The Michaels: Richard Nelson Extends the Excellence of His Apple and Gabriel Cycles by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Maryann Plunkett, Jay O. Sanders, and Brenda Wehle take us back to another kitchen in Nelson's Rhinebeck The post The Michaels: Richard Nelson Extends th…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 2:04pm on October 28, 2019☆⚑

The Sound Inside: Mary Louise Parker Spins an Intriguing Literary Yarn by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Adam Rapp makes his Broadway debut with a riveting discourse between two novelists The post The Sound Inside: Mary Louise Parker Spins an Intriguing Liter…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:46pm on October 17, 2019☆⚑

Soft Power: Hillary Get Your Gun? by Steven Suskin

★★★ A sharp East-West political satire from David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori doesn't quite deliver The post Soft Power: Hillary Get Your Gun? appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:50pm on October 15, 2019☆⚑

Linda Vista: Unadulterated Comedy Back on Broadway, from Tracy Letts by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ The 'August: Osage County' playwright returns with an explosively funny comedy of crotchety manners The post Linda Vista: Unadulterated Comedy Back on Bro…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:45pm on October 10, 2019☆⚑

The Wrong Man: Joshua Henry Shows Conviction as Man Wrongly Accused by Steven Suskin

★★★ Pop songwriter Ross Golan tries his hand at a sung-through musical, directed by Thomas Kail The post The Wrong Man: Joshua Henry Shows Conviction as Man Wrongly Accused…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:22pm on October 7, 2019☆⚑

Slave Play: Down on the Ol' Plantation, on 45th Street by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Jeremy O. Harris hits Broadway with an explosive examination of race, sexuality and more The post Slave Play: Down on the Ol' Plantation, on 45th Street appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:16pm on October 6, 2019☆⚑

Freestyle Love Supreme: High-Flying Improv at the Booth by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail successfully bring a new-style event to Broadway The post Freestyle Love Supreme: High-Flying Improv at the Booth appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:41pm on October 2, 2019☆⚑

The Height of the Storm: Provocative Play Offers Master Class in Acting by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins star in Florian Zeller's newest Paris-to-London-to-New York offering The post The Height of the Storm: Provocative Play Offers …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:46pm on September 24, 2019☆⚑

Derren Brown, Secret: Legerdemain Unleashed at Cort by Steven Suskin

★★★★ UK illusionist offers evening of protean prestidigitation and purely astonishing fun The post Derren Brown, Secret: Legerdemain Unleashed at Cort appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:41pm on September 15, 2019☆⚑

Eureka Day: Jonathan Spector's Cyclonically Funny Outrageous New Comedy by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ The invasion of the anti-vaxxers, from"where else?"Berkeley The post Eureka Day: Jonathan Spector's Cyclonically Funny Outrageous New Comedy appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:45pm on September 9, 2019☆⚑

Betrayal: Pinter's Web of Deception Returns to Broadway, Incisively by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Cox, and Zawe Ashton star in Jamie Lloyd's London transfer The post Betrayal: Pinter's Web of Deception Returns to Broadway, Incisively a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:15pm on September 5, 2019☆⚑

I Happen to Like New York: Michael Feinstein's Effervescent Musical Salute to the City by Steven Suskin

★★★★ A charming summer divertissement for American Songbook lovers at the singer's 54th Street home base The post I Happen to Like New York: Michael Feinstein's Effer…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:11pm on August 9, 2019☆⚑

Road Show: Sondheim's Road Trip Musical Finally Lands by Steven Suskin

★★★★ The Sondheim-Weidman musical demonstrates new life at Encores! with Raúl Esparza and Brandon Uranowitz leading the way The post Road Show: Sondheim's Road Tri…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:49pm on July 25, 2019☆⚑

Promenade: Musical Whatnot Charms After 50 Years, Intermittently by Steven Suskin

★★★ Encores! Off-Center spotlights composer Al Carmines in this fascinatingly absurdist musical The post Promenade: Musical Whatnot Charms After 50 Years, Intermittently ap…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:54pm on July 11, 2019☆⚑

From London: An Exceptional Death of a Salesman and a Haunting Hunt by Steven Suskin

Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke shine in the Arthur Miller classic at the Young Vic; the Almeida brings us a haunting new play The post From London: An Exceptional Death of a Salesman an…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:00pm on July 2, 2019☆⚑

From London: Mamet and Malkovich Reap Bitter Wheat from Harvey Weinstein by Steven Suskin

The controversial playwright takes on a ripped-from-the-headlines sex scandal, with intriguing but uneven results The post From London: Mamet and Malkovich Reap Bitter Wheat from Harvey Wein…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 5:30pm on July 1, 2019☆⚑

From London: Renée Fleming on the Piazza and Trevor on the Roof by Steven Suskin

Excellent new productions of The Light in the Piazza, at Southbank Centre, and Fiddler on the Roof, at the Playhouse The post From London: Renée Fleming on the Piazza and Trevor on the Ro…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:00pm on June 30, 2019☆⚑

From London: Rescued Ibsen Work Crackles; a National Revival Doesn't, Quite by Steven Suskin

Ibsen's long-overlooked Rosmersholm turns out to be terrific, while the century-old Rutherford and Son doesn't catch fire The post From London: Rescued Ibsen Work Crackles; a National Reviva…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:25pm on June 28, 2019☆⚑

From London: Sweat with Martha Plimpton, and the Long-Running Woman in Black by Steven Suskin

Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer-winner thrives in this Donmar Warehouse production, while Stephen Mallatratt's 1989 thriller runs on and on The post From London: Sweat with Martha Plimpton, and the …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:00pm on June 26, 2019☆⚑

Beautiful Girls: A Soaring Songbook Tribute to Stephen Sondheim by Steven Suskin

★★★★ The one-night salute featured fiery performances from ate Baldwin, Ashley Park, Donna Murphy, and Petula Clark The post Beautiful Girls: A Soaring Songbook Tribu…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 3:31pm on June 20, 2019☆⚑

Handbagged: Elizabeth vs. Maggie the Cat by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Two Queen Elizabeths and two Margaret Thatchers battle it out, with caustic wit The post Handbagged: Elizabeth vs. Maggie the Cat appeared first on New York Stag…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 8:30pm on June 12, 2019☆⚑

Long Lost: Donald Margulies' Prodigal Returns, Lobbing Grenades by Steven Suskin

★★ The Pulitzer winner returns to Manhattan Theatre Club with a disappointing new family drama The post Long Lost: Donald Margulies' Prodigal Returns, Lobbing Grenades appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00pm on June 4, 2019☆⚑

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune: Acting Brilliance in the Light of the Moon by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon shine in the Terrence McNally play The post Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune: Acting Brilliance in the Light of the Moo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:17pm on May 30, 2019☆⚑

Lady in the Dark: Victoria Clark Shines As Lady in the Spotlight by Steven Suskin

★★★★ Kurt Weill-Ira Gershwin-Moss Hart musical in exciting form at City Center The post Lady in the Dark: Victoria Clark Shines As Lady in the Spotlight appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 1:20pm on April 27, 2019☆⚑

Ink: Rupert Murdoch Against the World (and The Mirror) by Steven Suskin

★★★★★ Bertie Carvel and Jonny Lee Miller star in a thrilling, real-life newspaper yarn The post Ink: Rupert Murdoch Against the World (and The Mirror) appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 9:46pm on April 24, 2019☆⚑