suskin

★★★ Pop songwriter Ross Golan tries his hand at a sung-through musical, directed by Thomas Kail The post The Wrong Man: Joshua Henry Shows Conviction as Man Wrongly Accused…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:22PM[SHARE]
Sunday, October 6, 2019

Slave Play: Down on the Ol' Plantation, on 45th Street by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Jeremy O. Harris hits Broadway with an explosive examination of race, sexuality and more The post Slave Play: Down on the Ol' Plantation, on 45th Street appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:16PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Freestyle Love Supreme: High-Flying Improv at the Booth by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail successfully bring a new-style event to Broadway The post Freestyle Love Supreme: High-Flying Improv at the Booth appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:41PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

The Height of the Storm: Provocative Play Offers Master Class in Acting by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins star in Florian Zeller's newest Paris-to-London-to-New York offering The post The Height of the Storm: Provocative Play Offers …

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Sunday, September 15, 2019

Derren Brown, Secret: Legerdemain Unleashed at Cort by Steven Suskin

★★★★ UK illusionist offers evening of protean prestidigitation and purely astonishing fun The post Derren Brown, Secret: Legerdemain Unleashed at Cort appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:41PM[SHARE]
Monday, September 9, 2019

Eureka Day: Jonathan Spector's Cyclonically Funny Outrageous New Comedy by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ The invasion of the anti-vaxxers, from"where else?"Berkeley The post Eureka Day: Jonathan Spector's Cyclonically Funny Outrageous New Comedy appeared firs…

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Thursday, September 5, 2019

Betrayal: Pinter's Web of Deception Returns to Broadway, Incisively by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Cox, and Zawe Ashton star in Jamie Lloyd's London transfer The post Betrayal: Pinter's Web of Deception Returns to Broadway, Incisively a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:15PM[SHARE]
Friday, August 9, 2019

I Happen to Like New York: Michael Feinstein's Effervescent Musical Salute to the City by Steven Suskin

★★★★ A charming summer divertissement for American Songbook lovers at the singer's 54th Street home base The post I Happen to Like New York: Michael Feinstein's Effer…

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Thursday, July 25, 2019

Road Show: Sondheim's Road Trip Musical Finally Lands by Steven Suskin

★★★★ The Sondheim-Weidman musical demonstrates new life at Encores! with Raúl Esparza and Brandon Uranowitz leading the way The post Road Show: Sondheim's Road Tri…

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

Promenade: Musical Whatnot Charms After 50 Years, Intermittently by Steven Suskin

★★★ Encores! Off-Center spotlights composer Al Carmines in this fascinatingly absurdist musical The post Promenade: Musical Whatnot Charms After 50 Years, Intermittently ap…

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019

From London: An Exceptional Death of a Salesman and a Haunting Hunt by Steven Suskin

Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke shine in the Arthur Miller classic at the Young Vic; the Almeida brings us a haunting new play The post From London: An Exceptional Death of a Salesman an…

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Monday, July 1, 2019

From London: Mamet and Malkovich Reap Bitter Wheat from Harvey Weinstein by Steven Suskin

The controversial playwright takes on a ripped-from-the-headlines sex scandal, with intriguing but uneven results The post From London: Mamet and Malkovich Reap Bitter Wheat from Harvey Wein…

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Sunday, June 30, 2019

From London: Renée Fleming on the Piazza and Trevor on the Roof by Steven Suskin

Excellent new productions of The Light in the Piazza, at Southbank Centre, and Fiddler on the Roof, at the Playhouse The post From London: Renée Fleming on the Piazza and Trevor on the Ro…

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Friday, June 28, 2019

From London: Rescued Ibsen Work Crackles; a National Revival Doesn't, Quite by Steven Suskin

Ibsen's long-overlooked Rosmersholm turns out to be terrific, while the century-old Rutherford and Son doesn't catch fire The post From London: Rescued Ibsen Work Crackles; a National Reviva…

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

From London: Sweat with Martha Plimpton, and the Long-Running Woman in Black by Steven Suskin

Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer-winner thrives in this Donmar Warehouse production, while Stephen Mallatratt's 1989 thriller runs on and on The post From London: Sweat with Martha Plimpton, and the …

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Thursday, June 20, 2019

Beautiful Girls: A Soaring Songbook Tribute to Stephen Sondheim by Steven Suskin

★★★★ The one-night salute featured fiery performances from ate Baldwin, Ashley Park, Donna Murphy, and Petula Clark The post Beautiful Girls: A Soaring Songbook Tribu…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:31PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Handbagged: Elizabeth vs. Maggie the Cat by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Two Queen Elizabeths and two Margaret Thatchers battle it out, with caustic wit The post Handbagged: Elizabeth vs. Maggie the Cat appeared first on New York Stag…

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Long Lost: Donald Margulies' Prodigal Returns, Lobbing Grenades by Steven Suskin

★★ The Pulitzer winner returns to Manhattan Theatre Club with a disappointing new family drama The post Long Lost: Donald Margulies' Prodigal Returns, Lobbing Grenades appeared f…

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Thursday, May 30, 2019

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune: Acting Brilliance in the Light of the Moon by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon shine in the Terrence McNally play The post Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune: Acting Brilliance in the Light of the Moo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:17PM[SHARE]
Saturday, April 27, 2019

Lady in the Dark: Victoria Clark Shines As Lady in the Spotlight by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Kurt Weill-Ira Gershwin-Moss Hart musical in exciting form at City Center The post Lady in the Dark: Victoria Clark Shines As Lady in the Spotlight appeared firs…

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Ink: Rupert Murdoch Against the World (and The Mirror) by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Bertie Carvel and Jonny Lee Miller star in a thrilling, real-life newspaper yarn The post Ink: Rupert Murdoch Against the World (and The Mirror) appeared…

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Tootsie: A Man Playing a Man Playing a Woman Playing a… by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Santino Fontana shines in this new David Yazbek musical, well adapted from the 1982 film The post Tootsie: A Man Playing a Man Playing a Woman Playing a… appea…

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Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Burn This: 1987 Dramatic Firecracker No Longer Pops by Steven Suskin

★★★ Lanford Wilson's play, in a revival powered by Adam Driver and Keri Russell, is fitfully entertaining but not compelling The post Burn This: 1987 Dramatic Firecracker N…

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

The Ferryman: Brilliant Play Still Blazingly Exciting with Replacements by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Jez Butterworth's play, now with Brian d'Arcy James and an accomplished American cast, is still not-to-be-missed The post The Ferryman: Brilliant Play Sti…

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