Saturday, November 29, 2025

When You’re Good to Mama by Mason Pilevsky

Oedipus – 25 November 2025 Robert Icke’s bold modernization of Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex imagines a politician (Mark Strong) in the last hours of his campaign finding out that his comm…

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Saturday, November 22, 2025

I Fear I Haven’t Won At All by Mason Pilevsky

Chess – 20 November 2025 The music from Chess has been a large part of this theatre-lover’s life for a long time, and, since moving to New York, I have been openly hoping for a Broadway …

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Thursday, November 20, 2025

Full, Filling a Knead by Mason Pilevsky

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) – 14 November 2025 This innovative new musical kneads every delicious romantic comedy into one delightful confection—so I hope that they rake…

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Unmasking the Phantom by Mason Pilevsky

Masquerade – 18 November 2025 Masquerade is an immersive reimagining of The Phantom of the Opera in which a small number of audience members are guided through a fully realized producti…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 03:49PM
Monday, November 17, 2025

My Favorite Moments of the Bee by Mason Pilevsky

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – 15 November 2025 The most interesting thing about this musical is that every iteration brings fresh, modern jokes. It somehow works in all cont…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 08:00PM
Sunday, November 16, 2025

Bread, Glorious Bread by Mason Pilevsky

The Baker’s Wife – 15 November 2025 Classic Stage Company is bringing to life one of Stephen Schwartz’s lesser-performed musicals, The Baker’s Wife. Set in a small town some time ago…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:22AM
Saturday, November 15, 2025

Caviar Extremes by Mason Pilevsky

The Queen of Versailles – 13 November 2025 Opulence and decadence abound as Jackie Siegal, embodied on stage by Kristin Chenoweth, transforms Broadway’s St. James Theatre into a lavish h…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 05:59PM
Friday, November 14, 2025

The Edge of My Seat by Mason Pilevsky

The Seat of Our Pants – 08 November 2025 The Seat of Our Pants, a musical based on Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth, shines in its witty comedic writing, brilliantly precise stage…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 07:02PM
Monday, November 10, 2025

Powerful Changes by Mason Pilevsky

Richard II – 07 November 2025 Richard II at Astor Place Theatre is one of the most accessible pieces of Shakespeare I have ever seen. In Richard II’s (Michael Urie)’s opening monologue…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 07:30PM
Thursday, November 6, 2025

Change by Mason Pilevsky

44— the Musical – 02 November 2025 In order to take on a man as revered as Barack Obama, 44—the Musical has to rely on every comedic trick in the book. With a pounding, catchy pop rock…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:00PM
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

The American Queens by Mason Pilevsky

Queens – 01 November 2025 America has always had a somewhat complicated relationship with immigration. On one hand, we are taught about the great American melting pot where people of all c…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 09:30PM
Saturday, November 1, 2025

Look at the Stars by Mason Pilevsky

Little Bear Ridge Road – 19 October 2025 Little Bear Ridge Road is that rare piece of writing that can openly discuss some of the least hopeful events a person can go through in a way that…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:00AM
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Mindlessness and Mindfulness by Mason Pilevsky

Tartuffe [House of the Redeemer] – 27 October 2025 A venue rarely used for performance, House of the Redeemer’s historic library opens its doors to Andre De Shields and a full cast of ch…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 09:23PM
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Necessary for Now by Mason Pilevsky

Liberation – 24 October 2025 Within itself, Liberation is a play that celebrates the excitement that comes from gathering together to change the world. In this moment, as our current world…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:00PM
Monday, October 27, 2025

Takes Care of You by Mason Pilevsky

Beau – 26 October 2025 When I last saw Beau at Theatre 154 (to read that review, click here), I remember being struck by the immersive creativity of the set (Daniel Allen). When I walked i…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:02PM
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

A Hopeful Light by Mason Pilevsky

Hannah Senesh – 22 October 2025 As I walked into the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s production of Hannah Senesh, the first thing I was struck by was Court Watson’s intriguing sc…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:45PM
Monday, October 20, 2025

Saturday Night Vibes by Mason Pilevsky

Not Ready for Prime Time – 17 October 2025 A spunky, unauthorized play about the origins of Saturday Night Live, Not Ready for Prime Time takes a behind-the-scenes look at the cast and cre…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 07:00PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Reaching for Divinity by Mason Pilevsky

Oh Happy Day! – 12 October 2025 Jordan E. Cooper’s Oh Happy Day! is an achingly relevant play with gospel music that evokes ideology about divinity in a thrilling and fascinating way. Th…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 09:15PM
Saturday, October 11, 2025

Bitterness for the Honey by Mason Pilevsky

The Honey Trap – 10 October 2025 Incredibly bold and cleverly told, The Honey Trap by Leo McGann simultaneously took place in 1979 and the present day. The story examined British soldiers …

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Take Space, Make Space by Mason Pilevsky

The Mutables – 09 October 2025 Centered around Kat Mustatea’s BodyMouth speech producing instrument, The Mutables tells the story of a woman (Marie Lloyd Paspe) who has had an accident t…

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I Like the Truth by Mason Pilevsky

Italian American Reconciliation – 05 October 2025 John Patrick Shanley delivers a crisp, tight script detailing the story of Huey (Wade McCollum) and Janice (Linda Manning)’s love throug…

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Definitively Dylan by Mason Pilevsky

The Least Problematic Woman in the World – 05 October 2025 The Least Problematic Woman in the World diabolically uses one show to speak two very different messages to two very different a…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:00PM
Sunday, October 5, 2025

The Fabric of Assumptions by Mason Pilevsky

Torera – 04 October 2025 A lovingly predictable family drama about a female bull fighter, Torera captures the thrill of life-or-death situations while also holding space for their conseque…

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It’s a Knockout by Mason Pilevsky

Punch – 04 October 2025 Based on actual events, Punch is a story of character arcs and personal growth after an unintended single punch kills a young man, leaving behind a 19 year old perp…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 11:40AM
Friday, October 3, 2025

Breath Taking by Mason Pilevsky

And Then We Were No More – 03 October 2025 And Then We Were No More at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in association with Stop the Wind Theatricals perfectly fits the definition of what…

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Transcendent by Mason Pilevsky

Caroline – 26 September 2025 For a show with a simple, easy-to-follow plotline, the depth and complexity of Caroline was really striking. The nuance of Preston Max Allen’s script coupled…

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Thursday, September 25, 2025

Normalízalo by Mason Pilevsky

The Other Americans – 21 September 2025 The Other Americans tells a story of heartbreak as a son’s mental illness tears apart a family held together on a foundation of lies. The play sho…

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Saturday, September 20, 2025

A Lighthearted Outcry by Mason Pilevsky

Home? A Palestinian Woman’s Pursuit of Life, Liberty, & Happiness – 20 September 2025 Hend Ayoub’s one woman show about the discrimination she has experienced as a Palestinian-Isra…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 10:55PM
Friday, September 19, 2025

Can I Hear a GayMen? by Mason Pilevsky

Saturday Church – 14 September 2025 Saturday Church is a thrilling new musical about unapologetically being your authentic self. Unlike many solely uplifting artistic renderings of a comin…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 06:00PM
Thursday, September 18, 2025

A Healing Hootenanny by Mason Pilevsky

The Porch on Windy Hill – 14 September 2025 The Porch on Windy Hill is a fabulous hootenanny in which a grandfather and granddaughter reunite after a tough misunderstanding tore them apar…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 07:31PM
Sunday, September 14, 2025

A Crucial Disruption by Mason Pilevsky

The Essentialis’nt – 12 September 2025 Told in an art form akin to choreopoem, The Essentialisn’t is a piece that fearlessly demands that the audience sit with their discomfort and e…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 04:16PM

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