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Monday, March 29, 2021

ELUSIVE REALITY by Joe Dziemianowicz

Florian Zeller’s drama about a man battling dementia has morphed into an affecting and sometimes brain-dizzying movie.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 10:36PM
Thursday, October 1, 2020

THE BOYS ARE BACK by Joe Dziemianowicz

Flaws and all, the Netflix film revival offers food for thought on love, sex and friendship.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 07:03PM
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

50TH ANNIVERSARY by Joe Dziemianowicz

Flaws and all, the Netflix film revival offers food for thought on love, sex and friendship.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 12:12AM
Friday, July 17, 2020

MISUSE OF POWER by Joe Dziemianowicz

Shakespeare on the Radio presents an audio version of Richard II as a creative pandemic pivot.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:54PM
Sunday, May 10, 2020

STIFF UPPER LIP by Joe Dziemianowicz

The latest installment of the YouTube series The Show Must Go On is a comedy motored by colorful characters and mistaken identities.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 04:48AM
Saturday, May 9, 2020

SCALED-BACK MUSICAL by Joe Dziemianowicz

The latest installment of the YouTube series The Show Must Go On is a comedy motored by colorful characters and mistaken identities.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 07:06PM
Thursday, March 12, 2020

‘Hangmen’ Star Tracie Bennett on Doing Dark Comedy With the Master, Martin McDonagh by Joe Dziemianowicz

Tracy Bennett turns to dark comedy in Martin McDonagh's' 'Hangmen,' a far cry from her Tony-nominated last outing on Broadway playing Judy Garland in 'End of the Rainbow.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:30AM
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

SHAPELESS DRAMA by Joe Dziemianowicz

Underneath its pretty packaging, this wearying family saga is in need of a rewrite.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:03PM
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

FALLEN LEAVES by Joe Dziemianowicz

The Mint Theater Company presents two short stories dealing with love and spirituality by two great Russian writers.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:06PM
Monday, February 24, 2020

For Ali Stroker, Winning a Tony Was Just the Start of an ‘Epic and Extraordinary’ Year by Joe Dziemianowicz

Ali Stroker made history in June when she became the first actor who uses a wheelchair to win a Tony. That was just the beginning.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:00AM
Saturday, January 25, 2020

STOREWAY TO HEAVEN by Joe Dziemianowicz

There is ace work all around in this story of have-nots living paycheck-to-paycheck.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 09:33PM
Thursday, January 23, 2020

LIGHT AND DARK by Joe Dziemianowicz

Michelle Dooley Mahonshows a gift for painting evocative pictures with words in her worthwhile solo show.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:36PM
Saturday, January 18, 2020

DZIEMIANOWICZ'S TOP PICK OF 2019 by Joe Dziemianowicz

This spare, eloquent staging will make you laugh, cry and think.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:48PM
Thursday, January 16, 2020

FERAL FEMALES by Joe Dziemianowicz

Setting the play among uniformed teenaged schoolgirls fails to stir fresh revelations.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 09:18PM

HEROES OF HISTORY by Joe Dziemianowicz

This compact play provides a smart, funny look into the minds of American war re-enactors.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 09:18PM
Friday, December 27, 2019

A DISCIPLE'S WORDS by Joe Dziemianowicz

Although this solo piece is an earnest labor of love and faith, it’s not altogether persuasive dramatically.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:03PM
Wednesday, December 18, 2019

PUSS AND REBOOTS by Joe Dziemianowicz

The new film has tons of star power, but it s still oddly empty.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:36PM
Monday, December 9, 2019

SECOND CHANCES by Joe Dziemianowicz

This thoughtful but downbeat drama struggles to get traction.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:12PM
Thursday, December 5, 2019

SIDE EFFECTS by Joe Dziemianowicz

The Alanis Morissette jukebox musical features vibrant performances, but other issues drag it down.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 10:48PM
Monday, November 25, 2019

A SIT-DOWN WITH SCROOGE by Joe Dziemianowicz

Campbell Scott talks about A Christmas Carol as well as the influence of his actor parents.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:33PM

WANTING AND WONDERING by Joe Dziemianowicz

The folksiness in Horton Foote’s family drama grows tiresome.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 01:18AM
Thursday, November 21, 2019

How John Benjamin Hickey Is Finding Time to Direct a Play While Starring in ‘The Inheritance’ by Joe Dziemianowicz

He's directing his longtime friends Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick in Neil Simon’s 1968 comedic marital triptych 'Plaza Suite.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00AM
Sunday, November 17, 2019

BIG QUESTIONS by Joe Dziemianowicz

Matthew Lopez s six-hour drama takes a smart and moving look at who we are, where we ve been and where we re going.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:18PM
Monday, November 11, 2019

FEW ANSWERS, PLENTY OF QUESTIONS by Joe Dziemianowicz

Richard Nelson expands his distinctive brand of kitchen-table realism with his splendidly acted new play.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 10:33PM
Monday, October 28, 2019

CULINARY ART by Joe Dziemianowicz

Theresa Rebeck’s two-act is a tangy and satisfying Off-Broadway main course.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 10:33PM
Thursday, October 17, 2019

MARRIED TO THE BOTTLE by Joe Dziemianowicz

Conor McPherson’s sobering portrait of lives devastated by booze gets a beautifully acted revival.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 04:48PM
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

COMEDIC ELASTICITY by Joe Dziemianowicz

A slapstick approach to Tennessee Williams comedy misses out on the more poignant parts of the play.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:18PM
Saturday, October 12, 2019

What Katori Hall Discovered About Her ‘She-ro’ Tina Turner While Writing the Musical About Her Life by Joe Dziemianowicz

'I was born to lay my hands on her story,' Hall says of Turner, an idol since the age or 3 or 4. Writing the book for 'The Tina Turner Musical' gave the playwright a chance to sit down with …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00AM
Thursday, October 10, 2019

STARTING OVER by Joe Dziemianowicz

Tracy Letts’ dark-tinged rom-dram is a portrait of an unsympathetic man in the throes of an ugly divorce and a middle-age tailspin.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:36PM
Thursday, September 26, 2019

SCENIC FANTASY by Joe Dziemianowicz

Fans of the TV series should be quite pleased with the plot-packed film they ve been given.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 01:36AM
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

FADING MEMORY by Joe Dziemianowicz

Although we are on well-worn territory with this play, the two fine leads bring it to life.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 10:12PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards