Outer Critics Circle Will Remove Gender From Award Categories Beginning This Season

The awards will be presented on May 25.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 7:54am on March 23, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: Critics Sounds Off on THE LONELY FEW at The Geffen Playhouse

Geffen Playhouse production of the world premiere musical The Lonely Few is now on stage. Let's see what the critics have to say!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 4:22pm on March 22, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: Here's What Critics Think of the World Premiere of The Lonely Few at Los Angeles' The Geffen Playhouse by Leah Putnam

The musical lesbian love story stars Damon Daunno, Ciara Renée, and Lauren Patten.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55pm on March 22, 2023☆⚑

As the Biograph remains dark, Victory Gardens Theater board speaks out and addresses critics by Chris Jones

After a prolonged silence, the board of directors posted two open letters on the theater's website.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 9:00am on March 22, 2023☆⚑

Stratford Festival, Intermission Magazine Launch IBPOC Critics Lab by American Theatre Editors

The program is accepting applications from aspiring and emerging theatre critics who are Indigenous, Black, or people of color for a 7-week curriculum and residency at the Stratford Festival.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 4:57pm on March 21, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About Off-Broadway's Drinking in America? by Leah Putnam

Andre Royo stars in Eric Bogosian's play at the Minetta Lane that dives into the American male psyche.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:08pm on March 20, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: Critics Weigh In on Joy Ride Film, Starring Stephanie Hsu and Ashley Park by Margaret Hall

The raunchy comedy follows four friends on an increasingly wild international adventure.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:28pm on March 20, 2023☆⚑

What Do Critics Think of Bob Fosse's Dancin'? by Meg Masseron

Wayne Cilento is directing the seldom-produced work, re-creating Fosse's original, 1978 Tony-winning choreography.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:19pm on March 19, 2023☆⚑

What Do Critics Think of Parade Starring Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond? by Meg Masseron

The production is directed by Michael Arden and conducted by Jason Robert Brown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49pm on March 16, 2023☆⚑

Review Roundup: Critics Visit DEAR WORLD At City Center Encores!

New York City Center Encores! presents Dear World, which features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, running through March 19, 2023. This madcap rom…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 7:15pm on March 16, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: Here's What Critics Are Saying About the U.K. Premiere of Marjorie Prime by Margaret Hall

The Jordan Harrison play explores the limits of what technology can replace in the face of age.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50pm on March 16, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: Here's What Critics Are Saying About City Center Encores! Dear World, Starring Donna Murphy by Margaret Hall

The limited engagement also stars Brooks Ashmanskas, Andréa Burns, Christopher Fitzgerald, Ann Harada, Stanley Wayne Mathis, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51am on March 16, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About The Harder They Come at The Public? by Logan Culwell-Block

Suzan-Lori Parks has adapted the classic Jamaican film, known for popularizing reggae music in the U.S.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23am on March 16, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: Here's What Critics Think of London's Immersive Guys and Dolls by Margaret Hall

Nicholas Hytner directs Daniel Mays, Andrew Richardson, Celinde Schoenmaker, and Marisha Wallace in the immersive production at The Bridge Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35am on March 15, 2023☆⚑

What Do Critics Think of Coast Starlight at Lincoln Center Theatre? by Meg Masseron, Talaura Harms

The new Keith Bunin play is set aboard a train headed to Seattle from Los Angeles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:21am on March 15, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: Here's What Critics Think of How to Defend Yourself at New York Theatre Workshop by Leah Putnam

College students come together to talk about consent and how to protect themselves in a DIY self-defense class.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:47am on March 14, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About the American Premiere of Arinzé Kene's Misty? by Leah Putnam

The Olivier nominee explores art and gentrification in his genre-defying work.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16pm on March 10, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: Critics Weigh in on Ryan J. Haddad's Autobiographical Dark Disabled Stories Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Co-produced by The Public Theater and the Bushwick Star, the new play co-stars Haddad, Dickie Hearts, and Alejandra Ospina.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34am on March 10, 2023☆⚑

At This Theatre: Circle in the Square by JK

One of Broadway's most unique spaces, the Circle in the Square Theatre has been home to 10 different productions that we've been privileged to see. The unusual set up of the theater ha…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 6:30am on March 10, 2023☆⚑

What Do Critics Think Of A Doll's House On Broadway Starring Jessica Chastain? by Meg Masseron, Margaret Hall

The 2023 revival of the Ibsen classic features a new translation by Amy Herzog and direction by Jamie Lloyd.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:33pm on March 9, 2023☆⚑

DARK DISABLED STORIES BIPOC Critics Lab | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

AN INTERVIEW WITH DICKIE HEARTS & ANDREW MORRILL BY GAMALIEL ARROYO Arroyo speaks with cast member Dickie Hearts and Director of Artistic Sign Language (DASL) Andrew Morrill about their wor…

SOURCE: YouTube at 5:52pm on March 9, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Keen Company's Crumbs From the Table of Joy? by Logan Culwell-Block

The Lynn Nottage play opened Off-Broadway March 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:52pm on March 8, 2023☆⚑

Review Roundup: 1776 Launches National Tour; What Do the Critics Think?

1776 officially opened on February 16, 2023, at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia, PA, and will make limited engagement stops at major cities across North America. Read the reviews for 177…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33am on March 8, 2023☆⚑

Widening the Circle: Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project Announces A New Cycle by Sharon Hoyer

The ten companies in the new edition of the CBDLP will perform March 25 and 26 in a program entitled "Sans Pareil," celebrating the past and the present of the city.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 8, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: Do Critics Think London's The Great British Bake Off Musical is a Showstopper or a Soggy Bottom? by Leah Putnam

Based on the hit baking competition TV show, the musical stage adaptation plays the West End's Noël Coward Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:46pm on March 7, 2023☆⚑