Sunday, November 23, 2025

Gruesome Playground Injuries: Not All Wounds Are On the Outside by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Nicholas Braun and Kara Young play childhood friends reckoning with a lifetime of hurt The post Gruesome Playground Injuries: Not All Wounds Are On the Outside appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:00PM

Sweet Smell of Success: Hamlisch Musical Returns, with Improvements by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Concert version suggests a potential future for the all-but-forgotten Hamlisch-Carnelia-Guare musical The post Sweet Smell of Success: Hamlisch Musical Returns, with Improve…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:33PM
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York): Charming Musical Rom-Com Isn’t Heavy Lifting by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts star in this London import that could be a sleeper hit. The post Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York): Charming Musical Rom-Com Isn’…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York): A Tasty Slice of Cake by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Musical import tells sweet-bitter tale of Brit and American finding each other and themselves The post Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York): A Tasty Slice of Cake app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM

Initiative: Dungeons & Dragons And Sex, Oh My by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ The travails of adolescence get a hard-hitting and sympathetic airing in a work of epic proportions The post Initiative: Dungeons & Dragons And Sex, Oh My appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:56PM
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

This World of Tomorrow: Time Travel Story Suffers from Déjà Vu by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Tom Hanks and Kelli O'Hara star in this sci-fi romance co-written by Hanks and James Glossman The post This World of Tomorrow: Time Travel Story Suffers from Déjà Vu appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:30PM

This World of Tomorrow: Go for Tom Hanks, Stay for Kelli O’Hara by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Kenny Leon directs a 150-year-spanning sci-fi-tinged New York play The post This World of Tomorrow: Go for Tom Hanks, Stay for Kelli O’Hara appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:29PM

Practice: Theater Games and Mind Games by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Nazareth Hassan’s new backstage dramedy studies process and power The post Practice: Theater Games and Mind Games appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM
Monday, November 17, 2025

Meet the Cartozians: Armenians in America, Then and Now by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Andrea Martin sparks David Cromer’s Second Stage premiere of a meaningful comedy of racial identity The post Meet the Cartozians: Armenians in America, Then and Now appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Meet the Cartozians: A People Proud, A History Melancholy by Bob Verini

★★★☆☆ A skillful cast explores the Armenian American experience across two eras, a century apart The post Meet the Cartozians: A People Proud, A History Melancholy appeared first o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Revival Spells S-U-C-C-E-S-S by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ A new production of the Tony-nominated musical comedy goes to the head of the class The post The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Revival Spells S-U-C-C-E-S-S appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Sunday, November 16, 2025

Chess: Thank You for the Music by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The cult musical’s Broadway revival highlights its addictive ABBA melodies and lively Tim Rice lyrics The post Chess: Thank You for the Music appeared first on New York St…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:00PM

Chess: Just Another Bored Game by Bob Verini

★★☆☆☆ Two musical theater kings and a queen strive mightily with a famously elusive concept album, but play to a draw The post Chess: Just Another Bored Game appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:59PM
Thursday, November 13, 2025

Oedipus: All About My Mother by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Lesley Manville and Mark Strong have disturbingly good chemistry as theater’s most famous twice-related couple The post Oedipus: All About My Mother appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:59PM

Oedipus: Fate Comes for Us All by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Mark Strong and Lesley Manville deliver shattering performances in Robert Ickes’ modern adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy The post Oedipus: Fate Comes for Us All appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:58PM

The Seat of Our Pants: Too Mild Wilder by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Ruthie Ann Miles shines amid Ethan Lipton’s respectful musical version of a mad Thornton Wilder classic The post The Seat of Our Pants: Too Mild Wilder appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:15PM
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Archduke: Murder, He Says by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Patrick Page blazes as a Balkans terrorist in Rajiv Joseph’s what-if World War I history play The post Archduke: Murder, He Says appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:30PM

Rob Lake Magic: Shattered Illusions by Steven Suskin

★★☆☆☆ Even Miss Piggy can’t elevate this generic holiday-season magic show The post Rob Lake Magic: Shattered Illusions appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:30PM

Rob Lake Magic: Less Than the Sum of the Parts by Frank Scheck

★★☆☆☆ The beloved Muppets serve as comic stooges for a magician best known for appearing on "America's Got Talent." The post Rob Lake Magic: Less Than the Sum of the Parts appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:25PM
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

The Baker’s Wife: Redemption for a Musical With a Big Heart by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ A flawless cast and thoughtful direction turn a famously problematic tuner into a darling, healing event The post The Baker’s Wife: Redemption for a Musical With a Big Hear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

The Baker’s Wife: Fabled Flop Charms in Amiable Revival by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Scott Bakula, Adriana DeBose, and Judy Kuhn enhance Stephen Schwartz’s underbaked musical The post The Baker’s Wife: Fabled Flop Charms in Amiable Revival appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM
Monday, November 10, 2025

Richard II: Michael Urie Plays Shakespeare’s Materialistic, Superficial King by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Red Bull Theater sets the Bard's first Henriad play in the decade of decadence The post Richard II: Michael Urie Plays Shakespeare’s Materialistic, Superficial King appeare…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM

Richard II: This Campy Breed, This England by Bob Verini

★★☆☆☆ Michael Urie and entourage double down on facile gimmickry and leave Shakespeare behind The post Richard II: This Campy Breed, This England appeared first on New York Stage …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:59PM
Sunday, November 9, 2025

The Queen of Versailles: Chenoweth Is Crowned As Broadway Royalty by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ Kristin Chenoweth rules in the role of a lifetime as a true believer in the American Dream The post The Queen of Versailles: Chenoweth Is Crowned As Broadway Royalty appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:59PM

The Queen of Versailles: Kristen Chenoweth Vehicle Breaks Down by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Stephen Schwartz-Lindsey Ferrentino musical, Michael Arden directing, tell rich Jackie Siegel's tale The post The Queen of Versailles: Kristen Chenoweth Vehicle Breaks Down a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:58PM

The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire: What the Hell Was That All About? by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Anne Washburn’s absorbing study of collective existence melts into something else at the finish line The post The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire: What the Hell Was That All…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Thursday, November 6, 2025

44 The Musical: The Obama Years, Satirized with Four-Letter Words by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Eli Bauman's musical mistakes vulgarity for actual entertainment, with a hard-working cast vainly trying The post 44 The Musical: The Obama Years, Satirized with Four-Letter …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Queens: The American Dream Does Not Live Here by Roma Torre

★★★☆☆ Marin Ireland stars in Martyna Majok's timely play about the cost of being a stranger in a strange land. The post Queens: The American Dream Does Not Live Here appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:15AM
Monday, November 3, 2025

Kyoto: Climate Negotiations Made Fun by Frank Scheck

★★★★★ Stephen Kunken superbly plays the lead role in this thrilling drama about the negotiations behind an historic climate accord The post Kyoto: Climate Negotiations Made Fun app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:30PM

Kyoto: Greenhouse Gassing by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Stephen Kunken is good as a bad guy in a new Royal Shakespeare drama about special interests and global warming The post Kyoto: Greenhouse Gassing appeared first on New York …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:29PM
Sunday, November 2, 2025

Messy White Gays: Boys Being Boys, Badly by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Expect trashy doings, nonstop name drops, insults, and murder done for fun The post Messy White Gays: Boys Being Boys, Badly appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

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