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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
Tuesday, June 7, 2022

The Bedwetter: A Laughing Matter, from Sarah Silverman by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Wickedly funny new musical about a sharp-tongued pre-teen with issues demonstrates growing pains    The post The Bedwetter: A Laughing Matter, from Sarah Silverman appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:52PM
Friday, May 6, 2022

Into the Woods: Sondheim Leads Encores Out of Darkness by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Sarah Bareilles, Neil Patrick Harris, Gavin Creel, and more head the cast of Lear deBessonet’s delightful production The post Into the Woods: Sondheim Leads Encores Out of …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:54PM
Monday, May 2, 2022

A Case for the Existence of God: Compellingly Good, from Samuel D. Hunter by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ David Cromer directs Kyle Beltran and Will Brill in dynamic new American play The post A Case for the Existence of God: Compellingly Good, from Samuel D. Hunter appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:54PM
Thursday, April 28, 2022

From Paris: Tartuffe Stripped Bare (Literally) by Ivo van Hove by Steven Suskin

The Comédie-Française presents a stunningly vibrant new/old version of the classic comedy The post From Paris: Tartuffe Stripped Bare (Literally) by Ivo van Hove appeared first on New York…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:31PM
Wednesday, April 27, 2022

John Pizzarelli: Songs of Stage and Screen, at the Carlyle by Steven Suskin

The jazz great and his guitar make a most welcome return to New York's most celebrated nightclub The post John Pizzarelli: Songs of Stage and Screen, at the Carlyle appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:49PM
Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Suffs: New Musical Wins by a Landslide by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Shaina Taub writes and stars in an exciting new musical saluting a band of forgotten but exceptional American heroes The post Suffs: New Musical Wins by a Landslide appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:25PM
Thursday, March 24, 2022

To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim by Steven Suskin

A personal salute to the Master, exceptionally performed The post To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:42PM
Monday, March 21, 2022

At the Wedding: Of Canapés and Cannibals by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Nuptials upended by hilarity in Bryn Turner play at Lincoln Center Theater The post At the Wedding: Of Canapés and Cannibals appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM
Friday, March 11, 2022

Anyone Can Whistle: Famously Troubled Musical, Flaws Magnified by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Santino Fontana and Elizabeth Stanley shine in an under-rehearsed semi-staging of the Sondheim-Laurents not-quite-masterwork The post Anyone Can Whistle: Famously Troubled Mu…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:23AM
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

The Daughter-in-Law: Sons and Lovers and Clinging Mums by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ The Mint returns with D.H. Lawrence’s posthumously unearthed “problem play” The post The Daughter-in-Law: Sons and Lovers and Clinging Mums appeared first on New York S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Thursday, February 3, 2022

The Tap Dance Kid: A Boy and His Tap Shoes by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Fabulous Feet, and a lot of them, at City Center The post The Tap Dance Kid: A Boy and His Tap Shoes appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:46PM
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Clyde’s: Zestfully Tasty New Play from Lynn Nottage, with Cilantro and Dill by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Tasty new play features strong cast conjuring fantastically metaphoric sandwiches The post Clyde’s: Zestfully Tasty New Play from Lynn Nottage, with Cilantro and Dill appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:51PM
Sunday, November 14, 2021

Baby: Charm-filled Maltby-Shire Musical Makes a Welcome Return by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Out of the Box Theatrics offers a diverse and inclusive redraft of the 1983 parenthood musical The post Baby: Charm-filled Maltby-Shire Musical Makes a Welcome Return appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:50PM
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Caroline, or Change: Sharon D Clarke Offers a Bracing Performance in Tesori-Kushner Musical by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ UK-originated revival demonstrates the power and scope of 2004 chamber musical The post Caroline, or Change: Sharon D Clarke Offers a Bracing Performance in Tesori-Kushner M…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:49PM
Sunday, October 17, 2021

American Utopia: David Byrne and His Merry Band Lift Us Back to Our Feet by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Byrne, choreographer Annie-B Parsons, and musicians set St. James rocking The post American Utopia: David Byrne and His Merry Band Lift Us Back to Our Feet appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:50PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic