256 stories by "Elysa Gardner"
★★★★☆ Marianne Elliott's acclaimed modern spin on the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth classic arrives in New York
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★★★★☆ Alice Childress's biting play-within-a-play finally arrives on Broadway, more than sixty years after its premiere
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★★☆☆☆A new musical offers a peek at the late Princess of Wales, and a lot of costume changes
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★★★★☆The Oscar-winning short film becomes a buoyant musical, in which Diana Ross looms large
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★★★★☆ A London-based revival showcases the emotional range of the Tony Kushner/Jeanine Tesori musical
The post Caroline, or Change: Of Despair and Hope, and Sin…
★★★☆☆ Lili Taylor plays Shawn's tortured traveler in a revival of the Obie Award-winning play
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★★★★★ Young characters search for love and belonging, under duress, in Martyna Majok's shattering new play
The post Sanctuary City: Home Is Where the Hurt Is ap…
★★★★★ The playwright and director completes his Rhinebeck Panorama with a typically nourishing, and trenchant, work.
The post What Happened? The Michaels Abroa…
The Great American Songbook, jazz, drag and more are returning to the small stages where intimacy and audience interaction are so key.
★★★★☆ Simon Stephens's stark, lyrical adaptation of the novel arrives in New York, for socially distanced audiences
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★★★★☆ The restless multihyphenate revisits the season, virtually
The post Taylor Mac's Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!: Silver Bells and Sequins, Tidings of Dysfuncti…
Teens competing for the New York Cabaret Convention are proving that young people are invested in the Great American Songbook.
★★★★☆ Anne Washburn and direct Saheem Ali mix the fantastical with the naturalistic in an audio version of this "History Play About 2017"
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Making performances more accessible to audiences is part of the mission. Presenting shows that reflect the moment is another.
Nelson's Apple Family returns, virtually, to engage and comfort deprived theater fans
The post What Do We Need to Talk About?: Apple Tart for the Soul appeared first on New York Stage Review.
On keeping singing in musical theater about storytelling, rather than showboating
The post Intermission Talk: How Broadway Singing Fell Sway to Pop Music's Excesses, and Why There's Hope app…
★★★☆☆ A well-meaning new play documents a family's struggles after being separated from its undocumented matron
The post 72 Miles to Go: A Family Torn by Border…
★★★★ A new play reflects on a literary hero, and on the toll and rewards of inspiration
The post Mr. Toole: A Creative Life Cut Short, Leaving Love and Anguish Behind…
★★★ Paul Muldoon's feverishly elegiac poem makes its American stage debut
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★★★★ Dick Scanlan and Kathleen Marshall overhaul the Meredith Willson musical, with delightful results
The post The Unsinkable Molly Brown: Bellying Up to a New Centu…
★★★ C.A. Johnson's tender new play is illuminated by a vibrant young character, and actress
The post All the Natalie Portmans: A Troubled Girl and Her Movie Star Muse appea…
★★★★ Ivo van Hove shoots sparks into space with a fresh take on a musical masterwork
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★★★ Playwright Alice Birch looks at one of our closest, most fraught relationships, with a cast led by a haunting Carla Gugino
The post Anatomy of a Suicide: Mothers and Da…
★★ In Lily Akerman's new play, three's a crowd and four is insufferable
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★★ From Mint Theater, a strangely soporific pairing of plays based on stories by creative giants
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