Thursday, October 23, 2025

Playing Shylock: A Meta Exploration of Cancel Culture by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Saul Rubinek plays himself in Mark Leiren-Young's one-person play about a shut-down production of "The Merchant of Venice." The post Playing Shylock: A Meta Exploration of Ca…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Adam Gopnik’s New York: Gallery Talk, Par Excellence by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ The New Yorker writer offers an enchanted evening of sparklingly witty discourse The post Adam Gopnik’s New York: Gallery Talk, Par Excellence appeared first on New York S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:13PM
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Ragtime: Breaking Our Hearts, Opening A Door by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ Joshua Henry gives what’s destined to be a Tony-winning performance in this much-needed revival The post Ragtime: Breaking Our Hearts, Opening A Door appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:01PM

Ragtime: A Triumphant Revival For Our Time by Roma Torre

★★★★★ Following last year's lauded City Center concert, The great musical returns to Broadway with its stellar cast intact led by Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz T…

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Oratorio for Living Things: Musically Captivating, Text Effect Not So by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Heather Christian's acclaimed piece, directed by Lee Sunday Evens, in blurred delivery The post Oratorio for Living Things: Musically Captivating, Text Effect Not So appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Let’s Love!: Sex, American Style by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ A top-flight ensemble including Aubrey Plaza and Nellie McKay appears in Ethan Coen's trio of raunchy one-act comedies. The post Let’s Love!: Sex, American Style appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:01PM

Let’s Love!: Women Through a Guy’s Eyes by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ A scathing Aubrey Plaza and sharp others, plus Nellie McKay, light up Ethan Coen’s new comedies The post Let’s Love!: Women Through a Guy’s Eyes appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

Oh Happy Day!: Too Much Mo’ by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Jordan E. Cooper delivers a multifarious father and son drama, with songs The post Oh Happy Day!: Too Much Mo’ appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God: One Woman’s Proof by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Jen Tullock performs a version of distancing herself from the evangelical church The post Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God: One Woman’s Proof appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:47PM

Bull Durham: Film to Stage Transfer Hits a Homer by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Ron Shelton's 38 year old baseball movie makes its mark as a high flying musical The post Bull Durham: Film to Stage Transfer Hits a Homer appeared first on New York Stage R…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:29AM
Thursday, October 9, 2025

Crooked Cross: A Sign of the Times by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Mint Theater discovers a 1935 drama about the Nazi takeover of German society The post Crooked Cross: A Sign of the Times appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:30PM

The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows: Scare the Banana and Other Tales of a Non-Binary Mom by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Comedian Abby Wambaugh delivers an appealing solo show at Dixon Place The post The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows: Scare the Banana and Other Tales of a Non-Binary Mom appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:51AM
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

The Least Problematic Woman in the World: Dylan Mulvaney Takes a TikTok Pause by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The actress, author, and social media star opens her heart on the off-Broadway stage The post The Least Problematic Woman in the World: Dylan Mulvaney Takes a TikTok Pause ap…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM
Sunday, October 5, 2025

Are the Bennet Girls Ok?: Not in Bedlam’s Jane Austen Send-Up by David Finkle

★☆☆☆☆ Emily Breeze's supposedly funny satire is directed by Eric Tucker, to no avail The post Are the Bennet Girls Ok?: Not in Bedlam’s Jane Austen Send-Up appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

From Massachusetts: The Weekend, Angst Upon a Time by Bob Verini

★★☆☆☆ A quartet of disaffected souls assembles in the mountains of Western Mass. to explain, indeed overexplain, their problems The post From Massachusetts: The Weekend, Angst Upon…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Caroline: A Quiet Gem by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Chloe Grace Moretz plays the young mother of a trans child in Preston Max Allen's affecting drama. The post Caroline: A Quiet Gem appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM

And Then We Were No More: Talk of Technology in Totalitarian Times by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Tim Blake Nelson unveils a dark, pervasively dystopian tale at La MaMa The post And Then We Were No More: Talk of Technology in Totalitarian Times appeared first on New York …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:28PM
Monday, September 29, 2025

Masquerade: Phantom of the Opera, Immersive Style by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Diane Paulus stages this immersive theater adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running musical. The post Masquerade: Phantom of the Opera, Immersive Style appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Punch: A Play That Speaks to Our Divided Times by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ James Graham's drama revolves around a fateful interaction that led to unexpected depths of healing and redemption The post Punch: A Play That Speaks to Our Divided Times app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM

Punch: Sin, Redemption Delivered with Emotional Wallop by David Finkle

★★★★☆ James Graham tells true story, Adam Penford directs theatrically, Will Harrison tour de forces The post Punch: Sin, Redemption Delivered with Emotional Wallop appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:29PM
Sunday, September 28, 2025

Waiting for Godot: Didi & Gogo’s Not-So-Excellent Adventure by Elysa Gardner

★★★☆☆ Keanu Reeves, in his Broadway bow, and Alex Winter reunite in Jamie Lloyd's latest, a predictably flashy take on the Beckett classic The post Waiting for Godot: Didi & G…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Waiting for Godot: Beckett’s Tramps, Partying On by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter star in Jamie Lloyd's production of Samuel Beckett's masterpiece The post Waiting for Godot: Beckett’s Tramps, Partying On appeared first on N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM

The Honey Trap: Dishing Out a Potent Blend of Genres by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Michael Hayden and Samantha Mathis lead Irish Rep’s premiere of an unexpected thriller The post The Honey Trap: Dishing Out a Potent Blend of Genres appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

The Honey Trap: The Irish Troubles Dealt with Intriguingly by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Leo McGann's circuitous drama, Matt Torney directing, actor Michael Hayden impressing The post The Honey Trap: The Irish Troubles Dealt with Intriguingly appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM
Thursday, September 25, 2025

The Other Americans: John Leguizamo, Not Going It Alone by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The award-winning playwright-actor tackles the great American Latino family drama The post The Other Americans: John Leguizamo, Not Going It Alone appeared first on New York …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

The Other Americans: Drowning in the Kitchen Sink by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ John Leguizamo delivers an ambitious new drama depicting a Latino-American family’s troubles The post The Other Americans: Drowning in the Kitchen Sink appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Weather Girl: The Forecast? Dark, With 100% Chance of Laughter by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Julia McDermott shines as a spiraling TV reporter in a one-woman climate-crisis comedy The post Weather Girl: The Forecast? Dark, With 100% Chance of Laughter appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Friday, September 19, 2025

Saturday Church: A Reverent Musical of the Flamboyant Kind by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Tony winners J. Harrison Ghee and Joaquina Kalukango are among the ensemble of this musical adapted from the 2017 indie film, featuring music by pop star Sia. The post Satur…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:00PM
Thursday, September 18, 2025

Mexodus: Significant Take on Today’s Immigrant Situation by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Musician-Songwriter-Actors Brian Quijada and Nigel D. Robinson speak up and sing out The post Mexodus: Significant Take on Today’s Immigrant Situation appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM

When the Hurlyburly’s Done: what’s the Ukrainian word for apple? by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Richard Nelson’s cozy new drama studies an acting troupe during wartime The post When the Hurlyburly’s Done: what’s the Ukrainian word for apple? appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:52PM
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Art: A Comedy of Bad Manners by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris star in this revival of Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning comedy The post Art: A Comedy of Bad Manners appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

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