548 stories from Theatre Reviews Limited
Currently running at the Public's Newman Theater, "The Harder They Come" is based on the 1972 film by the same name produced and directed by Perry Henzell and co-written with Trevor…
I am an LGBTQ+ able-bodied and hearing person walking into the lobby of one of my favorite venues: The Public Theater. Â There is a notice on the door to mask up before entering. I am earl…
Unlike the typical one-thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle where the completed puzzle matches the image on the cover, "The Collaboration's" dénouement and resolution are nothing like the playwrigh…
Fans of jukebox musicals and Neil Diamond will be thrilled with the current production of "A Beautiful Noise" now playing at the Broadhurst Theatre. This production is packed with plenty of …
The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, is pleased to announce the dates fo…
World and North American Premieres, Original Commissions, and Works Spanning Theater, Opera, Music, And Dance Comprise Park Avenue Armory's 2023 Season  The North American debut of Briti…
It is difficult to believe that it has been a year since the death of Stephen Sondheim, one of the most prolific American composer and lyricists in the history of musical theatre. New York h…
Years after August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" was first produced on Broadway in 1990, Black playwrights have continued to grapple with this enduring question which defines the struggle betw…
"Some Like It Hot" a modern day, good old-fashioned musical has arrived on Broadway at The Shubert Theatre, and it delivers on all levels, making for a very enjoyable evening of musical come…
There are two paths to "disappearance" in David Cale's engaging "Sandra" currently running at the Vineyard Theatre. The audience discovers that Ethan Martin's path has been well thought out.…
Broadway has had quite a roster of juke box musicals grace the stage in the past and it seems that this season will add a few more to the archive. Opening at The Stephen Sondheim Theatre is …
There is an abundance of medical and anatomical references in "Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool" currently running at Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont Theater. Mr. Birbigli…
If Will Arbery's "Evanston Salt Costs Climbing were an absurdist play, its non-sense narrative might make some sense. However, this is not a "Waiting for Godot" for post-pandemic Evanston, I…
The costume department at Bucks County Playhouse will open its wardrobe room for a holiday sale " offering a wide collection of festive frocks, and everyday ready-to-wear clothing, for sale …
Under Michael Arden's meticulous direction, Jefferson Mays navigates through his adaptation (with Susan Lyons and Michael Arden) of the five staves of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" wi…
Audiences are invited to relive one of the most magical nights in rock and roll history " but this time with a decidedly festive twist " when Bucks County Playhouse presents a special holida…
In heeding the advice mentor Lester Bangs gives young music journalist William Miller, the following comments will be "honest and unmerciful." Fans of the movie "Almost Famous" released twen…
There is no doubt that "Camp Siegfried" a new play penned by Bess Wohl is extremely relevant given the current social, moral, and political landscape that has evolved in the past few years. …
You will get sick. It happens. You do not know why. Often you do not want to tell anyone you are sick. Perhaps you might even pay someone to talk to you about your illness. Yet after all tha…
Playwright Mia Chung intends to raise a rich and enduring question in her play "Catch as Catch Can" currently running at Playwrights Horizons Peter Jay Sharp Theater: "What is inherent in ou…
Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" debuted on Broadway in 1959 and appeared in London's West End five months later. The musical adaptation "Raisin" won the Tony Award for Best Musica…
Marin Gazzaniga's "The Unbelieving" is based on select interviews from the 2013 book "Caught in the Pulpit: Leaving Belief Behind" by Daniel C. Dennett and Linda LaScola. The authors intervi…
Every once in a while, there comes along a little gem of a play that certainly will knock you off your feet, especially if it is a first-rate production and impeccably performed by two remar…
Some may say that Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" may be the greatest play of the 20th century and there is evidence that supports that claim. It premiered on Broadway in 1949, wi…
Sometimes there is no reason to try and improve or change something which would adhere to the adage "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Adjusting, tweaking, or trying to improve things when t…