Thursday, September 28, 2023

Melissa Etheridge–My Window: This Is M.E. by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The award-winning singer-songwriter brings her confessional bio-musical to Broadway The post Melissa Etheridge–My Window: This Is M.E. appeared first on New York Stage Revi…

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Melissa Etheridge–My Window: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon Tells All, Sells All by David Finkle

★★★★☆ An onstage musical memoir, co-written with Linda Wallem Etheridge, Amy Tinkham directs The post Melissa Etheridge–My Window: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon Tells All, Sells Al…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM
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

‘Purlie Victorious’ A Revival That Lives Up to Its Title by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Leslie Odoms, Jr. plays the title role in Kenny Leon's revival of Ossie Davis' 1961 racial satire, also featuring Kara Young and Jay O. Sanders. The post ‘Purlie Victoriou…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:53PM
Friday, September 22, 2023

Mary Gets Hers: A Spotty Spoof on 10th Century Religious Play by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Emma Horwitz writes, Josiah Davis directs, and five-member cast strives, to little avail The post Mary Gets Hers: A Spotty Spoof on 10th Century Religious Play appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM
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…

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Dig: Theresa Rebeck could delve a bit deeper by Sandy MacDonald

★★★☆☆ Each recovery story is unique, but this one proves overly schematic. The post Dig: Theresa Rebeck could delve a bit deeper appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:54PM
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Prometheus Firebringer: AI Questions Not So Easily Answered by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Annie Dorsen reads a lecture on a current fire-hot topic along with imagined Aeschylus tragedy The post Prometheus Firebringer: AI Questions Not So Easily Answered appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Monday, September 18, 2023

Job: Therapist-Patient-in-Trouble Play Requires Patience by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Peter Friedman, Sydney Lemmon impressive in Max Wolf Friedlich work, Michael Herwitz directing The post Job: Therapist-Patient-in-Trouble Play Requires Patience appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Tickles Ingeniously by Sandy MacDonald

★★★★☆ A clever script and a versatile cast transform a horror classic into pure fun and games The post Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Tickles Ingeniously appeared first on New York S…

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Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors: He’s Out for Blood, and Laughs by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ History’s most famous vampire is back from the undead in a kooky 90-minute comedy The post Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors: He’s Out for Blood, and Laughs appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Swing State: A Slice-of-Midwestern-Life Drama by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Outgoing Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls helms an affecting mid-pandemic drama The post Swing State: A Slice-of-Midwestern-Life Drama appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM

Swing State: Angst in the Heartland by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Rebecca Gilman's new play, imported from Chicago's Goodman Theatre, concerns the troubling chain of events that occur after a toolbox and gun are stolen from a woman's barn. …

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

Death, Let Me Do My Show: Rachel Bloom picks up the pieces post-Covid by Sandy MacDonald

★★★★☆ Bloom is back, spilling and spewing her neuroses and obsessions – wittily. The post Death, Let Me Do My Show: Rachel Bloom picks up the pieces post-Covid appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:57PM

Death, Let Me Do My Show: A So-So Battle With the Grim Reaper by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Writer-performer Rachel Bloom aggressively talks and sings through a nearly one-person outing The post Death, Let Me Do My Show: A So-So Battle With the Grim Reaper appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:56PM
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Infinite Life: Illness as Undeveloped Metaphor by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Annie Baker's new play concerns six patients suffering from serious ailments who are undergoing treatment at an alternative medicine facility. The post Infinite Life: Illnes…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:26PM

Infinite Life: Annie Baker Sets Healing Sights on Pain by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ James MacDonald directs a fine cast, featuring Marylouise Burke and Kristine Nielsen The post Infinite Life: Annie Baker Sets Healing Sights on Pain appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:25PM
Monday, September 11, 2023

Santino Fontana at 54 Below: Guy-Next-Door Charm, Leading Man Chops by Elysa Gardner

The Tony Award-winning star brings his effortless appeal to a smaller stage The post Santino Fontana at 54 Below: Guy-Next-Door Charm, Leading Man Chops appeared first on New York Stage Revi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:42PM
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

The Tempest: Conjuring and Singing Under the Stars by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ For its last show until summer 2025 at the soon-to-be-renovated Delacorte, the Public returns to an old favorite The post The Tempest: Conjuring and Singing Under the Stars a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:24PM
Sunday, August 20, 2023

El Mago Pop: European, Vegas-Style Magic on Broadway by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Antonio Diaz, "Europe's highest-grossing illusionist," makes his Broadway debut with a lavish show of illusions small and large. The post El Mago Pop: European, Vegas-Style …

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El Mago Pop: Illusionist Antonio Díaz Has the Magic Touch by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Already an international sensation, the sleight-of-hand entertainer, conquers B'way The post El Mago Pop: Illusionist Antonio Díaz Has the Magic Touch appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:53PM
Monday, August 14, 2023

Small: The Heightened Story of a Growing Jockey Hopeful by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Robert Montano, directed by Jessi D. Hill, graphically recalls his adolescence at Belmont Park The post Small: The Heightened Story of a Growing Jockey Hopeful appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Saturday, August 12, 2023

A Eulogy for Roman: A Delightfully Unique Memorial Service by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Relative newcomers Brendan George and Peter Charney are behind this unexpectedly entertaining enterprise The post A Eulogy for Roman: A Delightfully Unique Memorial Service …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
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

The Shark Is Broken: “Jaws” Stars Square Off For Fun And Fishticuffs by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ Behind the scenes of Steven Spielberg's legendary blockbuster, co-authored by (and starring) the son of its most explosive player The post The Shark Is Broken: “Jaws” Sta…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:54PM

Ann Hampton Callaway Sings the ’70s: The Way We Were, Joyfully Remembered by Elysa Gardner

A cabaret stalwart looks back, honoring icons from Joni Mitchell to Marvin Hamlisch The post Ann Hampton Callaway Sings the ’70s: The Way We Were, Joyfully Remembered appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:43PM
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

Back to the Future: A Sensory Assault, with Songs by Elysa Gardner

★★☆☆☆ An adaptation of the hit film offers all the noise and flash of a theme park ride The post Back to the Future: A Sensory Assault, with Songs appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:53PM
Monday, July 31, 2023

Let’s Call Her Patty: A Choppy New Dramedy by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Rhea Perlman plays a Pilates-loving liberal Upper West Sider in this shallow new play The post Let’s Call Her Patty: A Choppy New Dramedy appeared first on New York Stage R…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

The Half-God of Rainfall: Inua Ellams’ Epic Poem, Staged Epically by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Taibi Magar directs a seven-member cast in a brand-new and electrifying stage myth The post The Half-God of Rainfall: Inua Ellams’ Epic Poem, Staged Epically appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Monday, July 24, 2023

The Cottage: A Midsummer Night’s Frolic by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Can you see some of the jokes coming a mile away with your eyes closed? Sure. But you’ll still laugh. The post The Cottage: A Midsummer Night’s Frolic appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM