Friday, July 26, 2024

From Maine: A Little Night Music, Big Smiles of a Summer Night by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ Julia Murney, Kathleen Turner and an excellent ensemble collaborate on an atypically sensual take on a Wheeler/Sondheim masterpiece The post From Maine: A Little Night Music,…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:43PM
Monday, July 22, 2024

Laura and Linda Benanti: Mothers Know Best–Gifted By Nature, and Nurture by Elysa Gardner

The Broadway star and her talented mom reunite for an evening of vocal and comedic virtuosity The post Laura and Linda Benanti: Mothers Know Best–Gifted By Nature, and Nurture appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:06PM
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Inspired By True Events: Not-So-Grand Guignol by Michael Sommers

★☆☆☆☆ Director Knud Adams aims to get real staging Ryan Spahn's debut should-be thriller The post Inspired By True Events: Not-So-Grand Guignol appeared first on New York Stage Rev…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Sunday, July 14, 2024

On Beckett: Existential Thoughts from a Clown by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ The great Bill Irwin is profoundly funny on Samuel Beckett The post On Beckett: Existential Thoughts from a Clown appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:40PM

The Journals of Adam & Eve: Linden, Henner Score as First Couple by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Ed. Weinberger adapts Mark Twain's beloved short story, Amy Anders Corcoran directing The post The Journals of Adam & Eve: Linden, Henner Score as First Couple appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:30PM
Friday, July 12, 2024

Empire: The Empire State Building Almost Soaringly Sung-Danced by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Bookwriter-composer-lyricists Caroline Sherman, Robert Hull celebrate the architectural icon. The post Empire: The Empire State Building Almost Soaringly Sung-Danced appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30AM

Empire: A Tired ‘Newsies Meets New York, New York’ Mashup by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★☆☆☆ NYC’s art deco architectural masterpiece inspires an uninspired musical The post Empire: A Tired ‘Newsies Meets New York, New York’ Mashup appeared first on New York St…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:29AM
Thursday, July 11, 2024

Oh, Mary!: Lincoln, Drinkin’ and Todd by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ Cole Escola writes and stars in a Bizarro World version of Honest Abe's spouse as cabaret diva The post Oh, Mary!: Lincoln, Drinkin’ and Todd appeared first on New York Sta…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM

Oh, Mary!: Don’t Ask for Subtle Comedy by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Cole Escola brings a Mary Todd Lincoln cartoon to Broadway The post Oh, Mary!: Don’t Ask for Subtle Comedy appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM
Monday, July 1, 2024

From Here: Florida Strong, Displayed in Song by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ An Orlando-born musical aims to capture the city’s resilience after the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting The post From Here: Florida Strong, Displayed in Song appeared first o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Friday, June 28, 2024

A Little Night Music: 53 Musicians? The Glamorous Life Indeed!   by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Marc Bruni directs a sonically lush but somewhat disappointing concert version of Sondheim and Wheeler’s 19th century-set romantic romp The post A Little Night Music: 53 Mu…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:01PM
Thursday, June 27, 2024

N/A: Politics Writ Personal by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Holland Taylor and Ana Villafane star in this new play, directed by Diane Paulus, about Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez The post N/A: Politics Writ Personal appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:29PM

N/A: Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez Go at It Toe-to-Toe by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Holland Taylor and Ana Villafañe empower Mario Correa's dramedy, directed by Diane Paulus The post N/A: Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez Go at It Toe-to-Toe appeared first on New York…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:28PM
Thursday, June 20, 2024

Cats—The Jellicle Ball: ALW in the House by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The category is…reinvention. The 1982 Andrew Lloyd Webber–T.S. Eliot musical is moving to a fresh new beat. The post Cats—The Jellicle Ball: ALW in the House appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

Appraisal: Jousting Over the Office Desk, with Laughs by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Tim Marriott’s deft one-act is well played by the author and Alex Sunderhaus The post Appraisal: Jousting Over the Office Desk, with Laughs appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Pre-Existing Condition: Healing Only Teases Abused Young Woman by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Acclaimed actor Marin Ireland writes acclaim-worthy play, Maria Dizzia directs The post Pre-Existing Condition: Healing Only Teases Abused Young Woman appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:56PM

Pre-Existing Condition: Confessional, Challenging, and Curative by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Actor-turned-playwright Marin Ireland, director Maria Dizzia, and creative consultant Anne Kauffman team up for a confessional drama The post Pre-Existing Condition: Confessi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:55PM
Monday, June 17, 2024

Dark Noon: American Wild West in Dark South African View by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Tue Biering directs an energetic septet in sprawling comment on Wild West wins and losses The post Dark Noon: American Wild West in Dark South African View appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Wednesday, June 12, 2024

The Welkin: Meet the Real Housewives of 1759 by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Sandra Oh leads a dozen women through miserable times The post The Welkin: Meet the Real Housewives of 1759 appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM

Titanic: A Tale of Doomed Dreams and Hubris Rises Anew by Elysa Gardner

★★★★★ Director Anne Kauffman and a starry, supple cast breathe new life into the '90s musical epic The post Titanic: A Tale of Doomed Dreams and Hubris Rises Anew appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:22PM

Titanic: Smooth Sailing as the Band Plays On by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Maury Yeston's remarkable score is given a ravishing hearing at Encores The post Titanic: Smooth Sailing as the Band Plays On appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:21PM
Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Home: Not Always Easy to Go Back by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ The Samm-Art Williams play receives its first Broadway revival, directed by Kenny Leon. The post Home: Not Always Easy to Go Back appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:27PM

Home: Is Where the Art Is, at Roundabout by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Tory Kittles, Brittany Inge and Stori Ayers make glowing Broadway debuts The post Home: Is Where the Art Is, at Roundabout appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:26PM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Breaking the Story: War is Hell, and So is Remembering It by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Maggie Siff plays a former war correspondent suffering from PTSD in Alexis Scheer's play receiving its world premiere at Second Stage. The post Breaking the Story: War is He…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

What Became of Us: More Than Just a Lifetime Drama by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ BD Wong and Rosalind Cho portray siblings in an uncommon new play The post What Became of Us: More Than Just a Lifetime Drama appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM
Thursday, May 30, 2024

The Comedy of Errors: No Errors Made in This Free Shakespeare Revival by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Shakespeare in the Park's free Mobile Unit clicks, due to Rebecca Martínez and Juliá Mesri and jubilant cast The post The Comedy of Errors: No Errors Made in This Free Sha…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:21PM

The Comedy of Errors: A Tuneful Bilingual Romp through the Parks by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ The Public Theater's Mobile Unit brings Shakespeare's comedy to a park near you The post The Comedy of Errors: A Tuneful Bilingual Romp through the Parks appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:20PM
Thursday, May 23, 2024

Molly Sweeney: Brian Friel’s Play About Sight and Shortsidedness Insightfully Revived by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Charlotte Moore directs Sarah Street, John Keating, Rufus Collins with beautifully staggering results The post Molly Sweeney: Brian Friel’s Play About Sight and Shortsidedn…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM

Molly Sweeney: An Ideal Cast Adds Insight and Intensity to Friel’s 1994 Chamber Drama by Sandy MacDonald

★★★★☆ When a master playwright takes on the mystery of sight (in its many senses), it pays to listen. The post Molly Sweeney: An Ideal Cast Adds Insight and Intensity to Friel’s …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM
Tuesday, May 21, 2024

The Fires: A Not So Hot Study of Black Men in Love by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Raja Feather Kelly writes and directs a sorrowful new drama for Soho Rep The post The Fires: A Not So Hot Study of Black Men in Love appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

Syncing Ink: A Crack Ensemble Revives a Hip-Hop Legend by Sandy MacDonald

★★★☆☆ Playwright/performer NSangou Njikam, accompanied by some gifted colleagues, gets to the heart of hip-hop culture. The post Syncing Ink: A Crack Ensemble Revives a Hip-Hop Leg…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:00PM

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