Saturday, February 15, 2025

Melissa Errico at Birdland Theater: For Valentine’s Day, A Touch of Venus by Elysa Gardner

Returning to the venue for her third holiday residency, the Broadway and cabaret veteran is in the mood for love The post Melissa Errico at Birdland Theater: For Valentine’s Day, A Touch o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:57PM
Thursday, February 13, 2025

Redwood: Idina Menzel Defies Gravity Again, in New Musical by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ The star of Wicked and Frozen returns to Broadway with this musical about a woman trying to escape her grief in a California forest The post Redwood: Idina Menzel Defies Grav…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:58PM

Redwood: She Talks to the Trees! (No, Really)  by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★☆☆☆ IMAX meets Broadway in a technologically impressive but dramatically wooden new musical The post Redwood: She Talks to the Trees! (No, Really)  appeared first on New York St…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:57PM
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Henry IV: Fathers and Sons and Falstaff in the Round by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Jay O. Sanders and Dakin Matthews head TFANA’s versatile ensemble The post Henry IV: Fathers and Sons and Falstaff in the Round appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:31PM

How Is It That We Live or Shakey Jake + Alice: Len Jenkin Conjures a Love Story by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Fred Weller and Kate Arrington portray soul mates in a poetic romance The post How Is It That We Live or Shakey Jake + Alice: Len Jenkin Conjures a Love Story appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:28PM
Thursday, February 6, 2025

My First Ex-Husband: Divorce Comedian Style by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★☆☆☆ Joy Behar, Susie Essman, Tovah Feldshuh, and Adrienne C. Moore break down broken-down marriages in 90 lackluster minutes The post My First Ex-Husband: Divorce Comedian Style …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Urinetown: Encores Musical Minds Its Pees (& Cues) by Elysa Gardner

★★★☆☆ New York City Center's Encores! series brings the 2001 musical back with a cast of Broadway and TV vets The post Urinetown: Encores Musical Minds Its Pees (& Cues) appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:10PM

Urinetown: The Once-Startling Musical Handily Revived by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Composer-lyricist Mark Hollman, book writer-lyricist Greg Kotis, director Teddy Bergman revitalize the unforgettable classic The post Urinetown: The Once-Startling Musical Ha…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:09PM
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

The Antiquities: The Future’s Not Looking Too Bright by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ The new play by Jordan Harrison, author of "Marjorie Prime," imagines a future where humans have been replaced by artificial beings. The post The Antiquities: The Future’s…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM

The Antiquities: We Are the Dinosaurs Now by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Jordan Harrison spins an intriguingly haunting tale about the human experiment gone awry. The post The Antiquities: We Are the Dinosaurs Now appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM
Sunday, February 2, 2025

Pecking Order: Fowl Play Is Foul Play by Steven Suskin

★☆☆☆☆ Hawkish comedy is strictly for the birds The post Pecking Order: Fowl Play Is Foul Play appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:31PM

Pecking Order: Fowl Play Indeed by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★☆☆☆☆ Two infamous New York–dwelling red-tailed hawks serve as the ostensible inspiration for a flighty new comedy The post Pecking Order: Fowl Play Indeed appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:30PM
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Kowalski: How Brando Became the Brute by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Fascinating look behind the curtain of Tennessee Williams masterpiece when Brando almost didn't get the role. The post Kowalski: How Brando Became the Brute appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:29PM
Monday, January 27, 2025

A Knock on the Roof:  Everyday life and death in Gaza by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Khawla Ibraheem depicts a mom in desperate straits The post A Knock on the Roof:  Everyday life and death in Gaza appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00PM

Dear Jack, Dear Louise: WWII Love Letters, with Wit and Charm by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Playwright Ken Ludwig finds literary delight in the family attic The post Dear Jack, Dear Louise: WWII Love Letters, with Wit and Charm appeared first on New York Stage Revie…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:39PM
Sunday, January 26, 2025

Beckett Briefs: The 20th-Century Master Served Masterfully by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Krapp's Last Tape, Not I, Play, with F. Murray Abraham, Roger Dominic Casey, Kate Forbes, Sarah Street, Ciarán O'Reilly directing The post Beckett Briefs: The 20th-Century M…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM

Cymbeline: Shakespeare Lite, more easily rephrased than actually done by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ NAATCO stages a pleasant if patchy all-female, all-Asian American revival The post Cymbeline: Shakespeare Lite, more easily rephrased than actually done appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:19PM
Saturday, January 25, 2025

Hugh Jackman: From New York, With Love: A Triumphant, Career-Tapping Concert by Frank Scheck

The Broadway and film star does what he loves best in this months-long residency at the city's legendary theater. The post Hugh Jackman: From New York, With Love: A Triumphant, Career-Tappi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:33PM
Thursday, January 23, 2025

English: Speaking a Universal Language, in a Broadway Premiere by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Sanaz Toosi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play feels newly richer in this Roundabout production The post English: Speaking a Universal Language, in a Broadway Premiere appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:26PM

English: Pulitzer-Winning Play Translates Well on Broadway by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Playwright Sanaz Toossi schools us on what it means to be a stranger in a strange language The post English: Pulitzer-Winning Play Translates Well on Broadway appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:25PM
Sunday, January 19, 2025

Grandiloquent: Tragedy Plus Time Equals Brilliant Comedy by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ Comedian Gary Gulman delivers an uproarious description of his troubled childhood in this one-man show directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel. The post Grandiloquent: Tragedy Pl…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM

Grandiloquent: Comedian Gary Gulman gets up close and personal by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Gulman plies his unique comedic talents to describe how he survived a painful childhood The post Grandiloquent: Comedian Gary Gulman gets up close and personal appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:57PM
Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Show/Boat: A River: The Seminal, Historical Classic Severely Landlocked by David Finkle

★☆☆☆☆ Director/adaptor David Herskovits misses the mark with Kern/Hammerstein/Ferber classic The post Show/Boat: A River: The Seminal, Historical Classic Severely Landlocked appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Sunday, January 12, 2025

Old Cock: Fowl Doings all the Way from Portugal by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Robert Schenkkan’s semi-satirical historical study appears Under the Radar The post Old Cock: Fowl Doings all the Way from Portugal appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:17PM
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Blind Runner: Race for Your Life by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Iranian playwright Amir Reza Koohestani goes behind prison walls with his evocative two-hander The post Blind Runner: Race for Your Life appeared first on New York Stage Revi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:41PM
Sunday, December 22, 2024

All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich — Story Hour with Broadway Prices by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ A changing quartet of notable performers including John Mulaney and Lin-Manuel Miranda read comic pieces by humorist Simon Rich in this Broadway show staged by Alex Timbers. …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:58PM

All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich — Hit & Miss Revue by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Richard Kind in an amusing evening The post All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich — Hit & Miss Revue appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:57PM
Friday, December 20, 2024

Norm Lewis — The Best of Christmas: A Much-Needed Dose of Musical Holiday Cheer by Frank Scheck

The veteran Broadway performer celebrates his 10th anniversary performing at 54 Below with this gorgeous Yuletide-themed show. The post Norm Lewis — The Best of Christmas: A Much-Needed D…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:38PM

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Gives you the “Wilis” and more by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Program A features a spooky Giselle plus a bright new Balanchine tribute The post Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Gives you the “Wilis” and more appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:35PM
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Gypsy: Hold Your Hats and Hallelujah by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Stephen Sondheim said “there’s not a moment” in this quintessential American musical “that isn’t entertaining.” We have to agree. The post Gypsy: Hold Your Hats a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:59PM

Gypsy: Everything’s Coming Up Audra by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ New production of fabled masterwork lights the lights and hits the heights The post Gypsy: Everything’s Coming Up Audra appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:58PM

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre