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Monday, February 11, 2013

Schulner’s ‘Infinite Ache’ at Theatre Horizon by Steve Cohen

David Schulner’s An Infinite Ache speeds us through the lives of a man and woman from their first date to their old age in 90 minutes.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:50AM
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Leslye Headland’s ‘Assistance’ at the Wilma by Steve Cohen

Working for a tyrannical boss is no fun. Neither is Leslye Headland’s tired attempt to wring comedy from the situation.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:19AM
Monday, November 5, 2012

Review: ‘Freud’s Last Session’ at the Arden by Steve Cohen

When the Christian polemicist C.S. Lewis meets Sigmund Freud— who considered God an illusion— whom do you root for? Mark St. Germain’s imagined meeting between two brilliant men crackl…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:05AM
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Review: PTC’s ‘Stars of David’ at the Suzanne Roberts (1st review) by Steve Cohen

Having grown up ambivalently Jewish, Abigail Pogrebin embarked on an intriguing project: to interview famous Jews about their Jewishness. The new musical based on her book is equally intrigu…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:07AM
Monday, October 24, 2011

John Logan’s ‘Red’ at Suzanne Roberts (2nd review) by Steve Cohen

John Logan’s Red dramatizes the ageless tension between art and commerce. Yet not every artist was as angry and even paranoiac as Mark Rothko.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:56AM

EgoPo’s ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ by Steve Cohen

This adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank is different from— and better than— the 1955 version you grew up with. Among other things, it’s less squeamish about Anne’s adolescent awkw…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:53AM
Monday, October 10, 2011

The real deal about Osage County by Steve Cohen

Unlike its earlier productions, here the harsh words of August: Osage County derive less from anger than desperation; the worst of the characters come across as victims, not monsters. The Ar…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:05AM
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

‘Miss Saigon’ at the Walnut by Steve Cohen

The Walnut’s new production of Miss Saigon reaffirms the quality of its authors’ work when they were at their short-lived peak. This play is more compact and focused than Les Miz, and mo…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:20AM

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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