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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding: Harlem Braids May Not Be Tight Enough by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Jocelyn Bioh's comedy with belated pathos is well played and well directed by Whitney White The post Jaja’s African Hair Braiding: Harlem Braids May Not Be Tight Enough app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM
Thursday, September 28, 2023

Melissa Etheridge–My Window: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon Tells All, Sells All by David Finkle

★★★★☆ An onstage musical memoir, co-written with Linda Wallem Etheridge, Amy Tinkham directs The post Melissa Etheridge–My Window: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon Tells All, Sells Al…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:56PM
Friday, September 22, 2023

Mary Gets Hers: A Spotty Spoof on 10th Century Religious Play by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Emma Horwitz writes, Josiah Davis directs, and five-member cast strives, to little avail The post Mary Gets Hers: A Spotty Spoof on 10th Century Religious Play appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:30PM
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Prometheus Firebringer: AI Questions Not So Easily Answered by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Annie Dorsen reads a lecture on a current fire-hot topic along with imagined Aeschylus tragedy The post Prometheus Firebringer: AI Questions Not So Easily Answered appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Monday, September 18, 2023

Job: Therapist-Patient-in-Trouble Play Requires Patience by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Peter Friedman, Sydney Lemmon impressive in Max Wolf Friedlich work, Michael Herwitz directing The post Job: Therapist-Patient-in-Trouble Play Requires Patience appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Thursday, September 14, 2023

Death, Let Me Do My Show: A So-So Battle With the Grim Reaper by David Finkle

★★☆☆☆ Writer-performer Rachel Bloom aggressively talks and sings through a nearly one-person outing The post Death, Let Me Do My Show: A So-So Battle With the Grim Reaper appeared…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:56PM
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Infinite Life: Annie Baker Sets Healing Sights on Pain by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ James MacDonald directs a fine cast, featuring Marylouise Burke and Kristine Nielsen The post Infinite Life: Annie Baker Sets Healing Sights on Pain appeared first on New Yor…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:25PM
Sunday, August 20, 2023

El Mago Pop: Illusionist Antonio Díaz Has the Magic Touch by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Already an international sensation, the sleight-of-hand entertainer, conquers B'way The post El Mago Pop: Illusionist Antonio Díaz Has the Magic Touch appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:53PM
Monday, August 14, 2023

Small: The Heightened Story of a Growing Jockey Hopeful by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Robert Montano, directed by Jessi D. Hill, graphically recalls his adolescence at Belmont Park The post Small: The Heightened Story of a Growing Jockey Hopeful appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Saturday, August 12, 2023

A Eulogy for Roman: A Delightfully Unique Memorial Service by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Relative newcomers Brendan George and Peter Charney are behind this unexpectedly entertaining enterprise The post A Eulogy for Roman: A Delightfully Unique Memorial Service …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Monday, July 31, 2023

The Half-God of Rainfall: Inua Ellams’ Epic Poem, Staged Epically by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Taibi Magar directs a seven-member cast in a brand-new and electrifying stage myth The post The Half-God of Rainfall: Inua Ellams’ Epic Poem, Staged Epically appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Thursday, July 20, 2023

Flex: Five Arkansas WNBA Hopefuls Shoot Much Hoop-La by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Candice Jones writes, director Lilieana Blain-Cruz and cast demonstrate great teamwork on the court The post Flex: Five Arkansas WNBA Hopefuls Shoot Much Hoop-La appeared fir…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Orpheus Descending: Tennessee Williams, Not on the Ascent by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Erica Schmidt directs a revival with Maggie Siff and Pico Alexander as doomed lovers The post Orpheus Descending: Tennessee Williams, Not on the Ascent appeared first on New …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:58PM
Thursday, July 13, 2023

The Saviour: Jesus Gets to Hear an Enthusiastic Blessing/Confession by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Marie Mullen is superb in Deirdre Kinahan's two-hander, with Louise Lowe directing The post The Saviour: Jesus Gets to Hear an Enthusiastic Blessing/Confession appeared first…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:58PM
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Rock & Roll Man: Alan Freed Celebrated in Newie-But-Goodie Tuner by David Finkle

★★★★☆ R & R lovers-bookwriters Kupper, Marshak, Caiola recall Little Richard et al in a retrospect rouser The post Rock & Roll Man: Alan Freed Celebrated in Newie-But-Goodi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:58PM
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Foxes: Foxy Play on Being Heard or Not Is Worth Hearing Out by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Dexter Flanders takes on a deserving human problem, James Hillier directing a first-rate cast The post Foxes: Foxy Play on Being Heard or Not Is Worth Hearing Out appeared fi…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM

The Whitney Album: Impassioned Icon Ritual Gets Immersive by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Jillian Walker lectures on the meaning of life, with an emphasis on Black women through the ages The post The Whitney Album: Impassioned Icon Ritual Gets Immersive appeared f…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 04:11PM
Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Wet Brain: Another Welcome Dysfunctional Family High by David Finkle

★★★★☆ John J. Caswell Jr. writes and Dustin Will directs an excellent ensemble on familial distress and reconciliation The post Wet Brain: Another Welcome Dysfunctional Family High…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00PM
Monday, June 5, 2023

Days of Wine and Roses: D’Arcy James and O’Hara Share a Stirring Drink by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Light in the Piazza's Guettel and Lucas reteam for an operatic tragedy, directed by Michael Greif The post Days of Wine and Roses: D’Arcy James and O’Hara Share a Stirrin…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:55PM

The Comeuppance: Could Be the Audience Receives It by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Branden Jacobs-Jenkins writes and Eric Ting directs a play about five high school reunioning discontents The post The Comeuppance: Could Be the Audience Receives It appeared …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:50PM
Thursday, June 1, 2023

Grey House: Goose-Bumpy Thrills, Chills Galore Plus Some Gore by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Joe Mantello directs Levi Holloway's probe into man's inhumanity to human kind and maybe vice versa The post Grey House: Goose-Bumpy Thrills, Chills Galore Plus Some Gore app…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:15PM
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Love Letters: A. R. Gurney’s Moving Portrait of Two Almost Lovers by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, directed by Ciarán O'Reilly, read well for two shortish acts The post Love Letters: A. R. Gurney’s Moving Portrait of Two Almost Lovers a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:37PM

Being Mr Wickham: Jane Austen’s Famous Cad Proves Jolly Good Fun by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Adrian Lukis plays George Wickham, co-writes with Catherine Cursor, and is directed by Guy Unsworth The post Being Mr Wickham: Jane Austen’s Famous Cad Proves Jolly Good Fu…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:00PM
Monday, May 29, 2023

The Rebecca Luker Songbook: A Benefit Concert, with Moving High Notes by David Finkle

The Broadway star's favorite poems set to music by many composers, sung by 12 sopranos, make an enchanting memorial The post The Rebecca Luker Songbook: A Benefit Concert, with Moving High N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00AM
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Bernarda’s Daughters: Five Haitian-Brooklyn Sisters Soar Poetically by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Diane Exavier's top-drawer drama, with Dominique Rider directing a skillful cast The post Bernarda’s Daughters: Five Haitian-Brooklyn Sisters Soar Poetically appeared firs…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:30PM
Monday, May 22, 2023

shadow/land: Two Women, Hurricane Katrina Partly Water-Logged by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Ericka Dickerson-Despenza's cullud wattah follow-up, well directed by Candis C. Jones The post shadow/land: Two Women, Hurricane Katrina Partly Water-Logged appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:51AM
Thursday, May 18, 2023

The Fears: Seven Manhattan Buddhists Lose the Path by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Emma Sheanshang mixes drama and comedy, with Dan Algrant directing skilled actors The post The Fears: Seven Manhattan Buddhists Lose the Path appeared first on New York Stage…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:57PM
Monday, May 15, 2023

A Beautiful Lady: Liz Swados’ 1984 Work in Mighty NYC Bow by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Anne Bogart directs a first-rate cast commemorating first-rate Russian poets The post A Beautiful Lady: Liz Swados’ 1984 Work in Mighty NYC Bow appeared first on New York S…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:05PM
Thursday, May 11, 2023

Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite: Molière’s Delectable Villain on the Loose by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Matthew Rauch stars, Lucie Tiberghen directs, Maya Slater translates, all in smart form The post Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite: Molière’s Delectable Villain on the Loose appe…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PM
Monday, May 8, 2023

The Habit of Art: Alan Bennett’s More Famous History Boys by David Finkle

★★★★☆ W. H. Auden, Benjamin Britten featured in a serio-comic play-within-a-play The post The Habit of Art: Alan Bennett’s More Famous History Boys appeared first on New York St…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:31PM
Thursday, May 4, 2023

Oliver!: Please, May We Have Some More by David Finkle

★★★★★ Raul Ezparza stars and Lear deBessonnet directs this nourishing Encores! revival of the Lionel Bart classic The post Oliver!: Please, May We Have Some More appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 02:28PM

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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