Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Harvey Feinstein wisely chooses to “be” Bella Abzug and not simply “portray” her. There are no gimmicks here, no backups, no filters, no frills – just Bella. Mr. Fierstein draws on…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:14PMThursday, November 21, 2019
A three-month-old infant named Chris looks up from his stroller at his thirty-something mother (Hannah Cabell) as she makes an appointment with his pediatrician for the next day at 11:15. Ch…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 10:00PMMonday, November 18, 2019
As a whole, “One Discordant Violin” satisfies the theatergoer’s palate with an enchanting story that rings true, is compellingly relatable, and plucks the strings of the heart with cos…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 05:15PMKean University continues to offer exciting and eclectic performances to the public, adding four new shows to its lineup for spring 2020 in Wilkins Theatre and the intimate Enlow Recital Hal…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 09:53AMTuesday, November 12, 2019
Commissioned by Ars Nova in 2016 and currently playing at New York City’s Greenwich House, “Dr. Ride’s American Beach House” claims to be one thing but delivers something markedly di…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 04:23PMSaturday, November 9, 2019
Under David Cromer’s austere and esoteric direction, Ms. Parker and Mr. Hochman skillfully navigate the corners of the audience members’ minds projecting sound and sight on the empty can…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 04:41PMThere has always been a curiosity and appreciation for bold attempts at new interpretations or the reimagining of the classics and it seems there have been endless attempts on putting a new …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 11:31AMThursday, November 7, 2019
There are two major elements that undeniably contribute to the success of the entrancing new Broadway Show “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” now playing at the Lunt- Fontanne Theatre. T…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 10:00PMWednesday, October 30, 2019
Following in the footsteps of Maureen Stapleton in the original and first revival and Mercedes Ruehl featured in the second revival on Broadway comes Marisa Tomei as Serafina Delle Rose in t…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 06:38PMSince its premiere at The Public in 1976 and its subsequent transfer to Broadway later that year, much has happened to continue to impact the lives of the women of color celebrated by Ntozak…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 04:16PMTuesday, October 29, 2019
“Soft Power” – the culture-bending, plot-twisting musical within a play currently running at The Public’s Newman Theater – challenges the notion that the only effective parameters …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 11:37AMMonday, October 28, 2019
Over the past several weeks, The Circle Series has brought the theatre community together on Monday evenings to explore developing works and celebrate the classics in a new way. Concluding t…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 11:00AMSunday, October 27, 2019
“The Great Society,” the second installment of playwright Robert Schenkkan’s biographical account of the years Lyndon B. Johnson spent as president in the White House, is less a drama …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 06:35PMFriday, October 25, 2019
This is a frightening group of devotees hell bent on prying open the gates of hell to usher in all who would disagree with their conservative polemic. In “Heroes of the Fourth Turning,” …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 06:27PMThursday, October 24, 2019
Bloody, gory, horror films certainly have been around for quite a while and have been successful in creating a cult audience that supports the genre. Transforming one of these for the stage …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 11:46AMWednesday, October 23, 2019
The sharp and witty dialogue of the latest dramedy penned by playwright Tracy Letts is foreshadowed by the title “Linda Vista” which means “pretty view” in Spanish. The midlife crisi…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 05:45PMThursday, October 17, 2019
The most recent revival of “Little Shop of Horrors” by the musical theatre team Howard Ashman and Alan Menken surely proves to be timeless and timely. The musical numbers still seem to l…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 09:00PMTuesday, October 8, 2019
That said, under Kent Paul’s judicious direction, Haskell King and Sean Gormley faithfully explore the underbelly of moral absolutes and moral ambiguity with consummate performances. Mr. K…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 06:47PMSunday, October 6, 2019
“Slave Play,” currently running on Broadway at the Golden Theatre, reiterates the events on the fourth day of the Antebellum Sexual Performance Therapy being held at MacGregor Plantation…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 08:30PMFriday, October 4, 2019
Jack Thorne’s “Sunday,” currently running at Atlantic Theater Company’s Linda Gross Theater, seems to elicit one of two responses: disappointment or robust enthusiasm. A group of Gen…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 04:03PMThursday, October 3, 2019
David Staller’s direction is both evenhanded and refreshing, successfully bring this adaptation to an authentic and innovative staging of this Shaw classic that has not been produced in Ne…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 10:20AMTuesday, October 1, 2019
Undertaker John Plunkett (Jeffrey Bean) and his intern Mark (Cillian Hegarty) enter the office of a funeral home on the Northside of Dublin where John works. They have just finished a servic…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 07:00PMSunday, September 29, 2019
Florian Zeller’s complex “The Height of the Storm” is a must see this Broadway season. Enjoy the opportunity to witness Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins – two of the greatest actors …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:55PMTuesday, September 24, 2019
As a result of playwright Mfoniso Udofia’s profound interest in the African Diaspora, perhaps no fictional couple in the recent history of Off-Broadway theatre have had their histories mor…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 07:00PMThursday, September 19, 2019
Part group therapy, part intervention, part Doctors Phil and Ruth, “Fern Hill,” currently running at 59E59 Theaters through Sunday October 20, 2019, rehearses the events at Sunny’s (Ji…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 07:00PMMonday, September 16, 2019
Playwrights Roy and Webb never lose site of the significance of the young Richard’s crime. The “Guide” is not about claiming innocence. It is about Richard’s sense of entitlement. Hi…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:26PMThursday, September 12, 2019
Writing a play about two iconic figures like Paul McCartney and John Lennon is risky business. Detailed information about their lives, their work, and their relationships is abundant and rea…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 07:15PMWednesday, September 11, 2019
Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day,” currently running at Walkerspace through Saturday September 21, is a complex and thoughtful trope for the upside and downside of such moral ambiguity a…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:36PMSunday, September 8, 2019
Keith Hamilton Cobb has been on an urgent mission, crisscrossing the United States since 2013 performing his “American Moor.” Mr. Cobb’s almost-one-man-show is a trope, here an extende…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:00PMThursday, September 5, 2019
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s groundbreaking “On Death and Dying” was first published in 1969. The Grief Cycle outlined in this book remains the standard for understanding the “stages” …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 07:30PMWednesday, September 4, 2019
Chatillion Stage Company’s “Tech Support,” currently running at 59E59 Theaters, begins with the play’s protagonist Pamela Stark (Margot White) frantically pacing around in her West V…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 07:30PM 
