★★★☆☆ Musicalizing a hit ’90s rom-com gains luster from the hit ’60s playlist of Bacharach and David The post From Maine: My Best Friend’s Wedding Deserves a Grateful RSVP ap…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:41AM★★★★☆ Sutton Foster unleashes her inner clown in a torrent of hilarity, bringing new luster to a familiar property The post Once Upon a Mattress: Medieval Hellzapoppin With Laughs …
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM★★★★☆ Julia Murney, Kathleen Turner and an excellent ensemble collaborate on an atypically sensual take on a Wheeler/Sondheim masterpiece The post From Maine: A Little Night Music,…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:43PM★★★★☆ Cole Escola writes and stars in a Bizarro World version of Honest Abe's spouse as cabaret diva The post Oh, Mary!: Lincoln, Drinkin’ and Todd appeared first on New York Sta…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM★★★☆☆ A tender coming-of-age extravaganza, with characters to root for and music to die for The post Hell’s Kitchen: Alicia Keys’ Life Inspires a Swell Musical appeared first o…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:56PM★★★★★ David Adjmi takes us behind the music to reveal how the magic gets made The post Stereophonic: Birthing a Rock Album With Playfulness and Passion appeared first on New York S…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:54PM★★☆☆☆ A revival's choices elicit more head-scratching than cheering The post The Wiz: Not an Oz-Picious Revival appeared first on New York Stage Review.
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:55PM★★★★☆ Suzan-Lori Parks melds the Thomas Jefferson/Sally Hemings mystery with the struggle for freedom in our own day The post Sally & Tom: Follies of a Founding Father appeared…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:28PM★★★★★ Des McAnuff revisits his staging of a rock'n'roll milestone, and finds new meaning and depth The post The Who’s Tommy: A Rock Classic Is Triumphantly Reborn appeared first …
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM★★★★☆ Long Wharf goes on the waterfront to play Arthur Miller's melodrama for all it's worth The post From New Haven: A Compassionate View From an Actual Bridge appeared first on N…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:46PM★★★★☆ A familiar tale of alcoholism is revitalized by authors Guettel and Lucas, focusing on the addiction rather than the cure The post Days of Wine and Roses: Demon Rum Is a Suav…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM★★★★★ A Druid Theater of Dublin marathon infuses three famous naturalistic Sean O'Casey dramas with Shakespearean sweep The post DruidO’Casey: A Thrilling Experiment in Epic Thea…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:46PM★★★★☆ Behind the scenes of Steven Spielberg's legendary blockbuster, co-authored by (and starring) the son of its most explosive player The post The Shark Is Broken: “Jaws” Sta…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:54PMTwo history-based dramas from The National Theatre: One zings, the other doesn't The post From London: Football, The National Psyche, and Mark Rylance Too appeared first on New York Stage Re…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:53AMThe Stratford Festival does Canada proud with a range of offerings, including wildly innovative approaches to Shakespeare The post From Stratford, Ontario: The Plays – and the People – A…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:00AM★★★★☆ Taylor Mac surprises with an Ibsenesque take on a long-ago plague parallel to our own The post From Boston: Taylor Mac Displays a Soulful Change-of-Pace with Joy and Pandemic…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:20AM★★★★★ Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford, and "Hamilton" creatives elevate a musical classic to unprecedented heights The post Sweeney Todd: God, That’s Great appeared first on New Y…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM★★★★★ Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown examine the historical roots of our national malaise, in this bold, character-driven staging starring Ben Platt The post Parade: An America…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:55PM★★★☆☆ Musicalization of the 1945 holiday classic is easy to swallow, like a good eggnog The post From Connecticut: Christmas in Connecticut, With Tidings of Comfort appeared first…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:42AM★★★★★ A high-octane, audience-pleasing vaudeville, spun out of a cinematic classic, creates a bunch of glittering new stars The post Some Like It Hot: Nobody’s Perfect, But This…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:53PM★★★★★ Audra McDonald brilliantly brings to life a masterful examination of bigotry and violence by a 91-year-old Broadway novice The post Ohio State Murders: Grabbed by the Throat�…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:23PM★★★★★ David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori transform a quirky black comedy into a tuneful affirmation of life and difference The post Kimberly Akimbo: The Sweet Musical Treat W…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:53PM★★★☆☆ Ukrainian artist Igor Golyak plays fast and loose with a classic text, to intriguing if mixed results (with Baryshnikov) The post From Boston: Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard in …
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:00AM★★★★☆ The renovated Huntington reopens with a full-blooded, full-voiced revival of an August Wilson classic The post From Boston: Joe Turner’s Back, Powerful As Ever appeared fi…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 01:26PM★★★★★ The power of music to empower, powers a rousing theatrical experience The post From Boston: Sing Street Soars appeared first on New York Stage Review.
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:35PM★★☆☆☆ A cinematic salute to an inspiring teacher is musicalized into something less than inspiring The post From Maine: Mr. Holland’s Opus Hits Some Clinkers appeared first on N…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:59AM★★★★★ Broadway veterans demonstrate stardom's power to make a Sondheim gem glitter ever more brightly The post From Massachusetts: Celebrate Everything Passing By, With Sondheim ap…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:53PM★★★☆☆ Jerry Lewis's classic 1963 farce, pleasantly musicalized, has its (buck) teeth pulled The post From Maine: The Nutty Professor, Transformed From Wild To Mild appeared first o…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:57AM★☆☆☆☆ A glum expressionistic concert does a classic Frank Loesser score, and the audience, no favors The post From Massachusetts: Most Happy In Concert, Most Dispiriting In Executi…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:44AMA provocative new play, and a grand musical revival, prove that the Pittsfield-based Barrington Stage is alive and well The post From Massachusetts: Barrington Bounces Back with Warhol &…
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:37AM★★★★★ The first U.S. regional production reframes Matthew López's Olivier & Tony-winner as an intimate epic The post From Boston: The Inheritance Hands Gay History Over to Reg…
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