Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Babe: Sex, Rock and Gen Z in a Tik-Tok Workplace by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Marisa Tomei heads The New Group’s smart staging of Jessica Goldberg’s drama The post Babe: Sex, Rock and Gen Z in a Tik-Tok Workplace appeared first on New York Stage Re…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:57PM

Babe: #MeToo in the Music Biz by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Marisa Tomei and Arliss Howard star in Jessica Goldberg's play about a cultural reckoning. The post Babe: #MeToo in the Music Biz appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:56PM
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Swept Away: A Haunting Musical Tale of Survival by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ John Gallagher Jr. and Stark Sands are among the stars of this musical featuring songs from The Avett Brothers catalogue. The post Swept Away: A Haunting Musical Tale of Su…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:56PM

Swept Away: Adrift on a Dark, Dark Sea by Bob Verini

★★★☆☆ Talent, taste, and Avett Brothers sea-chanties serve a grim morality tale that doesn't quite stay afloat The post Swept Away: Adrift on a Dark, Dark Sea appeared first on New…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:55PM
Monday, November 18, 2024

Shit. Meet. Fan.: Satire and Secrets on the Rocks by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Seven disagreeable friends offend and overshare in Robert O’Hara’s New York–set satire The post Shit. Meet. Fan.: Satire and Secrets on the Rocks appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:30PM

Shit. Meet. Fan.: Play. Meet. Speed Bumps. by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski, Debra Messing, Constance Wu and Garret Dillahunt appear in Robert O'Hara's new dark comedy The post Shit. Meet. Fan.: Play. Meet. Speed …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:29PM
Sunday, November 17, 2024

Elf: Irrepressible Holiday Hijinks, for Adults and Kids Too by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Affably goofy Grey Henson shines in revival of endearing screen-to-stage musical The post Elf: Irrepressible Holiday Hijinks, for Adults and Kids Too appeared first on New Y…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:56PM

Elf: Ho-Ho-Hokum Done With Flair by Bob Verini

★★★★☆ Splashy stage version of the holiday movie perennial offers visual delight for the moppets, and wit for the grownups The post Elf: Ho-Ho-Hokum Done With Flair appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:55PM

The Light and the Dark: Scandal in Chiaroscuro, For Today by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ A play about a spirited 17th century girl who determines she will become a master painter like Caravaggio, and does so, might seem a tad esoteric. And the notion of a two-hou…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:00PM
Saturday, November 16, 2024

Burnout Paradise: Joy In Watching Others Sweat by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Four masochistic actors from Australia knock themselves out so we don't have to. The post Burnout Paradise: Joy In Watching Others Sweat appeared first on New York Stage Rev…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:41AM
Thursday, November 14, 2024

Tammy Faye: Praise the Lord and Pump Up the Video by Steven Suskin

★★☆☆☆ Evangelical sex scandal with sequins fizzles, from Elton John and friends The post Tammy Faye: Praise the Lord and Pump Up the Video appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:56PM

Tammy Faye: Brit Tuner Sings the Red, White and Boo-Hoo Blues by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Elton John’s uninspired score scarcely uplifts a new bio-musical The post Tammy Faye: Brit Tuner Sings the Red, White and Boo-Hoo Blues appeared first on New York Stage Rev…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:55PM

King Lear: Kenneth Branagh Cuts the Tragic Tale to a Slim Two Hours by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ The Shakespeare veteran directs and stars alongside RADA grads in a no-frills production The post King Lear: Kenneth Branagh Cuts the Tragic Tale to a Slim Two Hours appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM

King Lear: Kenneth Branagh Brings a Revival For Our Time, Sorta by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Trimmed to two hours, the classic is directed by Branagh, Rob Ashford and Lucy Skilbeck with a young cast The post King Lear: Kenneth Branagh Brings a Revival For Our Time, …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:57PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Mama I’m a Big Girl Now!: Bundy, Butler & Winokur Celebrate with Love by David Finkle

★★★★☆ The Broadway vets cleverly relive their related on-stage and off-stage lives The post Mama I’m a Big Girl Now!: Bundy, Butler & Winokur Celebrate with Love appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Maybe Happy Ending: A Futuristic Love Story With Old-Fashioned Heart by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ This sweet but never saccharine robot romcom is the musical boost we all need The post Maybe Happy Ending: A Futuristic Love Story With Old-Fashioned Heart appeared first on …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:58PM

Maybe Happy Ending: Beguiling Musical Charmer from Korea by Michael Sommers

★★★★☆ Darren Criss and Helen J Shen star in a bittersweet new musical about bots in love The post Maybe Happy Ending: Beguiling Musical Charmer from Korea appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:57PM
Monday, November 11, 2024

A Wonderful World: You’re Lookin’ Swell, Satchmo by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Bio-musical about the late great jazzman hits the right notes The post A Wonderful World: You’re Lookin’ Swell, Satchmo appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM

A Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful Noteworthy World by David Finkle

★★★★☆ James Monroe Inglehart stars in a tribute to one of the true 20th-century jazz greats The post A Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful Noteworthy World appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM
Sunday, November 10, 2024

Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!: Experimental Identities by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Soho Rep exits its longtime home with an antic tribute to a downtown icon The post Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!: Experimental Identities appeared first on New York Stage Revi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Friday, November 8, 2024

Gatz: Great Scott! by Michael Sommers

★★★★★ Elevator Repair Service’s remarkable word-for-word Fitzgerald staging returns to the Public The post Gatz: Great Scott! appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59PM

Gatz: Fitzgerald Classic Word-for-Word from Elevator Repair Service by David Finkle

★★★★☆ John Collins directs, Scott Shepherd narrates, with some past and some new cast members The post Gatz: Fitzgerald Classic Word-for-Word from Elevator Repair Service appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:58PM
Thursday, November 7, 2024

Walden: Zoë Winters and Emmy Rossum Navigate American Dystopia by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Amy Berryman's post-apocalyptic drama centers on twin sisters and their space-travel dreams The post Walden: Zoë Winters and Emmy Rossum Navigate American Dystopia appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:28PM

Walden: Sibling Rivalry as the World Burns by Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ Emmy Rossum and Zoë Winters play sisters torn apart by their life choices in Amy Berryman's climate change-themed drama set in the "not-so-distant" future. The post Walden: …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:27PM
Sunday, November 3, 2024

The Devil’s Disciple: An All-Female Cast Takes On Shaw’s American Revolution Story by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★☆☆ Gingold Theatrical Group offers clever production of early Shavian comedy The post The Devil’s Disciple: An All-Female Cast Takes On Shaw’s American Revolution Story appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:00PM
Friday, November 1, 2024

Ragtime: Simple and Somehow Sublime by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★★ For her farewell as Encores! artistic director, future Lincoln Center AD Lear deBessonet goes out on a high note The post Ragtime: Simple and Somehow Sublime appeared first o…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:09PM

Ragtime: E. L. Doctorow’s Musicalized Masterpiece Masterfully Revived by David Finkle

★★★★★ The Terrence McNally-Stephen Flaherty-Lynn Ahrens flawless work, directed by Lear deBessonet, choreographed by Ellenore Scott The post Ragtime: E. L. Doctorow’s Musicalized…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:08PM
Thursday, October 31, 2024

Strike Up the Band: Gershwin Goes to Carnegie Hall by Steven Suskin

The not-quite-classic musical in a not-quite-effective concert version, despite fine musical elements led by Ted Sperling, with Bryce Pinkham, Christopher Fitzgerald, John Ellison Conlee, an…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:46AM
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Another Shot: When Harry Met Rehab by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Dan Butler plays a nice guy who insists "I don't need to quit drinking" The post Another Shot: When Harry Met Rehab appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:58PM

Another Shot: An AA Rehab Revealed in Honest, Convincing, Tough Terms by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Harry Teinowitz brings his own experience to the stage, with Dan Butler playing the role The post Another Shot: An AA Rehab Revealed in Honest, Convincing, Tough Terms appear…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:57PM
Monday, October 28, 2024

Bad Kreyòl: Haitian American Dominique Morisseau’s Very Personal Drama by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ The playwright returns to her roots and honors her family in a dynamic new work The post Bad Kreyòl: Haitian American Dominique Morisseau’s Very Personal Drama appeared fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:59PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic