Friday, August 25, 2017

Yiddish ‘Rhinoceros’ to stalk off-off-Broadway by Matt Windman

Eugene Ionesco’s absurdist drama “Rhinoceros” (in which humans suddenly turn into rhinoceroses) will receive its first production in Yiddish (with English supertitles) at the Castillo …

SOURCE: AM New York at 05:15PM
Friday, February 10, 2017

Spotted... by Matt Windman

Brooke Shields at “Jonah and Otto.”

SOURCE: AM New York at 11:56AM
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

NYC weekend picks: Our best bets by Amny

A WILDER CHRISTMAS: The award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company has extended its revivals of two rarely seen holiday one-acts by Thornton Wilder. Info: Through Jan. 10.

SOURCE: AM New York at 12:43PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

What a piece of work is Hair, by Matt Windman

Though stretching back to 1960s countercultural folklore, Hair has lost none of its political fervor and intense emotions.

SOURCE: AM New York at 05:58PM

Coram Boy
Review By Matt Windman

The fact that its plot appears contrived and familiar is truly no matter. What 'Coram Boy' delivers is a larger-than-life, truly moving theatrical experience that can be appreciated by a wid…

SOURCE: AM New York at 05:58PM

"Fantasia lights up Purple," by Matt Windman

"It's Alive!" cried Dr. Victor Frankenstein, upon witnessing the current cast of Broadway's The Color Purple, which has suddenly sprung to life over a year and a half following its Broadway birth.

SOURCE: AM New York at 05:58PM

Mamet and Lane make political parody By Matt Windman (** 1/2)

"November," David Mamet's first play to ever open cold on Broadway, should seem like pretty exciting stuff. And while it's still an uneven, half-baked play, it's also a good deal of fun.

SOURCE: AM New York at 05:58PM

"Blonde" is legally bland By Matt Windman

Not only does "Legally Blonde" look like a big wad of pink bubblegum, it feels like one too. After five minutes, the flavor is gone.

SOURCE: AM New York at 05:58PM

Meet Thurgood Marshall By Matt Windman (**)

Fishburne is stunning and spectacular while arguing the appeal of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case. Perhaps someday he can play Thurgood Marshall in a better play.

SOURCE: AM New York at 05:58PM

The Devil and 'The Seafarer' By Matt Windman (***)

In spite of the thin plot, the excellent acting displayed by the small cast makes "The Seafarer" a fairly enlivening experience.

SOURCE: AM New York at 05:58PM

Theater review: Eiling by Matt Windman (1 star)

“Elling,” a delicate parable about male outcasts that combines elements of “The Odd Couple” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” might have been w…

SOURCE: AM New York at 05:58PM

Solid cast sells postage stamp thriller By Matt Windman (** 1/2)

This is hardly a breakthrough play, but it's also not a bad start for the new Broadway season.

SOURCE: AM New York at 05:58PM

The guilty pleasures of 'Xanadu' By Matt Windman

At a jam-packed 90-minutes, "Xanadu" provides the giddiest dose of silliness to be found on Broadway this summer.

SOURCE: AM New York at 05:58PM

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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