Gary, A Sequel to Titus Andronicus: Bloody Brilliant by Elysa Gardner

★★★★★ The profane and the sublime meet"with Nathan Lane, Kristine Nielsen and Julie White"in Taylor Mac's brilliant Broadway debut The post Gary, A Sequel to Ti…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:50pm on April 21, 2019☆⚑

Hadestown: Anaïs Mitchell's Myths and Hymns, from Way Downtown by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ Internationally acclaimed folk opera arrives on Broadway, under Rachel Chavkin's direction The post Hadestown: Anaïs Mitchell's Myths and Hymns, from Way Down…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:51pm on April 17, 2019☆⚑

Socrates: The Power and Danger of Critical Thinking, in Another Fragile Democracy by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ Michael Stuhlbarg makes a triumphant return to the Public Theater in Tim Blake Nelson's bracing, probing new play The post Socrates: The Power and Danger of Crit…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:54pm on April 16, 2019☆⚑

From Community Theatre to Broadway: Anaïs Mitchell Talks Hadestown by Elysa Gardner

When acclaimed singer/singwriter Anaïs Mitchell first crafted the music, lyrics, and concept for what would become the musical Hadestown, there were few signs her journey would lead to Br…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 5:48am on April 16, 2019☆⚑

Oklahoma!: Back on the Farm, but Without the Bright Golden Haze by Elysa Gardner

★★★ Daniel Fish's acclaimed new take on the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic offers plenty of ambition but not enough joy The post Oklahoma!: Back on the Farm, but Without t…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:52pm on April 7, 2019☆⚑

King Lear: A Role Fit for A Commander by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ Glenda Jackson makes another welcome return, leading a supple cast in Shakespeare's tragedy The post King Lear: A Role Fit for A Commander appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:56pm on April 4, 2019☆⚑

Do You Feel Anger?: Nasty Boys, and the Women Who Endure Them by Elysa Gardner

★★ Young playwright Mara Nelson-Greenberg offers an absurdist, simplistic look at sexism in the workplace The post Do You Feel Anger?: Nasty Boys, and the Women Who Endure Them a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:01pm on April 2, 2019☆⚑

The Lehman Trilogy: An American Dream, and Tragedy, Majestically Recalled by Elysa Gardner

★★★★★ Sam Mendes's stunning production of Stefano Massini's rise-and-fall epic arrives in New York The post The Lehman Trilogy: An American Dream, and Tragedy, …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:50pm on March 28, 2019☆⚑

Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, with Hits and Misses by Elysa Gardner

★★★ Broadway's latest jukebox musical mixes timeless music, exuberantly performed, with time-worn platitudes The post Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:34pm on March 21, 2019☆⚑

Juno and the Paycock: O'Casey's Heroine and Her Strutting Foil Return, Gloriously by Elysa Gardner

★★★★★ Maryann Plunkett and Ciarán O'Reilly lead a first-rate ensemble in a searing revival of the "Dublin Trilogy" entry The post Juno and the Paycock: O'Cas…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:45pm on March 19, 2019☆⚑

The Mother: Female Trouble, in Midlife by Elysa Gardner

★★ A radiant Isabelle Huppert tries to breathe life into Florian Zeller's account of a woman's isolation The post The Mother: Female Trouble, in Midlife appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:59pm on March 11, 2019☆⚑

Setting the Stage: The Future is Female by Elysa Gardner

While Tony Award"winning scenic designer Mimi Lien was preparing for this season's Broadway revival of True West, Sam Shepard's blazing account of fraternal warfare, she drew inspiration fro…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 4:47am on March 8, 2019☆⚑

Annette Bening on Returning to Broadway in All My Sons by Elysa Gardner

Four-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening had not taken a role in a Broadway production since collecting a Tony Award nomination for her debut performance, more than 30 years ago, in the Tina H…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 4:09am on March 8, 2019☆⚑

Alice By Heart: Lost Youth in a Bittersweet Wonderland by Elysa Gardner

★★★★★ The creators of Spring Awakening draw inspiration from Lewis Carroll, with luminous results The post Alice By Heart: Lost Youth in a Bittersweet Wonderlan…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:51pm on February 26, 2019☆⚑

A playwright brings her hometown to Broadway by Elysa Gardner

For playwright Dominique Morisseau, one of the sweetest parts of making her Broadway debut is being able to bring her hometown with her. Kennedy Prize winner, two-time Obie Award winner, and…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 4:55am on February 26, 2019☆⚑

Hurricane Diane: Staging an Agro-Revolution, in the Jersey Suburbs by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ Madeleine George's funny, thought-provoking new play finds a Greek god returning as a gender-bending gardener The post Hurricane Diane: Staging an Agro-Revolutio…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:01pm on February 24, 2019☆⚑

Freestyle Love Supreme: Going with the Flow by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ A hip-hop improv group co-founded by Lin-Manuel Miranda makes an exuberant return The post Freestyle Love Supreme: Going with the Flow appeared first on New York…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:59pm on February 12, 2019☆⚑

The Shadow of a Gunman: Dangerous Games in Dublin by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ Irish Repertory Theatre's Sean O'Casey season kicks off with this piercing look at Ireland's troubles before The Troubles. The post The Shadow of a Gunman: Dange…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:55pm on February 12, 2019☆⚑

Adam Driver and Keri Russell Share the Stage in Burn This by Elysa Gardner

When Pulitzer Prize-winner Lanford Wilson's Burn This first opened on Broadway in 1987, its four-member cast included a luminous young actress named Joan Allen " already an accomplished stag…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 5:00am on February 12, 2019☆⚑

Charles Busch's New Phase Isn't Drag. It's Green Paisley. by Elysa Gardner

Busch's latest cabaret show, "Native New Yorker," brings a change of sartorial style and the music of the 1970s to Feinstein's/54 Below.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:24pm on February 5, 2019☆⚑

My Fair Lady: A Loverly, and Fierce, New Eliza by Elysa Gardner

★★★★★ Laura Benanti and other new recruits bring fresh joy and fire to Bartlett Sher's ravishing revival The post My Fair Lady: A Loverly, and Fierce, New Eliza…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:40pm on January 27, 2019☆⚑

True West: Shepard's Raging Brothers Return by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano make their own mark in the first Broadway revival of this modern classic The post True West: Shepard’s Raging Brothers Return app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:46pm on January 24, 2019☆⚑

Eddie and Dave: Running with the Devil, in Drag by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ A storied rock & roll rivalry is revisited hilariously, with a gender twist (and tenderness), in Amy Staats's new play The post Eddie and Dave: Running with…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:01pm on January 22, 2019☆⚑

Fierstein, Lauper, and Mitchell on Kinky Boots: The Happiness Factory by Elysa Gardner

While Harvey Fierstein was getting the Tony Award"winning musical Kinky Boots on its feet, he and a few collaborators coined a term for the show: "The Happiness Factory." As everyone now kno…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:20am on January 15, 2019☆⚑

LaBute New Theater Festival: Reasons to be Wary, of Modern Life by Elysa Gardner

★★★ Three new one-act plays by Neil LaBute find men and women grappling with contemporary and historical issues The post LaBute New Theater Festival: Reasons to be Wary, of…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 7:31pm on January 14, 2019☆⚑